Founders of Indian schools and colleges

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement.

South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

Indian barrister, leader of the Indian National Congress and founding father of the Republic of India (1875-1950)

British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)

3rd President of India (1897-1969)

Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian

Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)

Indian politician and writer (1888–1958)

Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920)

Indian activist (born 1937)

Indian industrialist, founder of the Tata Group (born 1839)

Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India (1746-1794)

Indian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898)

Roman Catholic order

English Baptist missionary and Particular Baptist minister (1761-1834)

Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785

Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda

48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)

Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist

Indian social reformer (1831-1897)

Indian footballer

Last Monarch of the Kingdom of Hyderabad (1886-1967)

Philosopher, academic, writer, translator, entrepreneur, social reformer and philanthropist (1820-1891)

Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973)

British politician (1760-1842)

mother Teresa's organization

religious organizational movement related to Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Indian scientist and statistician (1893–1972)

Indian Islamic scholar and reformer, regarded as a founder of the Barelvi movement (1856–1921)

Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953)

British politician (1812-1862)

Indian educator and politician

King of Hyderabad (1866–1911)

Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971)

Indian social reformer (1827-1890)

Bengali-Pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962)

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

Indian activist

Indian architect and urban planner (1930–2015)

Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901)

Indian Muslim activist (1878–1931)

Indian politician and scholar (1848–1925)

Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar

Maharani of Indian state of Cooch Behar (1864–1932)

Indian Muslim scholar (1863–1943)

Indian Muslim scholar and independence activist (1851–1920)

Indian Islamic Scholar (1857–1914)

Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1859–1932)

Christian missionary in India, close friend of Mahatma Gandhi

british mission society

Indian Islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator and critic of Arab Nationalist (1913–1999)

Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924)

British politician and colonial administrator (1876-1947)

treasurer of Baghdad (1792-1864)

Indian businessman (1894–1983)

Indian Maharaja (1863–1939)

Indian educationalist