C. V. Raman
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (/ˈrɑːmən/ RAH-muhn ; [4] IAST: Candraśēkhara Veṅkaṭarāmaṉ; 7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist [5] known for his work in the field of light scattering. [6] Using a spectrograph that he developed, he and his student K. S. Krishnan discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, the deflected light changes its wavelength. This phenomenon, a hitherto unknown type of scattering of light they called modified scattering , was subsequently termed the Raman effect or Raman scattering . In 1930,…
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Homi J. Bhabha
Homi Jehangir Bhabha (30 October 1909 – 24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear theoretical physicist who is widely credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme". He was the founding director and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), as well as the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) which was renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in his honour. TIFR and AEET served as the cornerstone to the Indian nuclear energy and weapons programme. He was the first chairman of the…
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Acharya Prashant
Acharya Prashant, born Prashant Tripathi, is an Indian author and teacher associated with Advaita Vedanta. His work includes discussions of the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads, books, public lectures and recorded conversations. He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad. [1] Early life and education His official biography records his birth in Agra on 7 March 1978. It describes his years at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, an interest in Hindi poetry and participation in theatre. These interests form part of his account of the period before full-time…
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Aniruddhacharya
Aniruddhacharya (born Anil Ram Tiwari , 27 September 1989), is an Indian Hindu religious orator and self-styled guru. [2] [3] Alongside delivering spiritual discourses, Aniruddhacharya is actively involved in social service initiatives. Sometimes his remarks have caused controversies. He has established the "Gauri Gopal Vriddh Ashram" in Vrindavan, which currently houses over 300 elderly women. Early life and family Aniruddhacharya was born on 27 September 1989 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. His father was a local Hindu priest. [4] [5] He studied Hindu…
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Jaya Kishori
Jaya Kishori is an Indian spiritual orator, devotional musical artist, motivational speaker and author. Her public work combines religious storytelling, devotional performances and discussions about everyday emotional and family life. Penguin Random House India identifies her as both a spiritual orator and a musical artist, while her own website presents katha, motivation, music and books as distinct parts of her work. [2] Early influences and devotional background Her official biography describes an early involvement in devotional practice and traces…
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Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
Dhirendra Krishna Garg (born 4 July 1996) [2] also known as Baba Bageshwar Dham [3] [4] is an Indian spiritual leader of Bageshwar Dham, a Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh, India. [5] He has initiated the construction of a charitable cancer hospital in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, to provide free and affordable treatment to underprivileged patients. The Foundation stone for the facility was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in February 2025. [1] the Essar Foundation has joined hands with him to construct this facility. [2] [3] [4] As the…
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Premanand Ji Maharaj
Premanand Maharaj (born Aniruddh Kumar Pandey in 1971) is an Indian Hindu ascetic and spiritual leader based in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] He was initiated into the Radha Vallabh Sampradaya, a Vaishnava tradition centred on devotion to Radha and Krishna. [3] He gives spiritual discourses known as satsangs and participates in private spiritual discussions known as Ekantik Vartalap at Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj in Vrindavan. [4] Early life and background Maharaj was born as Aniruddh Kumar Pandey into a Brahmin family in Akhri village of Sarsaul block…
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Baba Ramdev
Ramdev (born Ram Kisan Yadav [1] between 1965 and 1975), also known with the prefix Baba , is an Indian yoga guru [8] and businessman. [9] [3] He is primarily known for being a proponent of yoga and ayurveda in India. [10] [3] Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002 and broadcasting his yoga sessions on various Indian TV channels. [3] [11] He co-founded Patanjali Ayurved and Patanjali Yogpeeth with his colleague Balkrishna in 2006. [12] Ramdev is aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on some issues. [3] [13] [14] In…
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Gaur Gopal Das
Gaur Gopal Das (IAST: Gaura-Gopāla dāsa ; born 24 December 1973) is an Indian monk, motivational speaker, and former electrical engineer. He is a member and preacher of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). [1] Early life and education Gaur Gopal Das was born in a middle-class Marwari Jain family in Vambori, a town in the Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra, India. [2] He has a diploma in electrical engineering from Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Pune and a degree from College of Engineering, Pune. [3] Career He worked as…
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Mata Amritanandamayi
Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi (born Sudhamani Idamannel ; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, godwoman, [1] guru and humanitarian. [2] [3] She is the chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus research university. [4] In 2018, she was felicitated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the largest contribution to the Government of India's Clean India Campaign Swachh Bharat Mission. [5] She was the first recipient of Vishwaratna Puraskar (Gem of the World Award) by Hindu…
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian guru and spiritual leader. He is also referred to by the honorifics Sri Sri and Gurudev. [1] From the mid-1970s, he worked as an apprentice under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation, before founding the Art of Living Foundation in 1981. [2] His work has included programmes related to meditation, yoga, and stress-management practices, and he is associated with the development of Sudarshan Kriya, a breathing technique taught as part of the Art of Living Foundation's activities. [3]…
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev (born 3 September 1957), widely known as Sadhguru , is an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny , and a frequent speaker at international forums. Sadhguru also advocates for…
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Sid Sriram
Sidharth Sriram (born 19 May 1990 [1] ) known as Sid Sriram is an Indian Carnatic musician, music producer, playback singer. He is an R&B songwriter [2] and has been working in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and English music industry. [3] He regularly collaborates with his sister Pallavi Sriram, a Bharatanatyam dancer, and music director. [4] Early life Sid Sriram was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to a Tamil Hindu family. He moved with his parents to United States at the age of one, growing up in Fremont, California. His musical…
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K. S. Chithra
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963) is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. [1] In a career spanning around five decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs [2] [3] in various Indian languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Awadhi, Marathi, Tulu, Badaga, Braj, Banjara, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Manipuri and Sanskrit, [4] [2] [5] [6] as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, English and French. [7] [8] The Royal Albert Hall, London, has…
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Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Dushyant Chauhan (pronounced [sʊnɪd̪ʱiː ʧɔːɦäːn]; born Nidhi Chauhan , 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her bold vocal range [2] and versatility, [3] she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and received accolades including three Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare Award South. Born in Delhi, she began performing at local gatherings at the age of 4 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film Shastra (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled Meri Awaz Suno and rose…
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Neha Kakkar
Neha Kakkar Singh (pronounced [ˈneːɦɑː ˈkəkːəɾ]; née Kakkar ; born 6 June 1988) is an Indian singer. [1] [2] She is the younger sister of playback singers Tony Kakkar and Sonu Kakkar. She began performing at an early age at religious events. In 2005, she participated in the second season of the singing reality show, Indian Idol . She made her Bollywood debut as a chorus singer in the film Meerabai Not Out . She rose to prominence with the release of the dance track "Second Hand Jawaani" from Cocktail (2012), which was followed by several popular party…
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Hirdesh Singh (born 15 March 1983), known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh , is an Indian singer, music producer and actor. He commenced his career as a hip-hop music producer in 2003, working as a session and recording artist within the underground music scene until the release of his debut studio album, International Villager . Early life Hirdesh Singh was born on 15 March 1983 in the residential district of Karampura in West Delhi to a Sikh family from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. [2] He studied at the Guru Nanak Public School in New Delhi. [3] Career…
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Badshah
Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodiya , [1] better known professionally as Badshah , is an Indian media personality who is active as a rapper, singer-songwriter, music composer, judge on reality television and businessman. As such, he influential in both Indian hip-hop and Hindi film music. He is widely credited with helping Indian hip-hop music reach global mainstream audiences. Badshah gained widespread recognition after his 2012 single, "Saturday Saturday", was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 movie, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania . His notable works in…
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Diljit Dosanjh
Diljit Dosanjh (Punjabi: [d̪ɪldʒiːt̪ d̪oːsáːndʒ], born 6 January 1984) is an Indian-born American singer, actor, and film producer who works in Punjabi music as well as Punjabi and Hindi cinema. [5] [6] Dosanjh entered the Social 50 chart by Billboard in 2020. [7] He has been featured in various music charts, including the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company and the New Zealand Hot Singles. His films, including Jatt & Juliet 2 (2013), Sajjan Singh Rangroot (2018), Honsla Rakh (2021), and Jatt & Juliet 3 (2024) are among…
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Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly ; pronunciation ⓘ ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. [8] [9] [10] [11] Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. [12] He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. [13] [14] [15] In 2013,…
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