Gurudev Swami Chaitanya Bharti

(b. Punjab, India-Alive). Osho Devotee and Enlightened Master. Born Harish Chander. Photographer. Became a disciple of Osho, October 4, 1969. Initiated by Osho as one of his first six Sannyas, 1970. On instruction of Osho, began conducting meditation camps, 1970. Founder, Oorja Music. Became enlightened, 1990. Author of Osho aur Inner Circle (Hindi), Out of His Ashes, and Nothing Has Ever Happened.

Most Reverend Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Chakiath

(September 10, 1937, Karukutty, India-Alive). Syro-Malabar Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, India. Ordained Priest, Syro-Malabar Rite, Roman Catholic Church, December 1, 1964. Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar Rite) and Titular Bishop of Uzippari, January 19, 1998-Current.

Mrs. Sree Chakravarti

(Alive). Hindu Healer. Housewife, New Delhi, India. Developed power to heal through magnetic vibrations in her right hand. She credits her power to Sia Baba of Shirdi. Author of A Healer's Journey. Known as Sreema.

Pawan Kumar Chamling

(September 22, 1950, Yangyang, Sikkim-Alive). Sikkim Prajatantra Congress Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly, 1985-1993. Sikkim Minister for Industries, Printing and Information, and Public Relations, 1989-1992. Sikkim Democratic Front Chief Minister of Sikkim, 1994-Current.

Dr. Sripati Chandrasekhar

(November 22, 1918-June 14, 2001, San Diego, California). Demographer and Union Minister of Health and Family Planning, 1967. Professor of Economics and Vice Chancellor, Annamalai University, 1947-1950. Professor of Economics, Baroda University, 1950-1953. Professor of Demography, University of Missouri , 1957-1958. Founder and Editor, Population Review, 1957-2001. Member, Rajya Sabha, 1964. Union Minister for Health and Family Planning, 1967. Author of Hungry People and Empty Lands (1953); Communist China Today (1961); American Aid and India's Economic Development (1965); India's Population: Fact and Policy; Indian Emigration to America; Census and Statistics in India; Population and Planned Parenthood in India; Infant Mortality in India: 1901-1955; and China's Population: Census and Vital Statistics.

Somnath Chatterjee

(July 25, 1929, Tezpur, Assam, India-Alive). Communist Party of India (Marxist) Member, Lok Sabha of India, 1971-Current (Speaker, 2004-Current). Expelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist), 2008.

Mahima Chaudhary

(September 13, Delhi, India-Alive). Actress. Born Ritu Choudhary. Initially a model. Appeared in Pardes (1997), Pyar Koi Khel Nahin (1999), Dil Kya Kare (1999), Daag (1999), Dil Ke Aas Pas (2000), Chandralekha (2000). Received Lux "Face of the Year" Award, 1997; Lux ZeeCine Award for Best Female Debutant, 1997; Filmfare Award for Best Female Debutant, 1997.

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan

(March 12, 1913, Devrashtre, Maharashtra, India-November 25, 1984, Delhi, India). Chief Minister of Maharashtra, 1960-1962. Commonly known as Chavan saheb. Freedom fighter. Chief Minister of Bombay, 1956-1957. Chief Minister of Maharashtra, 1960-1962. Congress Party member of Lok Sabha, 1962. Minister of Defence of India, 1962-1966. Home Minister of India, 1966-1970, 1979-1980. Finance Minister of India, 1970-1974. Minister for External Affairs of India, 1974-1977. Left the Congress Party and joined Congress (Urs), 1977. Re-joined Congress Party, 1982. Deputy Prime Minister, 1979-1980.

Juhi Chawla

(November 13, 1967, Ludhiana, Punjab, India-Alive). Actress. Model. Miss India, 1984. Became actess, 1986. Has appeared in more than 80 filmes, including Sultanat (1986), Goonj (1989), Jaan Per Khel Kar (1993), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), Saajan Ka Ghar (1994), Duplicate (1998), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), Jhankaar Beats (2003), and Home Delivery (2005). Partner, Dreamz Unlimited production company. Named "Best Actress" by Filmfare, 1994.

Kalpana Chawla

(July 1, 1961, Karnal, India-February 1, 2003, over southern United States). NASA Astronaut. Naturalized U.S. citizen. Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, 1988. Astronaut. Flew on STS-87 (November 19-December 5, 1997) and STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia (January 16-February 1, 2003), logging 30 days, 14 hours and 54 minutes in space. Died on board the Space Shuttle Columbia when it exploded during re-entry over the southern United States, killing all seven crew members. First and only Indian-American in space.

Most Reverend Bishop Peter M. Chenaparampil

(December 8, 1929, Manakodam, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Alleppey, India, 1984-2001. Ordained Priest, June 1, 1956. Co-Adjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India, November 19, 1982. Bishop of Alleppey, April 28, 1984-December 9, 2001.

His Holiness Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Maharaj

Hindu Swami. President, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India. Founder and Chairman, Indian heritage Research Foundation. Founder and Spiritual Head, Hindu-Jain Temple, Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Known as "Muniji." From age 8 to 17, he remained in silence and meditation. Participant in the Parliament of World Religions, 1993 and 1999.Participated in the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations, 2000, and the World Economic Forum, 2002. Participant, World Council of Religious Leaders, 2002. Named "Hindu of the Year" by Hinduism Today, 1991.

Swami Chidananda

(September 24, 1916, South India-Alive). President, Divine Life Society. Born Sridhar Rao. Joined the ashram of Swami Sivananda, 1943. General Secretary, Divine Life Society, 1948. Initiated into sannyas by Swami Sivananda, July 10, 1949. President, Divine Life Society, 1963-Current. A noted traveler, he has been nicknamed the "Airplane Baba." Served as one of the three principal representatives of Hinduism to the Parliament of the World's Religions, 1993. Named "Hindu of the Year," 1999.

Swami Chidvilasananda

(Alive). Hindu Swami. Known as Gurumayi. Successor of Swami Muktananda, receiving the power and authority of the Siddha Yoga lineage from him in 1982. She teaches Siddha Yoga meditation in India and throughout the world. An author and song writer.