20th-century Indian educators

Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013)

Indian spiritual master (1894–1969)

Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights (1895-1982)

Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016)

Vyjayanthimala Bali ( Raman; born 13 August 1933), known mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian parliamentarian, dancer and former actress. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses and dancers, she is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards. Considered the first female superstar of Indian Cinema, she made her screen debut at the age of 16 with the Tamil film Vaazhkai (1949), and followed this with a role in the Telugu film Jeevitham (1950). Her first work in Hindi cinema was the social guidance film Bahar (1951), which she headline

founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA)

Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda

Indian feminist historian and social reformer (1858–1922)

Indian Hindi writer and poet (1907-1987)

The succesor to Mother Teresa (1934-2015)

Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973)

Indian spiritual teacher (1923–2011)

Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016)

Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan Religious Sister

20th Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Indian dancer (1938–2022)

Islamic Scholar (1925–2021)

Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971)

reformist, social activist, freedom-fighter and educator and writer of India

Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar (1880–1972)

Indian social reformer (1858–1962)

Indian activist

Bengali linguist (1890–1977)

Tanjore Balasaraswati, also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918 – 9 February 1984), was an Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and many parts of the world.

Indian judge (1905-1996)

Indian Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancer

Indian feminist economist

Indian politician and scholar (1848–1925)

Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988)

Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer (1905-1970)

Indian social worker (1886–1966)

Maharani of Indian state of Cooch Behar (1864–1932)

Indian classical dancer (1930-1999)

Indian lawyer and womens rights activist

Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932)

Indian dancer

Indian freedom fighter (1920–2000)

Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924)

Bengali writer

Indian lawyer

Indian politician (1929–2008)

Indian artist (1882-1966)

Indian musician (1927-2018)

Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013)

Indian active social worker and one of the first women's rights activists in the 19th century

Indian freedom fighter (1899–1985)

Indian writer (1915-1997)

Indian social worker (1948–2022)

Indian singer (1924–1992)

Indian independence activist and politician

Indian dancer (1926–2004)

Indian author

Indian revolutionary and nationalist

professor, researcher, academician, political activist and social worker

Gujarati writer, social worker and educationist (1882-1970)

India's oldest Yoga teacher (1920-2019)

Indian singer (1883-1974)

Indian medical academic

Indian dancer

Indian dancer