Historical Figures

Art & Design

Raja Ravi Varma

Painter who brought Indian mythology to life in a realist style

1848 – 1906

Activism & Humanitarian

Mother Teresa

Founder of the Missionaries of Charity; Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Catholic saint

1910 – 1997

Politics & Leadership

Rajendra Prasad

First President of India (1950–1962)

1884 – 1963

Politics & Leadership

Morarji Desai

Fourth Prime Minister of India and the first from outside the Congress

1896 – 1995

Politics & Leadership

B. R. Ambedkar

Principal architect of the Constitution of India and India’s first Law Minister

1891 – 1956