His Holiness Sri-La-Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Paramachariya Swamigal

(1946-Alive). 292nd Guru Mahasannidhanam of the ancient Madurai Aadheenam in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. A devotee of Saiva Siddhanta. Trained under his predecessor, His Holiness Sri-La-Sri Somasundara Paramachariya. Chosen 292nd Pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam, 1981.

Nanak X Guru Gobind Singh

(December 22, 1625, Patna, Bihar, India-October 7, 1708, Nanded, India). 10th Sikh Guru, 1676-1708. Born Gobind Rai Sodhi. Son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the 9th Guru. Installed as Guru, March 29, 1676. Poet. Battled the Moghul rulers of India. Instituted the Order of Khalsa, March 30, 1699. Died of wounds inflicted by agents of Nawab Wazir Khan of Sirhind, October 7, 1708. Noted as the last human Guru, who designated the Sikh Holy Book, the Guru Granth Sahib, as his successor.

Haradanahalli Dodde Deve Gowda

(May 18, 1933, Haradanahalli, Mysore, India-Alive). 12th Prime Minister of India, 1996-1997. Member, Congress Party, 1953-1962. Member, Janata Party. Jailed for 18 months during Time of Emergency, 1975. Founding Member, Janata Dal (S) Party (President). 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka, 1994-1996. Janata Dal (S) Member of Lok Sabha. Father of H. D. Kumaraswamy and H.D. Revanna.

Most Reverend Auxiliary Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias

(July 30, 1939, Mombasa, Kenya-Alive). Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India, 2001-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, December 21, 1962. Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India, and Titular Bishop of Molicunza, March 13, 2001-Current.

Most Reverend Archbishop Oswald Gracias

(December 24, 1944, Bombay, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Agra, India. Ordained Priest, December 20, 1970. Auxiliary Bishop of Mumbai, India, June 28, 1997. Archbishop of Agra, September 7, 2000-Current.

Father Bede Griffiths

(December 17, 1906, Walton-on-Thames, England-May 13, 1993, Shantivanam, India). Christian Mystic. Born Alan Richard Griffiths, an Anglican. Also known as Swami Dayananda. Studied literature under C. S. Lewis. Converted to Roman Catholicism, 1931. Joined Benedictine Order, December 20, 1932, taking the name of Bede. Ordained Priest, Benedictine Order, Roman Catholic Church, 1940. Monk, Prinknash Abbey. Prior, Farnborough Abbey. Transferred to India, 1955. Settled at The Mountain of the Cross (Kurisumala Ashram), 1955-1968. Took name of Dhayananda. Lived as a sannyasan (Indian monk) in Shantivanam Ashram, south India, 1968-1993. Author of The Marriage of East and West (1952), The Golden String (1954), Christ in India, Vedanta and the Christian Faith (1973), Return to the Center (1976), The Cosmic Revelation, Rivers of Compassion (1987), The New Vision of Reality (1989), The New Creation in Christ, and Universal Wisdom. His form of Vedanta-inspired Christianity is called Wisdom Christianity.

Swami Guhabhaktananda

(c. 1944-Alive). Hindu Swami. Initiated in 1985 by His Holiness Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj. President, Batu Caves Divine Life Society, Malaysia, c. 1985-Current.

Inder Kumar Gujral

(December 4, 1919, Jhelum, Punjab, India-Alive). 12th Prime Minister of India, 1997-1998. Jailed in 1942 during "Quit India" movement. Member, Lok Sabha, 1964-1976, 1989-1991, 1992-1998. Left Congress Party and joined Janata Dal. Union Minister of State for Communications and Parliamentary Affairs. Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, 1975-1976. Union Minister of State for Works and Housing and Planning. Indian Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1976-1980. Union Minister for External Affairs, 1989-1990, 1996-1997. Janata Dal Prime Minister of India, April 21, 1997-March 19, 1998.