Rani Lakshmibai

Jhansi Ki Maharani

The Rani attired in war gear

Birth name

Manikarnika

Born

19 November 1835

Birthplace

Kashi, Varanasi, India

Died

17 June 1858

Place of death

Gwalior, India

Predecessor

Rani Rama Bai

Successor

British Raj

Consort to

Gangadhar Rao Newalkar

Royal House

Maratha Empire

Children

Damodar Rao, Anand Rao

Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh, conspicuously dressed in western attire to avoid recognition during his escape from Lahore to Calcutta

Born

28 September 1907 Chak No. 105, Banga village, Jaranwala Tehsil, Lyallpur district, Punjab, British India[1]

Died

23 March 1931[2][3] (age 23) Lahore, Punjab, British India

Influenced by

Anarchism, Communism,Socialism

Political movement

Indian Independence movement

Religion

Sikhism (early life), Atheism[4][5][6][7] (later life)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Born

2 October 1869 Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency,British India

Died

30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, Dominion of India

Cause of death

Assassination by shooting

Resting place

Rajghat, New Delhi, India

Nationality

Indian

Other names

Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu

Alma mater

University College London,[1]University of London

Known for

Prominent figure of Indian independence movement Propounding the philosophy ofSatyagraha and Ahimsa Advocating non-violence Pacifism

Religion

Hinduism

Spouse

Kasturba Gandhi

Children

Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas child who died in infancy

Parents

Putlibai Gandhi (Mother) Karamchand Gandhi (Father)

Signature

Jawaharlal Nehru

1st Prime Minister of India

In office 15 August 1947 27 May 1964

Monarch

George VI (1947-1950)

President

Rajendra Prasad Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Governor General

The Earl Mountbatten of Burma Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

Deputy

Vallabhbhai Patel

Preceded by

Position established

Succeeded by

Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)

Minister of Defence

In office 31 October 1962 14 November 1962

Preceded by

V. K. Krishna Menon

Succeeded by

Yashwantrao Chavan

In office 30 January 1957 17 April 1957

Preceded by

Kailash Nath Katju

Succeeded by

V. K. Krishna Menon

In office 10 February 1953 10 January 1955

Preceded by

N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar

Succeeded by

Kailash Nath Katju

Minister of Finance

In office 13 February 1958 13 March 1958

Preceded by

Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachariar

Succeeded by

Morarji Desai

In office 24 July 1956 30 August 1956

Preceded by

Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh

Succeeded by

Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachariar

Minister of External Affairs

In office 15 August 1947 27 May 1964

Preceded by

Position established

Succeeded by

Gulzarilal Nanda

Personal details

Born

14 November 1889 Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India

Died

27 May 1964 (aged 74) New Delhi, India

Political party

Indian National Congress

Spouse(s)

Kamala Kaul

Children

Indira Gandhi

Alma mater

Trinity College, Cambridge

Inns of Court

Profession

Barrister

Religion

Agnostic atheism[1][2][3]

Signature

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari at a public function in 1948

Governor General of India

In office 21 June 1948 26 January 1950

Monarch

George VI

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

Preceded by

The Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Succeeded by Rajendra Prasad (President)

Chief Minister of Madras

In office 10 April 1952 13 April 1954

Governor

Sri Prakasa

Preceded by

P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja

Succeeded by Kumarasami Kamaraj

Minister of Home Affairs

In office 26 December 1950 25 October 1951

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

Preceded by

Vallabhbhai Patel

Succeeded by Kailash Nath Katju

Governor of West Bengal

In office 15 August 1947 21 June 1948

Premier

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh

Bidhan Chandra Roy

Preceded by

Frederick Burrows

Succeeded by Kailash Nath Katju

Premier of Madras

In office 14 July 1937 9 October 1939

Governor

The Lord Erskine

Preceded by

Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu

Succeeded by Tanguturi Prakasam

Personal details

Born

10 December 1878 Thorapalli, British Raj (now India)

Died

25 December 1972 (aged 94) Madras, India

Political party Swatantra Party (19591972)

Other political Indian National Congress(Before 1957) affiliations Indian National Democratic Congress (19571959)

Spouse(s)

Alamelu Mangamma (18971916)

Alma mater

Central College Presidency College, Madras

Profession

Lawyer Writer Statesman

Religion

Hinduism

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