Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani,better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai with his cousin. He figured in The Sunday Times list of top 50 businessmen in Asia.Ambani took Reliance Industries public in 1977, and by 2007 the combined fortune of the family was $60 billion, making the Ambanis the second richest family in the world. Ambani died on 6 July 2002.
February 13, 1879 – March 2, 1949 Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India, was... read more
January 28, 1865 – November 17, 1928 Lala Lajpat Rai,was an Indian author and politician who is chiefly remembered as... read more
27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894 Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist.He was the... read more
26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997 The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, M.C.,commonly known as Mother Teresa , was an... read more
2 September 1950 Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is a London-based Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal,... read more
April 23, 1938 Sishtla Sreeramamurthy Janaki,commonly known as S. Janaki, is an Indian playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation... read more
Sept 28, 1907 – March 23, 1931 Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist considered to be one of the most... read more
Oct 2, 1869 – Jan 30, 1948 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism... read more
24 November 1961 Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and political activist who is best known for the 1998... read more
March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003 Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, India. She was the first Indian-American astronaut... read more
