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His Highness Maharaja Gai Singh II of Warwar-Jodhpur (January 13, 1948, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India-Alive). 38th Rathore Chief of Marwar and Maharaja of Jodhpur, 1952-Current. Son of Maharaja Hanwant Singh and Maharani Krishna Kumari. Assumed the throne of Jodhpur, May 12, 1952. Chairman, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation. Philanthropist. High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago, 1978-1980. Independent Member, Rajya Sabha, 1990-1992. |
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi November 19, 1917, Allahabad, Uttar Pradash, India-October 31, 1984). 3rd and 5th Prime Minister of India, 1966-1977, 1980-1984. Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and mother of Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi. Mother-in-law of Sonia Gandhi. Jailed for several months during the "Quit India" movement. President, Indian National Congress, 1959-1960. Member, Lok Sabha, 1964-1984. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, 1964-1966. Congress Party Prime Minister of India, 1966-1977, 1980-1984. Despite her widespread popularlity, Mrs. Gandhi's Administration was criticised for corruption and sycophancy. Found guilty of election fraud. Exercised authoritarian rule during State of Emergency. Defeated for re-election, 1977. Arrested along with Sanjay Gandhi and endured a prolonged trial which helped rehabilitate her career. Re-elected, 1980. Ordered Indian Army to storm Golden Temple at Amritsar to oust Sikh insurgents. In retaliation, two of her Sikh bodyguards shot and killed her, October 31, 1984. |
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Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India-January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India). Hindu "Mahatma" (Great Soul) and Nationalist Leader. Attorney. Taught and practiced non-violence in fight for justice, equality and freedom for Indians. Leader of civil disobedience movement of Indians in South Africa, 1893-1915. An ascetic, he advocated a return to simplicity, using the spinning wheel as his symbol. Forged the Indian National Congress into a mass independence movement using boycotts, fasts, marches, and non-violent opposition to British rule. Urged reform of Hinduism to eliminate castes and arranged marriages. Spent 12 years in British jails but emerged as a national hero. Opposed the partition of India when independence was achieved on August 15, 1947 and urged the unity of Muslims and Hindus in a single nation. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathu Ram Vinayak Godse. Noted as one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the modern world.
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Rajiv Ratna Gandhi (August 20, 1944, Mumbai, India-May 21, 1991, Sriperumbudur, India). 6th Prime Minister of India, 1984-1989. Son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi. Husband of Sonia Gandhi . Airline pilot. Member, Lok Sabha, February, 1981-1989. Prime Minister of India, Octrober 31, 1984-December 2, 1989. Defeated for re-election as result of the Bofors arms contract scandals. Assassinated by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber, May 21, 1991 |
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Sonia Maino Gandhi (December 9, 1946, Orbassano, Italy-Alive). President, Indian National Congress, 1998-Current. Widow of Rajiv Gandhi and daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi. President, Indian National Congress, 1998-Current. Member, Lok Sabha, 1999-Current (Leader of the Opposition, 1999-2004. Declined position of Prime Minister, May 18, 2004. Became Majority Leader in the Lok Sabha, 2004-Current. |
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Her Holiness Swamini Gangananda Saraswati Swami and Director, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, Mumbai, India. Disciple of Param Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji, 1943. One of the first Brahmacharis trained at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai, India. Known as "Amma," she has a Ph.D. from Mumbai University. Author of commentaries on Brahma Sutras. Director, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. |
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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (July 8, 1972, Calcutta, Bengal, India-Alive). Cricketeer. Right-Arm Medium bowler and Left-Hand Batter. Played with India, ACC, Asian XI, Bengal, Glamogan, and Lancashire teams. Noted for his outstanding effort against Pakistan in the Sahara Cup, 1997. Named Sportsman of the Year, 1998. Team Captain for India, 2000. |
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His Holiness Sat-Guru Swami Krishna Gautam Hindu Guru and Tantric Master. Founder and Guru, The Ashram, Incorporated, Australia. Teacher of Vedic Tantric divine meditations and kundalini yoga.
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (August 10, 1894, Berhampur, Madras Presidency, India-June 23, 1980). 4th President of India, 1969-1974. Studied in Ireland. General Secretary, President, All-India Railwaymen's Federation. President, All-India Trade Union Congress. Congress Party Member of Madras Legislative Assembly, 1936-1942. Minister of Labour and Industries of Madras, 1937-1942. 1946. Imprisoned by British for activities in the Quit India movement. Indian High Commissioner to Ceylon, 1947-1952. Congress Member of the Lok Sabha, 1952-1954. Union Minister of Labour, 1952-1954. Governor of Uttar Pradesh, 1957-1960. Governor of Kerala, 1960-1965. Governor of Mysore, 1965-1967. Vice President of India, 1967-1969. 4th President of India, May 3, 1969-August 24, 1974. Received Bharat Ratna, 1975. |
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