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Pandita Ramabai
Indian feminist historian and social reformer (1858–1922)

Basava
Vishwaguru Basavanna (1131–1196), also called ' and ', was an Indian philosopher, poet, Lingayat social reformer in the Shiva-focused bhakti movement, and a Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya and the Kalachuri Dynasty. Basava was active during the rule of both dynasties, but his influence peaked during the reign of King Bijjala II in Karnataka, India.
Vasundhara Das
Indian actor and singer
Saalumarada Thimmakka
environmentalist from India
Banu Mushtaq
Indian writer and activist (born 1948)
Sunitha Krishnan
Indian social activist
Tulsi Gowda
Indian environmentalist

Salil Shetty
human rights campaigner
Ruth Manorama
Indian activist
Radhabai Subbarayan
Indian politician, women's rights activist, and social reformer
Srilatha Batliwala
Indian social activist and scholar
Krithi Karanth
conservation zoologist
K. S. Sudarshan
Fifth Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Harekala Hajabba
social reformer
Shobha Gasti
Indian known for remarkable efforts in empowerment of women and girls
Prakash Belawadi
Indian film director
N. Santosh Hegde
Indian judge
Nina Nayak
Indian politician
Nomita Chandy
Indian social worker
Vitthal Ramji Shinde
warrior who tried to fight the untouchable (1873–1944)
Pramila Nesargi
Indian lawyer

Bezwada Wilson
activist
S. R. Ramaswamy
Indian Journalist, Writer, Biographer, Translator, Social Activist and Environmentalist