Indian socialists

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.

Prime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)

Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945)

Prime Minister of India (1989-1990)

Indian English writer (1905–2004)

Lalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1991 to 1997 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founding president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a prominent political party in Bihar. He is also a former member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Indian independence activist and political leader

Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer (1906–1931)

Indian, Tollywood(Telugu Film Industry) Actor and Former Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh (1923–1996)

Indian playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)

Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He was the first Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award.

Indian politician (1903-1975)

Indian politician (1910–1967)

Indian writer and critic in the Kannada language

Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu or Siddu Mama, is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the chief minister of Karnataka since May 2023. He had previously held that position from 2013 to 2018 for the first term being only the second person to complete a full five year term. In January 2026 he became the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka, surpassing D. Devaraj Urs's record.

Indian social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977)

Indian activist (1902-1975)

Indian politician

Indian politician (1924-2005)

Indian freedom fighter (1894–1954)

Indian politician (1934–2006)

Indian writer (1938–2007)

Indian scholar, activist and writer (born 1952)

film producer (1925–2011)

Indian activist

Indian writer (1899–1968)

Indian film director (1935-2000)

thumb|200px|Sampurnanand alongside Jawaharlal Nehru, April 1936

Indian lawyer and politician (1875–1949)

Indian freedom fighter and politician (1917–1986)

Indian activist (1905–1992)

Indian politician

Socialist essayist and activist (1922-1995)

Indian politician

Indian politician

Indian dramatist (1932-2005)

Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1926 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as Kanchu Kantam Jaggayya (Telugu) for his booming voice. In a film career spanning forty years as a matinee idol, he starred in eighty films, as a lead actor, and lead antagonist in a variety of genres. In 1967, he was elected as a member of the fourth Lok Sabha, from the constituency of Ongole, becoming the first Indian film actor to be elected as a member of the Parliament.

Indian independence activist and politician

Indian writer (1886–1956)

Indian politician

Indian Kannada writer, thinker and filmmaker (born 1947)

Indian politician, freedom fighter (1909–1998)

Indian politician (1928-2012)

Indian revolutionary

Indian independence movement activist, Mahagujarat movement activist and socialist politician (1921-2009)

writer, artist, journalist, social reformer, political activist, orator and freedom fighter

Indian revolutionary

Indian politician

Indian politician (1907-1993)