Famous Personalities (India & International)

These would be the individuals that formed modern India – who battled hard for its independence from British control and placed independent India on the path of progress and greatness, the fruits that we’re now enjoying. These are all the really influential role figures that the youth of today wishes to learn about and respect in order to be inspired. These people have achieved tremendous success and given great privilege to the land in which they had been raised. From technology to the humanities, commerce to fiction, below is a collection of ten remarkable Indians who have given us yet another cause to always be glad at the Indian and International Level.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. Karamchand Gandhi was his father’s name, and Putli Bai was his mother’s. As a youngster, our Father of the Nation, “Mahatma Gandhi,” was cherished by his mother, so he was nicknamed Monya. Gandhiji married Kasturba Bai and moved to England to complete his education. 

He moved to South Africa after becoming a Barrister. After he returned to India, he established Satyagraha Ashram near the Sabarmati River. He not only fought for Indian independence but like a real Indian, he also spoke out against a variety of other society’s problems. Gandhi’s most well-known movements are the Disobedience Movement, Hind Swaraj, Dandi March, Satyagraha, and others. He constantly revealed the route to the truth.

• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, often known as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is India’s former President. He had been an Indian aeronautical scientist and functioned as the country’s eleventh president between 2002 to 2007. He was born in Tamil Nadu on October 15, 1931. His family came from a very low-income household. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics in 1954 and then went on to study aerospace engineering at MIT. He played a crucial role in both India’s civilian space programme and the development of military missiles. He was labelled “India’s Missile Man” for his involvement in the invention of ballistic missile as well as vehicle technologies. He was the winner of numerous distinguished honours, including India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became India’s first Prime Minister after independence. Nehru was the country’s first Prime Minister spanning 17 years. He was well-liked by children, who called him Chacha Nehru. He was born in Allahabad on November 14, 1889. He was Swarup Ran’s (mother’s) and Motilal Nehru’s (father’s) son . His parents were both dedicated to and participated in liberation movements. In terms of development, Gandhi and Nehru shared opposite viewpoints. While Gandhi argued to go for a more historical India, Nehru argued for a much more modern India. He was passionate about India’s growth. Every year on November 14th, India honours the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru, often called as Chacha Nehru due to his fondness for children.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, India’s 1st Deputy Prime Minister, worked as the nation’s first deputy prime minister between 1947 to 1950. He was a leading member of the Indian National Congress and an Indian lawyer.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was India’s first Deputy Prime Minister. He was born on October 31, 1875, in Nadiad, Gujarat, as Sardar Patel. After India was partitioned and Pakistan was created in 1947, the Nizam of Hyderabad sought to forcefully transfer his realm to Pakistan. When Vallabhbhai Patel learned about it, he stood on the road with his strong iron belly and stopped it from occurring. As a result, he became renowned as “The Iron Man ” who united India. In Gujarat, he was part of Satyagraha.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was born in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, on April 14, 1891. Ambedkar Nagar is currently the name of the area. He was the child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal, who served in the British Army as a Subedar. Ambedkar’s proposed text promised and safeguarded a vast scope of human liberties for individuals, such as religious freedom, the abolition of caste discrimination, and the ban of all forms of discrimination. Ambedkar advocated for considerable economic and social rights for dalits and won the Assembly’s approval for a system of reservations in the public service, schools, and institutions of people of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and the Other Backward Classes. 

Mother Teresa

Anjez Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, North Macedonia, to a family of merchants. She was a Roman Catholic, and her surname was Anjez Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. As a youngster, Teresa was captivated by stories about missionaries’ lives and work in Bengal, and by the age of twelve, she was certain that she must accept religious life. Teresa was honoured in a number of ways. She was dubbed the “Saint of the Gutter” after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She also won the Bharat Ratna Award, as well as other other Civilian honours and medals. When the miracle was proven, the Vatican canonised her and titled her “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta” in 2016.

Amartya Sen

This Bengali philosopher and scholar, born in Santiniketan, West Bengal, is most recognised for his incredible achievements to utility economists, public choice theories, social and economic rights, theories of food shortages, and measures of well of residents in underdeveloped nations. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his outstanding contributions to welfare studies. He has been the chancellor of Nalanda University as well as a member of the Harvard Society for Fellows. He also is a writer who has received international fame. One of his greatest books is The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture, and Identity.

Rohinton Mistry

The globally renowned author , born in Mumbai and received his BA at St. Xavier’s College. He then moved to Canada with his wife in 1975. In 1987, he released Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag, a collection of 11 linked short stories. His second novel, Such a Long Journey, released in 1991 and received widespread recognition both nationally and internationally. His other works were also well-received. His third novel, A Fine Balance, is regarded as among his greatest achievements and became a Booker Prize nominee.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

This systemic scientist, born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath “through investigations into the structural and functional of such ribosomes.” He is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in the United States. In 2007, he received the Louis-Jeantet Prize recognizing his achievements in medicine. In 2010, he received India’s second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, for his advancements in science.

Kalpana Chawla

This woman is self-explanatory. She was the very first Indian-American astronomer and the first Indian female astronaut. She was born in Karnal, India. In 1988, she started working for NASA’s Ames Research Centre. She served 30 days, 14 hours, and 54 minutes inside space during her career on two space missions. She died in the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in 2003, together with six members of the crew. In her honour, India’s first satellite system was dubbed ‘Kalpana-1.’ She was a worldwide role model for many young females and motivated many others to seek a profession in Aeronautical Engineering.

Conclusion :

Just what India is today as a result of the efforts of many leaders throughout history. Such leaders contributed to various domains of life that have been of high significance to Modern India. So many rulers have made significant contributions to Indian society all through the eras in various domains of life. Such rulers had a significant impact on our history and the fight for freedom.