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Vyjayanthimala
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
Aruna Roy
Indian activist
Balasaraswati
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.
Padma Subrahmanyam
Indian dancer
Indrani Rahman
Indian classical dancer (1930-1999)
Mary Clubwalla Jadhav
Sheriff of India
Tiffany Brar
Indian Social Activist
Alarmel Valli
Indian dancer
Kalanidhi Narayanan
Indian dancer
Sarojini Varadappan
Indian activist (1921-2013)
Sujata Manohar
Indian judge
Leela Omchery
Indian singer
Bharati Shivaji
classical dancer of Mohiniyattom, choreographer and author
Leela Samson
Indian choreographer
R. S. Subbalakshmi
Indian social activist
Ananda Shankar Jayant
Indian dancer, choreographer and dance scholar
Ambujam Ammal
Ambujammal Desikachari née Srinivasa Iyengar (8 January 1899-1983) was an Indian independence activist and women's rights activist. A Gandhian, she participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement and served as vice-president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. Ambujammal was awarded the Padma Shri in 1964.
T. S. Soundram
Indian politician
C. Minakshi
Indian historian
Lalitha Sivakumar
Indian singer
R. Banumathi
former Judge of Supreme Court of India
Rajashree Birla
philanthropist
Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy
Indian journalist, educationist and social worker (1925–2019)
Malvika Iyer
Indian motivational speaker, social activist and disability rights activist
Krishnammal Jagannathan
Indian activist
Geeta Dharmarajan
Indian writer, teacher, social innovator
M. K. Saroja
Indian classical dancer
Jaya Arunachalam
Women welfare activist (1935–2019)
Anita Reddy
Indian social worker
Era Natarasan
Indian writer of children's books
Madhuvanti Arun
Notable Indian educational promoter/member: board of trustees/Calibre Educational Foundation
Tara Cherian
Indian social activist and politician
Abdul Khaliq Madrasi
Indian Islamic scholar
Shanthi Ranganathan
Indian social worker
Andal Venkatasubba Rao
Indian social worker, educationist
Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu
Antartican inventor and engineer (1893-1974)