Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta

(1900-April 28, 1974). President, Indian Chambers of Commerce, 1942. Member, Constituent Assembly, 1947. Member, Tariff Board, 1947-1950. Member, Planning Commission, 1950-1952. Indian Ambassador to the United States, 1952-1958. Received Padma Vabhushan, 1959. Philanthropist. Author.

Zubin Mehta

(April 29, 1936, Bombay, India-Alive). Conductor and Music Director. Born into aristocratic Zoroastrian family. Made his conducting debut in Vienna, 1958. Music Director, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1967. Music Director, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, 1962-1978. Music Director, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, 1978-1991. Conductor, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, 1970-Current, Music Director for Life, 1981-Current. Music Director, Bavarian State Opera, 1998-2006. Received Padma Vibhushan award, 2001.

Most Reverend Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B.

(October 22, 1936, Palai, India-Alive). 1st Roman Catholic Archbishop of Guwahati, India. Ordained Priest, Order of Salesians of St. John Bosco, May 2, 1965. Bishop of Dibrugarh, India, June 19, 1981. Bishop of Guwahati, India, March 30, 1992. 1st Archbishop of Guwahati, India, July 10, 1995-Current.

Anjolie Ela Menon

(1940, West Bengal, India-Alive). Artist. Noted for her expressionist portraits of women and for her murals. Prefers oils on masonite. Frequently paints Indian themes, but with a universal quality of melancholy. Has had over 30 solo shows around the world. Received Padma Shree Award, 2000.

Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon

(May 2, 1897, Panniyankara, Kerala, India-October 6, 1974, New Delhi, India). Minister of Defence of India, 1957-1962. A leading member opf the "Brothers of Service" within the Theosophical Home Rule Movement. Co-Founder, Penguin and Pelican Books. Indian High Commissioner to Great Britain, 1947-1952. Led the Indian Delegation to the United Nations, 1952-1962. Member, Rajya Sabha, 1953-1957. Union Minister without Portfolio, 1956. Congress Party Member, Lok Sabha, 1957-1967, 1969-1974. Union Minister of Defence, 1957-1962.

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Most Reverend Bishop Joseph Minj

(October 17, 1932, Paikpara-Dholkobera, India-Alive). 1st Roman Catholic Bishop of Simdega, India. Ordained Priest, July 10, 1960. First Bishop of Simdega, India, May 28, 1993-Current.

Most Reverend Bishop Michael Minj, S.J.

(Octrober 8, 1932, Gholeng, India-November 15, 2004,Gumla, India). Roman Catholic Bishop of Gumla, India, 1993-2004. Ordained Priest, Society of Jesus, March 25, 1965. Bishop of Gumla, India, May 28, 1993-November 15, 2004.

Jimi Misty

(1973-Alive). British-Indian-Irish Actor. Born to an Indian father and an Irish Catholic mother. Educated in England. Played a doctor in "EastEnders."

Nayan Ramlal Mongia

(December 19, 1969, Baroda, Gujarat, India-Alive). Cricketeer and Wicket Keeper. Played with Baroda, Indians, Rest of India, West Zone, and India. Right-hand batsman. Known as Venky. Test debut in 1993-1994, India v. Sri Lanka at Lucknow. Retired, 2004.

Most Reverend Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.

(February 1, 1952, Calangute, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Agartala, India. Ordained Priest, Order of Holy Cross Fathers, October 28, 1980. Bishop of Agartala, India, January 11, 1996-Current.

Most Reverend Bishop Sylvester Monteiro

(November 26, 1933, Raichur, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Aurangabad, India. Ordained Priest, December 21, 1960. Auxiliary Bishop of Aurangabad, India, December 6, 1993. Bishop of Aurangabad, February 9, 1999-Current.

Sadaguru Pujya Morari Bapu

(September, 1946, Talgasjarda, India-Alive). Spiritual Master. High School Teacher, 10 years. Developed a following as a result of his discourses on the Ram Charit Maanas, 1966. Gave his first recital outside India in Nairobi, Kenya, 1976. Known for leading Parikrama (circumambulation) of the United Nations, the White House, and the world with the Ram Chant Maanas.

Most Reverend Bishop Bernard Blasius Moras

(August 10, 1941, Keppepadavu, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Belgaum, India. Ordained Priest, December 6, 1967. Bishop of Belgaum, India, November 30, 1996-Current.

Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma

(June 25, 1900, Windsor Castle, England-August 27, 1979, Mullaghmore, Ireland). Admiral of the Fleet, British Navy, and last Viceroy of India, 1947. Son of Prince Louis of Battenberg. Uncle of Price Phillip. Husband of Lady Edwina. Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Theatre, 1943-1946. Named Viscount, 1946. Made a Baron, 1947. Viceroy of India, 1947. Governor-General of India, 1947-1948. First Sea Lord, 1955-1959. Chief of the Defense Staff, 1959-1965. Known as "Dickie." Assassinated by the Irish Republican Army, who blew up his yacht while he was on board.

Lal Thla Muana

High Commissioner of India to Botswana, October, 2001-Current.

Bharati Mukherjee

(July 27, 1940, Calcutta, India-Alive). Indian-American author. Immigrated to the United States, 1960. Became U.S. citizen, 1988. Professor, Department of English, University of California at Berkeley.

Rani Mukherjee

(March 21, 1978, Bengal, India-Alive). Actress. Has appeared in over 35 films, including Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat (1997), Ghulam (1998), Hello Brother (1999), Bichhoo (2000), Khabi Khushi Khabie Gham (2001), Saathiya (2002), Calcutta Mail (2003), Hum Tum (2004), and Paheli (2005).

Most Reverend Bishop Mar Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I.

(May 15, 1933, Alengad, India-Current). Roman Catholic (Syro-Malabar Rite) Bishop of Bijnor, India, 1977-Current. Ordained Priest, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, Roman Catholic Church (Syro-Malabar Rite), May 17, 1964. Bishop of Bijnor, India, Syro-Malabar Rite, Roman Catholic Church, February 26, 1977-Current.