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Also Known As Mula Sankara • Maharishi Dayanand
Born 1824 • India
Died October 30, 1883 (aged 59) • Ajmer • India
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious leader
Mahadev Govind Ranade
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Indian educator
Yogi Adityanath
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Prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement
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Mahatma Gandhi
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prime minister of India
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Pakistani governor-general
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prime minister of India
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Indira Gandhi
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Subhas Chandra Bose
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