The document provides biographical information about multiple famous individuals from India. It includes brief descriptions of Subhash Chandra Bose, Satyajit Ray, Sunil Gavaskar, Arundhati Roy, Guru Dutt, P.T. Usha, Salman Rushdie, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Birju Maharaj, Shobhaa De, Prannoy Roy, O.P. Bhatt, Chanda Kochhar, Shashi Tharoor, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Harish Manwani, and Ajay Banga. For each person, it mentions some key facts about

1. Guess Who ????

2. SUBASH CHANDRA BOSEFreedom Fighter In 1943, he organized the Indian National Army (I.N.A). He was posthumously decorated with the title 'Bharat Ratna' in 1992. He is said to have died in an air-crash in 1945. His famous words are "Give me blood, I will give you freedom" Who’s Who ?????

3. Who’s Who ????? He was a renowned film director from West Bengal. He was a great writer, good composer and one of the best dialogue writer. His first feature film was "PatherPanchali" The French Government awarded him " The Legion of Honour"--the highest award in France. But the happiest moment in his life came when he was informed in his death bed of winning the special Oscar Award. SATYAJIT RAYWriter, Composer

4. Born on 18 December 1971 (age 38) Education St. Stephen's College, DelhiJamiaMilliaIslamiaColumbia University Occupation Journalist TitleGroup Editor-English News NDTV Notable credit(s) We the PeopleThe Buck Stops Here BarkhaDutt Who’s Who ?????

5. Who’s Who ????? He was a scientist in Physics, who won noble prize in 1930. He was also conferred the highest title of 'Bharat Ratna' in 1954. a demonstration of the 'Collision' effect of light bullets (photons) passing through a transparent medium, whether solid, liquid or gaseous. In 1943 he founded 'Raman Research Institute', near Bangalore. CHANDRASEKHAR VENKATA RAMANPhysicist, Nobel Prize Winner

6. Who’s Who ????? He has scored more than 10,000 runs with 34 centuries, the highest by any batsman. He is the only cricket player in the world who has scored 100 runs in a single cricket year thrice. notable achievements under his leadership by winning the 'Asian Cup' and the 'Benson and Hedges World Cup' tournament. He played 125 test matches. SUNIL GAVASKARCricketer

7. Who’s Who ????? The first Indian woman to have won Britain's prestigious Booker Prize, was born on 24th November 1961 in Bengal and grew up in Aymanam village, Kottayam, Kerala. When she was just 16, she left her home and settled in Delhi. There she did her degree in Architecture at the Delhi School of Architecture. She wrote and starred in 'In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones', a film on college life in India Arundhati RoyWriter & Social Activist

8. Who’s Who ????? The famous director and actor was born on 9th July 1925 in Mangalore, Karnataka. During this time he married the popular playback singer, Geeta Roy who was to sing some of the best songs in his films. Excellent director, with films 'Pyaasa'(1957), 'KaagazKePhool'(1959) ; as an actor and producer, 'Chaudvin Ka Chand'(1960) and 'Sahib BibiAurGhulam'(1962). GURU DUTTDirector, Actor, Producer

9. Who’s Who ????? The first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her 400 m hurdles Semi-final. She was born in Kerala in 1964. When she was just 12, she joined a Sports school at Cannanore. In the 10th Asian Games held at Seoul in 1986 won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in the track and field events P. T. USHAAthlete PilavulakandiThekkeparambilUsha.

10. Who’s Who ????? He is a famous writer. He was born in a Kashmiri Muslim Family of Bombay and later migrated to Great Britain. Some of his well known books are 'Rome', ' Midnight's Children', ' Haroun and the sea of Stories' and the 'Moor's Last Sigh'. He commented against India in ' Midnight's Children' and made some critical references about Islam in ' Satanic Verses'. He created a world-wide furore and commotion with the publication of his book ' Satanic Verses'. SALMAN RUSHDIEWriter

11. Who’s Who ????? ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEEEx Prime Minister of India He was born on 25th December 1924, at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh He served as Prime Minister for a short stint in 1996. He served as the BJP's president for the first five years of its existence. He is the only Prime Minister since Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to have become Prime Minister of India through three successive mandates.

12. Who’s Who ????? DR. B.R. AMBEDKARArchitect of Indian Constitution He was the main architect of the Indian Constitution. In U.S.A., he did his M.A. in 1915 and Ph.D. in 1916. From 1918 to 1920, he worked as a Professor of Law. He was posthumously awarded 'Bharat Ratna' in the year 1990. was the Law Minister of India from 1947 to 1951. He took part in the Satyagraha of untouchables at Nasik in 1930 for opening the Hindu temples to them.

13. Who’s Who ????? Amrita Patel, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board. She actively involved in two movements—ecological security and rural healthcare. She is the Chairman, National Dairy Development Board. Power to her means: Maintaining the highest standards of integrity at all times.

14. Who’s Who ????? AshuSuyash, Country Head & Managing Director for India at Fidelity International. MD & Country Head-India, Fidelity International. A 41-year-old chartered accountant who has a 15-year stint with Citibank behind her. Power to me means: The ability to influence and bring about change.

