Dominion of India
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The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India, was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its independence, India had been ruled as an informal empire by the United Kingdom. The empire, also called the British Raj and sometimes the British Indian Empire, consisted of regions, collectively called British India, that were directly administered by the British government, and regions, called the princely states, that were ruled by Indian rulers under a system of paramountcy, in favour of the British.
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Mahatma Gandhi1869 – 1948Indian independence activist (1869–1948)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Jawaharlal Nehru1889 – 1964Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Indira Gandhi1917 – 1984Prime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
B. R. Ambedkar1891 – 1956Indian jurist, economist, and social reformer (1891–1956)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman1888 – 1970Indian physicist (1888–1970)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Rajiv Gandhi1944 – 1991Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Jiddu Krishnamurti1895 – 1986Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam1931 – 2015Indian scientist, president and statesman (1931–2015)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Aurobindo Ghosh1872 – 1950Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Osho1931 – 1990Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Pran1920 – 2013Indian actor (1920–2013)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Atal Bihari Vajpayee1924 – 2018Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan1888 – 19752nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Rajendra Prasad1884 – 1963Indian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of IndiaSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Paramahansa Yogananda1893 – 1952Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel1875 – 1950Indian barrister, leader of the Indian National Congress and founding father of the Republic of India (1875-1950)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Har Gobind Khorana1922 – 2011Indian-American molecular biologist (1922-2011)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada1896 – 1977Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCONSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ramana Maharshi1879 – 1950Indian spiritual teacher (1879–1950)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Lal Bahadur Shastri1904 – 1966Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Sarojini Naidu1879 – 1949Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from1947 to 1949Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Zakir Husain1897 – 19693rd President of India (1897-1969)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
P. V. Narasimha Rao1921 – 2004Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- V. V. Giri1894 – 1980Indian politician and 4th president of India (1894-1980)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
K. R. Narayanan1920 – 2005President of India from 1997 to 2002Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Abul Kalam Azad1888 – 1958Indian politician and writer (1888–1958)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed1905 – 1977Politician, fifth President of India (1905-1977)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
- Charan Singh1902 – 1987Prime Minister of India (1979-1980)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
R. Venkataraman1910 – 2009President of India from 1987 to 1992Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Gulzarilal Nanda1898 – 1998Indian politician (1898-1998)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Nathuram Godse1910 – 1949Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (1910–1949)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Zail Singh1916 – 1994President of India from 1982 to 1987Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
- Nargis1929 – 1981Indian actress (1929–1981)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Amrita Pritam1919 – 2005Indian novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Shankar Dayal Sharma1918 – 1999President of India from 1992 to 1997Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Kazi Nazrul Islam1899 – 1976National poet of BangladeshSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Amrish Puri1932 – 2005Indian actor (1932–2005)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy1913 – 1996Sixth President of India (1913-1996)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit1900 – 1990Indian diplomat and politician (1900-1990)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Mohammed Rafi1924 – 1980Indian playback singer (1924–1980)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi1917 – 2008Indian spiritual masterSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
- Chandra Shekhar1927 – 2007Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Inder Kumar Gujral1919 – 2012Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
V. P. Singh1931 – 2008Prime Minister of India (1989-1990)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Shakuntala Devi1929 – 2013Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
R. K. Narayan1906 – 2001Indian English-language writer (1906–2001)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Madhubala1933 – 1969Indian actress (1933–1969)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Jayaram Jayalalithaa1948 – 2016Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
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- 1948Assassination of Mahatma GandhiGandhi SmritiMahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at the age of 78 in the compound of The Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi. His assassin was Nathuram Godse, from Pune, Maharastra a right-wing Hindu nationalist, with a history of association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary organization, and with membership in the Hindu Mahasabha.Source: Wikidata (country)