List of famous Indian leaders with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
The land of Vedas, India has been the home to many great political minds. The likes of Chanakya, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi have been born on this ancient land. The ideologies of these leaders have inspired millions across the globe. Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of non-violence and Satyagraha served as the two important pillars on which the country won its independence. The contribution of other famous freedom fighters like Subash Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sarojini Naidu, is engraved in golden letters in the Indian history. While Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who is referred to as the ‘Iron Man of India’ was involved in the formation of the states which constitute the present India, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the brains behind the mammoth constitution of the country. The legacy of Gandhi was carried forward by the leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Jayprakash Narayan and Indira Gandhi, The leaders had a mammoth task of leading the country on the path of economic sustainability and it was only under their guidance that the country steered onto the path of advancement. Explore our collection of biographies of some of the famous Indian leaders and learn all about their lives, timeline and achievements. You will also find some interesting facts and trivia about these personalities.
Pranab Mukherjee
11 December 1935
Mirati, Birbhum, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Sagittarius
Lal Bahadur Shastri02 October 1904
11 January 1966
Ramnagar, Varanasi, United Provinces, British Raj
Libra
Bal Gangadhar Tilak23 July 1856
01 August 1920
Ratnagiri, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Cancer
Gulzarilal Nanda04 July 1898
15 January 1998
Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Cancer
Mata Amritanandamayi27 September 1953
Parayakadavu, Alappad Panchayath, Kollam District, (now Kerala), India
Libra
I. K. Gujral04 December 1919
30 November 2012
Jhelum, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Sagittarius
Sri Chinmoy27 August 1931
11 October 2007
Shakpura Village, Chittagong District, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
Virgo
Chidambaram Subramaniam30 January 1910
07 November 2000
Senguttaipalayam, Pollachi, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
Aquarius
Bodhidharma0483 AD
0540 AD
India
Vallabhbhai Patel31 October 1875
15 December 1950
Gujarat
Scorpio
Lalu Prasad Yadav11 June 1948
Gopalganj, Bihar
Gemini
Nitish Kumar01 March 1951
Bakhtiarpur
Pisces
Subramanian Swamy15 September 1939
Mylapore
Virgo
Rahul Gandhi19 June 1970
New Delhi
Gemini
Mithun Chakraborty16 June 1950
Kolkata
Gemini
Bal Thackeray23 January 1926
17 November 2012
Mumbai
Aquarius
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