100 greatest Indians post-Independence
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100 greatest Indians post-Independence
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
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Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
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Dr BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
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Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924 – 2018)
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Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949)
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Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
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Sir CV Raman (1888-1970)
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Vinoba Bhave (1895 - 1982)
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Homi Bhabha (1909 - 1966)
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Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
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Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966)
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Shivkumar Sharma (1938 - )
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Mayawati (1956-)
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N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946 - )
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Kailash Satyarthi (1954 - )
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Dhirubhai Ambani (1932 - 2002)
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Ameen Sayani (1932-)
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Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938 - )
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Girija Devi (1929-2017)
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Baba Amte (1914 - 2008)
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Ramnath Goenka (1904 - 1991)
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Verghese Kurien (1921 - 2012)
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M. Balamuralikrishna (1930 - 2016)
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Alla Rakha (1919 - 2000)
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L. Subramaniam (1947 - )
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Amjad Ali Khan (1945 - )
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Sarvapelli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)
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M Visvesvaraya (1861-1962)
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Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
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JRD Tata (1904-1993)
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APJ Abdul Kalam (1931–2015)
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C Rajagopalachari (1878-1972)
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K Kamaraj (1903-1975)
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M G Ramachandran (1917-1987)
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M F Hussain (1915 – 2011)
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M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916 – 2004)
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Sunil Gavaskar (1949-)
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CNR Rao (1934- )
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Ravi Shankar (1920 – 2012)
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Bhimsen Joshi (1922 – 2011)
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Bismillah Khan (1916–2006)
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Pranab Mukherjee (1935 - )
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Jayaprakash Narayan (1902 – 1979)
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Lata Mangeshkar (1929 -)
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Satyajit Ray (1921–1992)
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Amartya Sen (1933 - )
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Sachin Tendulkar (1973 -)
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MC Mary Kom (1983-)
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Narendra Modi (1950-)
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NT Rama Rao (1923-1996)
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GD Birla (1894-1983)
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E Sreedharan (1932-)
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Birju Maharaj (1938-)
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Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
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Manmohan Singh (1932-)
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Kamal Hassan (1954-)
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PT Usha (1964-)
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J Jayalalithaa (1948-2016)
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CN Annadurai (1909-1969)
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Amitabh Bachchan (1942-)
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Khushwant Singh (1939-2001)
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EMS Namboodiripad (1909-1998)
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Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971)
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M. Karunanidhi (1924-2018)
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941-)
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R. K. Narayan (1906-2001)
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BKS Iyengar (1918-2014)
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RK Laxman (1921-2015)
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Mario Miranda (1926-2011)
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Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh (1919-2017)
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Dev Anand (1923-2011)
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Yash Chopra (1932-2012)
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PV Narasimha Rao (1921-2004)
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Jyoti Basu (1914-2010)
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Viswanathan Anand (1969-)
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Dr. Rajkumar (1929-2006)
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Leander Paes (1973-)
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Aamir Khan (1965-)
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Shah Rukh Khan (1965-)
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Abhinav Bindra (1982-)
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Sridevi (1963-2018)
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Smita Patil (1955-1986)
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Madhubala (1933-1969)
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Dilip Kumar (1922-)
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Rajesh Khanna (1942-2012)
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Guru Dutt (1925-1964)
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Helen (1938-)
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Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (1914-2008)
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Milkha Singh (1929-)
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Raj Kapoor (1924-1988)
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MS Dhoni (1981-)
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Rajinikanth (1950-)
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MS Swaminathan (1925-)
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Field Marshal KM Cariappa (1899-1993)
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AR Rahman (1967-)
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Mohammed Rafi (1924-1980)
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RD Burman (1939-1994)
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Kishore Kumar (1929-1987)
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Kapil Dev (1959-)
On the occasion of India’s Independence Day, we present a list of ‘The 100 Greatest Indians since Independence’.
The list consists of political leaders, movie personalities, greats from the world of literature, culture, art, sport, civil society, et cetera, who were alive when India achieved Independence.
However, this NOT a ranked list. It is our tribute to India’s great sons and daughters who have done us proud through their achievements and contributions to the nation.
Any such compilation would be contentious and there will always be debate around why a certain great Indian does not feature in the list. We do acknowledge that no such list would be perfect.
This list was arrived at after painstaking discussions, research and polls, and takes into account what impact these greats’ contributions had on subsequent generations. It is a combination of Bharat Ratnas, Nobel Laureates, winners of Padma awards, popular sports stars, iconic statesmen, artistes, authors, media, etc.
Wish you all a Happy Independence Day!