Birju Maharaj

Birju Maharaj

male, 72 years old
Pandit Birju Maharaj (born February 4, 1938) is currently the leading exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" gharana of Kathak dance in India....
Sonal Mansingh

Sonal Mansingh

female, 65 years old
Sonal Mansingh (b. 1944, Mumbai) is an eminent Indian dancer of Odissi dancing style; and is also proficient in other dancing styles including...
Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

male, deceased (2006)
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was a famous Hindi film director known for a number of films, including "Anand", "Abhimaan", "Guddi", "Gol Maal", "Aashirwad",...
Amrita Pritam

Amrita Pritam

female, deceased (2005)
Amrita Pritam (',, ') was an Indian writer. She is considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist. When the former...
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

male, deceased (2003)
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (July 25 1908 - October 31 2003) was considered to be one of the greatest Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century. He...
Arjan Singh

Arjan Singh

male, 90 years old
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh <small>DFC</small> was born on April 15, 1919 in Lyalpur, and educated at Montgomery India (now in...
Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar

male, deceased (1977)
Uday Shankar was a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. Born in Udaipur, Rajasthan to a Bengali family with origins in...
John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith

male, deceased (2006)
John Kenneth Galbraith (October 15 1908-April 29 2006) was an influential Canadian-American economist. He was a Keynesian and an institutionalist,...
Satish Gujral

Satish Gujral

male
Satish Gujral is an Indian painter, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer and architect. He is the brother of former Indian prime minister I K...