Actress of the Talkies Zubeida, Alam Ara(1931) Actress to win Padma Shri Award Nargis Dutt(1958) Architect Maha Govinda(5th C.BC)
Aryabhatta Medal Winner K.R. Ramanathan(1977) Bharat Ratna Award Winner C.Rajgopalachari( 1954) British Governor General of Indian Union Lord Louis Mountbatten( Aug. 15, 1947-June 20, 1948) Captain of Test Cricket C.K.Nayudu(1932) Century in Test Cricket Lala Amarnath(1933- 1934) Chairman of Rajaya Sabha S.V.Krishnamoorthy( 1952) Chevalier Award Winner Sivaji Ganesan Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen(1950-1958) Chief Justice of India Hiralal J.Kania(1950- 1951) Chief of Air Staff Sir Thomas Elmhirst(1947- 1950) Chief of Army Staff to die in harness B.C.Joshi(1994) Chief of Coast Guard V.A.Kamath(1978- 1980) Chief of Naval Staff R.D.Katari(1958- 1962) Commander-in- Chief K.M.Cariappa( 1949-1953) Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma(1984) Cricketer to have battled in all positions(1 to 11) Vinoo Mankad Dada Saheb Phalke ...
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