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Born April 5, 1908 • India
Died July 6, 1986 (aged 78) • Delhi • India
Political Affiliation Indian National Congress
Notable Family Members daughter Meira Kumar
Sant Fateh Singh
Sikh religious leader
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general
Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian statesman
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian leader
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian political leader
Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das
Indian political leader
Abul Kalam Azad
Abul Kalam Azad
Indian theologian
Prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement
Lajpat Rai
Indian writer and politician
Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Indian nationalist leader
Photo of Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
Indian writer and political leader
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad
president of India
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian political leader
Bhikaiji Cama
Indian activist
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Indian politician and diplomat
Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
prime minister of India
Roy, Manabendra Nath
Manabendra Nath Roy
Indian politician
Statue of Udham Singh
Udham Singh
Indian revolutionary
Gandhi, Kasturba
Kasturba Gandhi
Indian political activist