15. Who’s Who ????? The twelfth President of India, is rightfully termed as the father of India's missile technology. He was born on 15th October, 1931, at Dhanushkodi in Rameshwaram district, Tamil Nadu. An eminent Aeronautical Engineer, contributed for the development of India’s first Satellite launch vehicle SLV-3 and the missiles like the Trishul, Agni, Pritvi etc. Dr. A P J ABDUL KALAMPresident of India

16. Who’s Who ????? An internationally renowned Kathak dancer, was born on 4th February 1937. Gave Kathak Dance a new dimension by developing his own unique style and popularised this classical dance of North India all over the world. He composed many dance dramas like 'GobardhanLeela', 'MakhanChori', 'Malti-Madhav', 'Kumar Samvav', 'PhagBahar' etc. BIRJU MAHARAJKathak Dancer

17. Who’s Who ????? Shobhaa De An eminent Indian columnist and novelist She was born in mumbai, India. She graduated from St. Xavier College, Mumbai with a degree in psychology. She began a career in journalism in 1970, during the course of which she founded and edited three magazines – Stardust, Society, and Celebrity. She is the cousin of ace photographer GautumRajadhaksha.

18. He founded India's leading news network, NDTV. On NDTV he has anchored thousands of hours of news, live coverage of elections and the government's annual budget. Taught at Delhi School of Economics for a year. He has also served as Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales) and has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. Prannoy Roy Who’s Who ?????

19. Who’s Who ????? O. P. Bhatt chairman of State Bank of India Started his career as a probationary officer in SBI in 1972. He served as Managing Director of State Bank of Travancore from January 2005 to April 2006. He is the most dynamic and innovative person making such a huge bank in india to transform from mere employee oriented to customer oriented. He was appointed Chairman of SBI in June 2006. The five-year term of Bhatt will expire in March 2011. His will be the longest tenure as SBI chairman in the recent past.[3] He is also on the board of XLRI. He has been elected the new Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) for 2010-11

20. ChandaKochharManaging Director (MD) of ICICI Bank Has also consistently figured in Fortune's list of "Most Powerful Women in Business" since 2005. In 2009, she debuted at number 20 in the Forbes "World's 100 Most Powerful Women list“ she acquired the Masters Degree in Management Studies from the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. She received the Wockhardt Gold Medal for Excellence in Management Studies as well as the J. N. Bose Gold Medal in Cost Accountancy for highest marks in the same year. Who’s Who ?????

21. Born9 March 1956 (age 54)London, United Kingdom Nationality Indian Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi(B.A.)Tufts University (M.A., Ph.D. and Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy) Occupation Writer, Diplomat, Politician Under-Secretary-General of the United Nationsfor public information; from India ShashiTharoor Who’s Who ?????

22. He entered politics during his student days at Patna University, and he was elected a member of the LokSabha in 1977 as a Janata party candidate. At the age of 29 he was one of its youngest members of Parliament. He was the Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009 in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, and the President of the RashtriyaJanataDal political party. Lalu Prasad Yadav Who’s Who ?????

23. In 1976, he joined the then Hindustan Lever Limited. He became Senior Vice President of Global Hair Care and Oral Care in 2001 and moved to UK. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business and serves on the Supervisory Board of ING Groep NV. He was one of the hostages who were trapped in Taj Hotel, Mumbai during terrorist attack in Mumbai Harish Manwani Who’s Who ?????

24. Ajay Bangapresidentand chief executive officer of MasterCard. He served as business head of CitiFinancial and the U.S. Consumer Assets Division. He graduated with a BA in Economics Honors from Delhi University and is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He serves on the Board of Directors of Kraft Foods Inc. In addition, he is on the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society, has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New York Hall of Science and was a Board member of the National Urban League Who’s Who ?????

25. He is one of the few Indians to head a global multi national company. Alma materIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; Haas School of Business,University of California, Berkeley He received the B C Roy gold medal for the best all round graduating student in 1975. ArunSarin Ex-CEO Vodafone Group Who’s Who ?????

26. Amar Bose Founded Bose Corporation in 1964 In 1968, he invented the 901(R) Direct/Reflecting(R) speaker system. He has over two-dozen patents to his name. He was featured on the 2006 Forbes Billionaires list with a personal wealth of $1.2 billion. He is the founder of Bose Corporation and is known for his pioneering work in the field of acoustics. Who’s Who ?????

27. He was born on June 15, 1950 at Sadulpur, in Churu district of Rajasthan, in a poor family. Graduated from St. Xaviers in Kolkata with a commerce degree in 1969. He acquired the Kensington mansion, the world's most expensive home, from Formula One racing's Bernie Ecclestone for £70 million ($128 million). World's largest steel maker and the third richest man in the world. LakshmiMittal Who’s Who ?????

28. He was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 in the Services Sector The LakshmipatSinghania - IIM Lucknow Young Business Leader Award by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2006. He was also awarded the CNBC First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year 2006. He recently authored a book, ‘It Happened In India’ that captures his entrepreneurial journey and the growth of modern retailing in India. KishoreBiyaniManaging Director of Pantaloon Retail (India) Who’s Who ?????

29. A Past President of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian School of Business and a former Chairman of the Society and Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also serves on the National Executive Committees of some of India’s premier trade and industry bodies. YogeshChanderDeveshwarChairman and Chief Executive Officer of ITC Limited Who’s Who ?????

30. Business Man of the Year 2007 from Business India. Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award 2008. National Statesman for Excellence in Business Practices – Qimpro Platinum Standard 2008 Award by Qimpro Foundation. CNBC TV18 Outstanding Business Leader of the Year 2009 Business Leader of the Year 2009 by Economic Times MR. ANAND G. MAHINDRA Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Who’s Who ?????