S.No | Name | State | Field | Year | Contribution |
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1 | C. Rajagopalachari | Tamil Nadu | Politics | 1954 | Last Governor General of India, founder of Swatantra Party. |
2 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Tamil Nadu | Education/Politics | 1954 | First Vice President and second President of India. |
3 | C. V. Raman | Tamil Nadu | Science | 1954 | Nobel Laureate physicist, discovered Raman Effect. |
4 | Bhagwan Das | Uttar Pradesh | Education/Social Reform | 1955 | Co-founder of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith. |
5 | M. Visvesvaraya | Karnataka | Engineering | 1955 | Civil engineer, major contribution in dams and irrigation. |
6 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Uttar Pradesh | Politics | 1955 | First Prime Minister of India, architect of modern India. |
7 | Govind Ballabh Pant | Uttarakhand | Politics | 1957 | First Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, promoted Hindi as national language. |
8 | Dhondo Keshav Karve | Maharashtra | Social Reform | 1958 | Pioneer of women’s education and widow remarriage. |
9 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | West Bengal | Medicine/Politics | 1961 | "Maker of Modern West Bengal," renowned physician and politician. |
10 | Purushottam Das Tandon | Uttar Pradesh | Politics | 1961 | Freedom fighter, strong advocate of Hindi as official language. |
11 | Rajendra Prasad | Bihar | Politics | 1962 | First President of India, leader in independence movement. |
12 | Zakir Husain | Andhra Pradesh | Education/Politics | 1963 | Second Vice President, third President of India, educationist. |
13 | Pandurang Vaman Kane | Maharashtra | Literature/Indology | 1963 | Indologist, author of "History of Dharmasastra". |
14 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Uttar Pradesh | Politics | 1966 | Second Prime Minister of India, slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan". |
15 | Indira Gandhi | Uttar Pradesh | Politics | 1971 | First woman Prime Minister of India, led during 1971 Indo-Pak war. |
16 | V. V. Giri | Odisha | Politics/Trade Union | 1975 | Fourth President of India, trade union leader, freedom fighter. |
17 | K. Kamaraj | Tamil Nadu | Politics | 1976 | Freedom fighter, former Chief Minister, "Kingmaker" in politics. |
18 | Mother Teresa | West Bengal | Social Work | 1980 | Founder of Missionaries of Charity, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. |
19 | Vinoba Bhave | Maharashtra | Social Reform | 1983 | Leader of Bhoodan Movement, Gandhian social reformer. |
20 | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | Pakistan | Freedom Movement | 1987 | "Frontier Gandhi," freedom fighter, founder of Khudai Khidmatgar. |
21 | M. G. Ramachandran | Tamil Nadu | Politics/Arts | 1988 | Actor-politician, founder of AIADMK, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. |
22 | B. R. Ambedkar | Maharashtra | Law/Politics | 1990 | Architect of Indian Constitution, social reformer, Dalit leader. |
23 | Nelson Mandela | South Africa | Politics/Social Justice | 1990 | Anti-apartheid leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, first Black President of South Africa. |
24 | Rajiv Gandhi | Uttar Pradesh | Politics | 1991 | Youngest Prime Minister of India, initiated telecom revolution. |
25 | Vallabhbhai Patel | Gujarat | Politics | 1991 | "Iron Man of India," Deputy Prime Minister, integrated princely states. |
26 | Morarji Desai | Gujarat | Politics | 1991 | First non-Congress Prime Minister, recipient of Nishan-e-Pakistan. |
27 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | West Bengal | Education/Politics | 1992 | Freedom fighter, India’s first Education Minister. |
28 | J. R. D. Tata | Maharashtra | Industry/Aviation | 1992 | Industrialist, aviation pioneer, founder of Air India. |
29 | Satyajit Ray | West Bengal | Cinema | 1992 | Renowned filmmaker, brought Indian cinema to global stage. |
30 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Punjab | Politics | 1997 | Served twice as interim Prime Minister, labour leader. |
31 | Aruna Asaf Ali | West Bengal | Freedom Movement | 1997 | Freedom fighter, prominent role in Quit India Movement. |
32 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | Tamil Nadu | Science/Politics | 1997 | "Missile Man of India," aerospace scientist, 11th President of India. |
33 | M. S. Subbulakshmi | Tamil Nadu | Music | 1998 | Renowned Carnatic vocalist, first musician to receive Bharat Ratna. |
34 | C. Subramaniam | Tamil Nadu | Agriculture/Politics | 1998 | Father of Green Revolution in India. |
35 | Jayaprakash Narayan | Bihar | Politics/Social Reform | 1999 | Freedom fighter, led Total Revolution movement. |
36 | Amartya Sen | West Bengal | Economics | 1999 | Nobel Laureate economist, welfare economics. |
37 | Gopinath Bordoloi | Assam | Politics | 1999 | First Chief Minister of Assam, freedom fighter, promoted unity and integration. |
38 | Ravi Shankar | Uttar Pradesh | Music | 1999 | Sitar maestro, globalized Indian classical music worldwide. |
39 | Lata Mangeshkar | Maharashtra | Music | 2001 | Legendary playback singer, Nightingale of India. |
40 | Bismillah Khan | Uttar Pradesh | Music | 2001 | Shehnai maestro, classical musician. |
41 | Bhimsen Joshi | Karnataka | Music | 2009 | Hindustani classical vocalist. |
42 | C. N. R. Rao | Karnataka | Science | 2014 | Chemist, materials scientist. |
43 | Sachin Tendulkar | Maharashtra | Sports | 2014 | Legendary cricketer, Bharat’s pride. |
44 | Madan Mohan Malaviya | Uttar Pradesh | Education/Politics | 2015 | Founder of Banaras Hindu University, educationist. |
45 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Madhya Pradesh | Politics | 2015 | Three-time Prime Minister, renowned orator and poet. |
46 | Pranab Mukherjee | West Bengal | Politics | 2019 | 13th President of India, veteran statesman. |
47 | Nanaji Deshmukh | Maharashtra | Social Reform | 2019 | Educationist, leader of Bharatiya Jana Sangh. |
48 | Bhupen Hazarika | Assam | Music/Arts | 2019 | Renowned musician, poet, filmmaker from Assam. |
49 | Karpoori Thakur | Bihar | Politics | 2024 | Former CM of Bihar, champion of social justice. |
50 | L. K. Advani | India | Politics | 2024 | Veteran politician, Deputy Prime Minister, BJP leader. |
51 | M. S. Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu | Agriculture | 2024 | Father of Green Revolution, agricultural scientist. |
52 | Chaudhary Charan Singh | Uttar Pradesh | Politics | 2024 | Former Prime Minister, champion of farmers’ rights. |
53 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Andhra Pradesh | Politics | 2024 | Prime Minister (1991–96), architect of economic reforms. |
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