Widely known as Loknayak
An Indian independence activist and political leader
Padma Bhushan (2001) - Padma Shri (1984)
"The Angry Young Man" of Bollywood
A living Legend Superstar of India
Bharat Ratna
He scored 49th Test century on this day
In all, he made 100 centuries in his cricketing career
(51 in test matches and 49 in ODIs).
Full name: Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh
A great social activist from India
Trinidad-born Nobel Prize-winning British writer of Indian heritage
An Indian spiritual master who taught meditation in the West
Observed with a focus to remove gender inequalities in areas such as access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination, violence and child marriage.