Indian agnostics

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, he wrote books such as Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929), An Autobiography (1936) and The Discovery of India (1946), that have been read around the world.

Indian physicist (1888–1970)

Indian film actor and producer

Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993)

Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his epic, action drama, and fantasy genre films, he is one of the most prolific and the highest grossing Indian directors of all time, as well as the highest-paid director in Indian cinema. Rajamouli is a recipient of various national and international honours including a New York Film Critics Circle award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Saturn Awards, four National Film Awards, and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, for his contributions in the field of art. In 2023, he was included on the Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Indian film director

Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024)

Indian journalist and politician

Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014)

Indian actress and choreographer (1912–2014)

Indian actor

Indian film actor and producer (1923–2014)

Indian television journalist and author

Indian actor

Indian politician and judge (1900-1981)

6th-century BCE Indian ascetic teacher

Indian writer, essayist and journalist (1820-1886)

Indian writer

Political leader (1909-2000)

Indian politician