14
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Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri (Posthumous)
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1966
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1904 - 1966
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2nd Prime Minister of India, Independence activist
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15
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Smt. Indira Gandhi
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1971
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1917 - 1984
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3rd Prime Minister of India
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16
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Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri
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1975
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1894 - 1980
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4th President, Trade unionist
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17
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Shri Kumaraswami Kamraj (Posthumous)
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1976
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1903 - 1975
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Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Independence activist
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18
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Mother Teresa
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1980
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1910 - 1997
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Founder of Missionaries of Charity and a Catholic nun
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19
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Shri Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous)
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1983
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1895 - 1982
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Independence activist and a Social reformer
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20
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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1987
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1890 - 1988
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Independence activist, First non-citizen
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21
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Shri Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran (Posthumous)
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1988
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1917 - 1987
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Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Film actor
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22
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Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar (Posthumous)
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1990
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1891 - 1956
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Crusader against Untouchablity, Chief architect of Indian Constitution, Social Reformer, Dalit Icon, Historian, Economist, scholar, politician
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23
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Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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1990
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b - 1918
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2nd non - citizen and non - Indian recipient, Leader of Anti - Apartheid movement
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24
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Shri Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous)
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1991
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1944 - 1991
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6th Prime Minister of India
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25
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous)
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1991
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1875 - 1950
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Independence activist, 1st Home Minister
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26
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Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
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1991
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1896 - 1995
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4th Prime Minister and Independence activist
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27
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Posthumous)
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1992
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1888 - 1958
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1st Minister of Education and an Independence activist
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28
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Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata
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1992
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1904 - 1993
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Philanthropist and an Industrialist
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