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Acharya Vinoba Bhave – The National Teacher Of India Who Started Bhoodan Movement
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Is it possible to have so many qualities in a single person? Well yes, Vinayaka Narahari Bhave aka Vinoba Bhave was a man of...
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay – The Great Indian Feminist who Set Up Many Institutions in India to Promote Arts, Crafts and Culture
Quick Facts Name: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Also Known As: The Aesthetic Queen of India
Famous As: Actress, Social Reformer, Freedom Fighter, Author
Birth Date: 3 April 1903 (Mangalore, Karnataka)
Died...
Murlidhar Devidas Amte – The Indian Social Activist who was an Angel to the Leprosy-survivors
Quick Facts Full Name: Murlidhar Devidas Amte
Also Known As: Baba Amte
Famous As: Social Worker
Birth Date: 26 December 1914
Died On: 9 February 2008 (aged 94)
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Hinganghat, Wardha,...
Dr. Pramod Karan Sethi – The Genius with Gentleness and Master Craftsman of Surgery who Co-Invented the Jaipur Foot
Quick Facts Name: Pramod Karan Sethi
Also Known As: P. K. Sethi
Famous As: Indian Orthopaedic Surgeon
Birth Date: 28 November 1927
Died On: 6 January 2008
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Awards: Ramon Magsaysay Award (1981),...
Verghese Kurien – The Milkman of India, Bringer of the White Revolution
Quick Facts Name: Verghese Kurien
Also Known As: Father of the White Revolution of India
Famous As: The Milkman of India
Birth Date: 26 November 1921
Died On: 9 September 2012
Nationality: Indian
Birth...
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman (R. K. Laxman) – The Common Man Cartoonist of India
Quick Facts Name: Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman
Also Known As: R. K. Laxman
Famous As: The Common Man Cartoonist
Birth Date: 24 October 1921
Died On: 26 January 2015 in Pune,...
Pandurang Shastri Athavale – Social Reformer and Founder of Swadhyaya Parivar
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Quick Facts Name: Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Also Known As: Dadaji
Famous As: Spiritual Leader and Activist Philosopher
Birth Date: 19 October 1920
Died On: 25 October 2003
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Roha, Maharashtra
Awards: Templeton Prize...
Mahesh Chandra Mehta – One Man Enviro-legal Brigade
Quick Facts Name: Mahesh Chandra Mehta
Also Known As: One Man Enviro-legal Brigade
Famous As: Attorney
Birth Date: 12 October 1946
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Jammu & Kashmir
Awards: The Great Son of...
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi – The Queen of Carnatic Music
Quick Facts Name: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
Also Known As: M.S. Subbulakshmi, Kunjamma
Famous As: Indian Singer
Date Of Birth: 16 September 1916
Died On: 11 December 2004
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Madurai,...