The purple berries of the thorny bilberry bushes, ripening in May and June. Wild strawberries, growing in shady places like spots of blood on the deep green monsoon grass.
Eight-time national champ for TT
Actress; Miss World 1997
Playback singer; music director
Filmmaker par excellence
Cartoonist
Cueist; First Indian world champion in any sport
Fashion designer
Former defence minister of India; Gave the longest speech in the UN Security Council
Record for most nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Telecom entrepreneur and inventor
Professional golfer
Publisher of The Hindu
Cartoonist and environmentalist
Seventh President of India
PVC awardee, for his role in Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Sports shooter; 2012 Olympics bronze medalist
Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer
Singer, songwriter, talk show host
Lawyer, activist, and politician
Penned the national anthem; Nobel Prize for literature in 1913
Indologist, Bharat Ratna recipient
Writer, biographer
Fashion designer
A pioneer of Indian pop music
Singer; 'Queen of thumri'
Stand up comic
Athlete; national champion in 800 metres for 14 years
Mentor of M.K. Gandhi and Jinnah
Former Indian cricket team captain
Actress and dancer
Youngest recipient of PVC at 19 years of age
Standup comic; known for crowd participation
Indian writer of English literature
Classical dancer
Philosopher, author, and public speaker
MD of Cyrus Poonawalla group; founded the Serum Institute of India
Badminton national champion
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Nutritionist; pioneer in hospitality education in India
Bharatanatyam dancer
Playback singer, songwriter
Jnanpith Award winner; Odia poet and novelist
Former President of India
Film director and screenwriter
Actress, model, Miss World 2017
Quadriplegic wheelchair tennis player
Six-time Filmfare award winner
Novelist, poet
Doctor of traditional Tibetan medicine
Film historian, documentary filmmaker, co-creator of Ek Anek aur Ekta
Biophysical scientist
Silver medallist at the Asian Games (2002 & 2006)
Ghazal singer
Microbiologist, professor, MP
Woman International Master in chess
Kathakali percussionist and actor
11th prime minister of India
Noted sculptor
Poet and author
Playwright, actor, director, Kannada writer
6th President of India
Maker of films such as Moondram Pirai
PVC recipient
Player turned commentator
First Hindi poet to receive Jnanpith award
Malayalam film superstar
Dancer, choreographer
Carnatic vocalist
Environmental activist; founder of Awaaz Foundation
Vir Chakra awardee for his role in the Kargil War
Developmental worker; Director of SEWA
Politician
Herpetologist; Founder of Madras Snake Park + Madras Crocodile Bank
11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Actor and television presenter
First Indian woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest
Ecologist, author; Founder of Centre for Ecological Sciences
Former Editor-in-Chief of CNN-IBN
"KJo"; owner of Dharma Productions
Founder of Indian Independence League
Music director, violinist
Spearheaded enactment of RTI
Double Olympic medallist
Guinness Record for acting in over 1,000 films
Firebrand cricketer, coach; "tracer bullet"
Olympic bronze medal winning hockey goalie
Architect, urbanist, author and photo-artist.
Actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years
Fashion designer; gay rights activist
Credited with developing indigenous production of diesel after Independence
Third-youngest person to achieve the title of grandmaster
Journalist, editor; Founder of The Modern Review (1907-1995)
Actor
Sound editor; won Academy Award for Slumdog Millionaire
One of the highest-paid TV actresses; TV show anchor
Musicologist, harmonium player
Actor, stand-up comic: scored a Netflix special
Journalist; founder of Outlook
Music composer for Indian new wave cinema