December is the time for remembering the past and reaching toward the future.
Founder of Narmada Bachao Andolan
First Indian woman to win a Grammy
Percussionist
3-time National award winning director of movies such as Gejje Pooje, Sharapanjara, Nagarahavu
Film producer and director - Telugu cinema; founder of Chandamama
80s erotic actress
Sole World War I 'flying ace' from India
Artist who illustrated the Indian constitution
Highest run-getter in women's ODIs
First President of India
Pioneer of parallel cinema
250+ India caps; Has a stadium named after her
8th President of India
Model, runner
Made the first talkie
Three-time Grammy award winner
Former world number one and world champion in shooting
First elected PM of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Fashion designer
Saxophonist
Exponent of performances fusing Bharatanatyam with yoga, and martial arts like Kalaripayattu.
Founder of Tara Books
Electronic music producer
Known for advancing yoga for women
Singer
Deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund
Badminton seven-time National singles champion; Arjuna awardee
Dancer, who fused European theatre technique and Indian classical dance
Photographer
Miss Asia Pacific in the year 2000
Poet, journalist and dancer
Activist; first recipient of Bharat Ratna
Wrestler and former basketball player
Professional racing driver, currently competing in the DTM
Dadasaheb Phalke awardee
Former world champion in chess; India's first grandmaster
Bharat Ratna recipient; former President of India
Firebrand poet, social reformer and polyglot
Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient; "Superstar"
Silver in Tokyo 2020
Writer, who wrote on themes of caste-based poverty and injustice
Activist for reforms, especially for Muslim women
Actor in Telugu cinema
Director of films such as Talvar and Chhapaak
Film Director
Screenwriter, director
Yoga guru
Graphic novelist
Sports commentator, tennis player
One of the greatest of Bollywood's golden age
First Indian golfer to make to the top 50 in the PGA Tour
Footballer
The man who cleaned up the election system
Poet
Mural painter, set designer for films
Activist, who empowered women, esp. in education
11th Chief Justice of India; 6th VP of India
Calligrapher who hand-wrote the Constitution
Model, actor
Photojournalist
Historian; wrote nearly 25 books on Kerala and India
Hockey player; Olympics bronze medallist (1972)
First woman President of India
Character actor in Hindi cinema
Co-founder of Arvind Mills
Actress, producer, former TV presenter
former Air Force chief; Maha Vir Chakra awardee
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer
Jnanpith award winner
Binaca Geetmala radio show host
Cricketer; opening batsman in the 1983 World Cup finals
Mathematician
Tennis player; former captain of Indian Davis Cup team
Freedom fighter, AISF leader
Swami in Malgudi Days
Poet, playwright of Malayalam literature
Fifth PM of India; 'Champion of India's Peasants'
TV journalist; first to interview LTTE chief, V. Prabhakaran
Olympic gold medalist
Fashion and Bollywood photographer
Stand up comic
Actor in Mr India and other films
Director and screenwriter, and the other half of Merchant-Ivory
Bharat Ratna recipient; co-founder of BJP
Educator, Bharat Ratna recipient
Painter, sculptor, muralist
Columnist, writer, humourist
Activist; empowered + rehabilitated those suffering from leprosy
Telugu writer, novelist
Bollywood actor
YouTuber and stand up comic
Former chairman of Tata Sons
"Father of Indian TV quizzing"; host of Mastermind India
Founder of Reliance Industries
"First Superstar of Bollywood"
First Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award
World cup winning wicketkeeper
Founder of Hotmail
Journalist and political analyst
Badminton player; 3-time National Championship winner
Actor, first woman film producer in Hindi film industry, winner of the first Miss India pageant
Led India to a second hat-trick of Olympic golds
Stand-up comic, musician
Mountaineer
Hindustani classical singer
Badminton star; 8 consecutive national titles
