Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, India. She was the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space.She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
2 September 1950 Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is a London-based Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal,... read more
December 11, 1969 Anand became India’s first grandmaster in 1988. He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi... read more
27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894 Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist.He was the... read more
24 November 1961 Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and political activist who is best known for the 1998... read more
24 July 1945 Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited,... read more
January 28, 1865 – November 17, 1928 Lala Lajpat Rai,was an Indian author and politician who is chiefly remembered as... read more
October 31, 1875 – December 15, 1950 Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the... read more
November 7, 1888 – November 21, 1970 Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS was an Indian physicist whose ground breaking work... read more
December 28, 1932 – July 6, 2002 Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani,better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon who... read more
February 13, 1879 – March 2, 1949 Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India, was... read more
