Narayana Guru

Narayana Guru

male, 153 years old
Nārāyana Guru (नारायण गुरु,നാരായണ ഗുരു), also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a saint, sage and social reformer of India. He was born into a...
Lalu Prasad Yadav

Lalu Prasad Yadav

male, 61 years old
Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad, (Devanāgarī: लालू प्रसाद यादव) (born June 11, 1948 Goplaganj, Bihar) is an Indian politician...
Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings

male, deceased (1818)
Warren Hastings (December 6 1732 - August 22 1818) was the first governor-general of British India, from 1773 to 1785. He was famously impeached in...

M. N. Srinivas

male, deceased (1999)
Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas (1916-1999) was a world-renowned Indian sociologist. He is mostly known for his work on caste and caste systems,...
Kartar Singh

Kartar Singh

male, deceased (1915)
Kartar Singh (1896 - November 16, 1915) was an Indian revolutionary who fought for the cause of economic, political and social freedom. He was born...

Megasthenes

male, 1659 years old
Megasthenes (ca. 350 BC - 290 BC) was a Greek traveller and geographer. He was born in Asia Minor and became an ambassador of Seleucus I of Syria...
Gail Omvedt

Gail Omvedt

female
Dr. Gail Omvedt is an American born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist. Omvedt has been involved in Dalit and anti-caste...
Kasturba Gandhi

Kasturba Gandhi

female, deceased (1944)
Kastürbā Gāndhi, affectionately called "Ba", was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi. Born to wealthy businessman Gokuladas Makharji of Porbandar, Kas...
Tiruvalluvar

Tiruvalluvar

male
Tiruvalluvar was one of the greatest Tamil poets. Thirukkural, one of the greatest ethical works in Tamil language was written by him. Very little...
Jayendra Saraswathi

Jayendra Saraswathi

male, 74 years old
Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal (born July 18, 1935 as Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer) is the 69th Shankaracharya (guru and head or pontiff...