Tabu

November 4, 1972, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India-Alive). Actress. Born Tabassum Hashmi. Won National Award for Best Actress, 1996, 2001. Received Award for Best Performance, Filmfare Critics, 1997, 1999, 2000. Received Sensational Debut Award, Filmfare, 1995. Sister of Farha. Has appeared in nearly 60 films, including Hum Naujawan (1985), Sisindri (1995), Virasat (1997), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Hu Tu Tu (1999), Astitya (2000), Saathiya (2002), Maqbool (2003), and Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities (2004).

Rabindranath Tagore

(May 7, 1861, Jorasanko, India-August 7, 1941, Jorasanko, India). Bengali Poet, Artist, Brahmo Philosopher, Dramatist, Author, Composer, and Musician. Also known as Gurudev. Born into a wealthy and accomplished family. Author whose works include Sonar Tari (1894), Chira (1896), Katha O Kahini (1900), Naivedya (1901), Kheya (1906), Gitanjali (1912), Ghare-Baire (1916), Balaka (1916), Juktadhara (Play, 1922), Yogayog (1929), and Chhelebela (1940). Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1913. First Asian to win a Nobel Prize. Wrote songs that became the national anthems of India ("Jana Gana Mana") and Bengladesh ("Amar Shonar Bangla").

Narendra Shankar Tamhane

(August 4, 1931, Bombay, Maharashtra, India-March 19, 2002, Mumbai, Maharastra, India). Cricketeer and Wicketkeeper. Known as Naren Tamhane. Kept wicket for India in 21 tests, bringing off 36 catches and 16 stumpings. His first-class career ended in 1969, after 93 games in which he made 175 catches and 78 stumpings, becoming the first to register 100 dismissals in the Ranji Trophy. His 1459 runs at 18.23 included one century, 109 not out for Bombay against Baroda in 1958-1959.

Raveena Tandon

(October 26, 1969, Mumbai, India-Alive). Actress. Daughter of Ravi Tandon. Received National Best Actress Award, 2001. Has appeared in nearly 70 films, including Pathar Ke Phool (1990), Jeena Marna Tere Sang (1992), Divya Shakti (1993), Taqdeerwala (1995), Deewana Mastana (1997), Rajaji (1999), Khauff (2000), Jung (2000), Dulhan Dilwalon Ki (2000), Daman (2001), Ek Hindustani (2003), and Line of Control (2003).

Ratan Naval Tata

(December 128, 1937, Bombay, India-Alive). Industrialist. Chairman of the Tata Group, 1991-Current.

Sri Tathata

(June 1, 1942, Kerala, India-Alive). Enlightened Hindu Sage. Experienced tapas as a youth. Founder, Tapovarishtashram Trust. Builder of Dharma Peetha, 2006. Considers himself a "channel to the Primal Truth."

Mother Teresa

(August 27, 1910, Skopje, Yugoslavia-September 5, 1997, Calcutta, India). Founder and Superior of the Roman Catholic Order of Missionaries of Charity, 1950-1997. Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Joined the Sisters of Loreto, 1928. Dedicated her life to helping the poor, especially in the slumbs of Calcutta. Teacher, St. Mary's High School, Calcutta, India, 1929-1948. Founder, Missionaries of Charity, October 7, 1950. Noted for her relief projects in India. Recipient, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, 1971, Nehru Prize, 1972, Nobel Peace Prize, 1979. She is already popularly venerated as a Saint among Catholics and is a candidate for canonization.

Most Reverend Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J.

(February 8, 1937, Bettiah, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Muzaffarpur, India. Ordained Priest, Society of Jesus, March 19, 1966. Bishop of Muzaffarpur, India, March 6, 1980-Current.

Right Reverend Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius Episcopa

(February 19, 1949, Ashtamudi, India-Alive). Bishop of Trivandrum-Quilon, India, Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar. Born Theodosius Chacko. Ordained Priest, Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, 1973. Bishop of Kunnamkulam-Madras, India, Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, December 9, 1989. Bishop of Tribandrum-Quilon, India, Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar.

Kodandera Subbayya Thimayya

(March 31, 1906, Coog, India-December 18, 1965). Chief of Staff, Indian Army, 1957-1961. A signatory to the Japanese surrender document signed in Singapore. Hero of the First Kargil War, 1948. General. Chairman, Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea, 1953. Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, May 7, 1957-May 7, 1961. Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Forces in Cyprus, 1964-1965. Known as "Timmy." Considered by many to be India's greatest soldier.

Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind

(October 3, 1892, Taragarh, Punjab, India-September 15, 1967, Beverly Hills, California). Indian-American Sikh author and lecturer on "spiritual science." Immigrated to the United States, 1912. Principal in the U.S. Supreme Court case of United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind (1923), which held that persons from India were not caucasians and therefor could not become naturalized citizens. Later successfully became a U.S. citizen through the state of New York. Author of numerous books on religious and metaphysical subjects.

National General Secretary Thomas Thomas

(October 16, 1947, India-Alive). National General Secretary, National Council of YMCAs of India. Mar Thomite Christian. Staff, Young Men's Christian Association of India, 1967-Current. Founder and National General Secretary, National Council of YMCAs of Sudan, 1986-1988. National General Secretary, National Council of YMCAs of India, 1998-Current.

Most Reverend Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy

(December 13, 1930, Vilakumadam, India-Alive). Syro-Malabarese Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur, India, 1996-Current. Ordained Priest, Syro-Malabarese Rite, Roman Catholic Church, December 22, 1956. Syro-Malabarese Rite Catholic Bishop of Mananthavady, India, March 1, 1973. Syro-Malabarese Rite Catholic Bishop of Thamarasserry, India, May 18, 1995. Syro-Malabarese Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur, India, November 11, 1996-Current.

Most Reverend Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.

(January 7, 1949, Kalloorkad, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Jhabua, India. Ordained Priest, Society of the Divine Word, May 11, 1979. Bishop of Jhabua, India, March 25, 2002-Current.

His Holiness Paramacharya Jagadguru Sri Sri Tiruchi Swamigal

(1928-Alive). Hindu Mystic. Founder and Abbot, Sri Kailas Ashrama Mahasamsthana, Bangalore, India. A devotee of Goddess Rajarajeshwari. One of the most renowned of living Hindu mystics.

Most Reverend Bishop Paul Toppo

(June 30, 1957, Garla, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Raigarh, India, 2006-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, May 24, 1988. Bishop of Raigarh, India, March 23, 2006-Current.

His Eminence Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo

(October 15, 1939, Chainpur, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ranchi, India. Ordained Priest, May 3, 1969. Bishop of Dumka, India, June 8, 1978. Co-Adjutor Archbishop of Ranchi, India, November 8, 1984. Archbishop of Ranchi, India, August 7, 1985-Current. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, October, 2003.