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Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education
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The list Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education includes
Kaka Kalelkar, Kuvempu, R.K. Narayan, Amrita Pritam and O. N. V. Kurup.
The list consists of 42 members.
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Kaka Kalelkar
Gandhian Indian patriot
Overview: Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar (1 December 1885 – 21 August 1981), popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the phi ...Date of birth: 1885Date of death: 1981Age: 95 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActivistGender: Male
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O. N. V. Kurup
Indian writer
Overview: Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award ...Date of birth: 27 May 1931Date of death: 13 February 2016Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Kuvempu
Indian poet
Overview: Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian novelist, poet, playwright, and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest ...Date of birth: 29 December 1894Date of death: 11 November 1994Age: 99 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Poet 0
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R.K. Narayan
Indian novelist
Overview: Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), commonly known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He ...Date of birth: 10 October 1906Date of death: 13 May 2001Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Amrita Pritam
Indian writer
Overview: Amrita Pritam; listen ; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. She is considered the first prominent female Punjabi poet, novelist ...Date of birth: 31 August 1919Date of death: 31 October 2005Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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Mahadevi Varma
Indian writer and poet (1907-1987)
Overview: Mahadevi Varma (24 March 1904 – 11 September 1987) was one of the poets and novelist of Hindi. She is considered as one of the four major pillars of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. She has been ...Date of birth: 26 March 1907Date of death: 11 September 1987Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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Mahasweta Devi
Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist
Overview: Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian writer in Bengali and an activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She was a leftist who ...Date of birth: 14 January 1926Date of death: 28 July 2016Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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John Mathai
Indian politician
Overview: John Matthai CIE (1886-1959) was an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget ...Date of birth: 10 January 1886Date of death: 1959Age: 72 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Politician 0
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Indian mathematician
Overview: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893 – 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for ...Date of birth: 29 June 1893Date of death: 28 June 1972Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ScientistGender: Male 0
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Satyendra Nath Bose
Physicist
Overview: Satyendra Nath Bose FRS, MP (1 January 1894 – 4 February 1974) was an Indian mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early ...Date of birth: 1 January 1894Date of death: 4 February 1974Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: PhysicistGender: Male 0
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C. Rangarajan
Indian politician
Overview: Chakravarthi Rangarajan' (born 1932) is an Indian economist, a former Member of Parliament and 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He is the former Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory ... 0
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Bashir Hussain Zaidi
Indian politicianOverview: Sayyid Bashir Hussain Zaidi, CIE, MP (30 July 1898 – 29 March 1992) was a member of the first Lok Sabha and the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 1956 to 1962. He also served as ...Date of birth: 1898Date of death: 29 March 1992Age: 93 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Military 0
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Giani Gurmukh Singh Mussafir
Indian politician
Overview: Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967.Date of birth: 15 January 1899Date of death: 18 January 1976Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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Dhondo Keshav Karve
Dhondo keshav karve
Date of birth: 18 April 1858Date of death: 9 November 1962Age: 104 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Ramoji Rao
Indian businessman and media entrepreneur
Overview: Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media entrepreneur, and film producer. He was head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production f ...Date of birth: 16 November 1936Date of death: 8 June 2024Age: 87 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Business 0
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John Kenneth Galbraith
American diplomat
Overview: John Kenneth Galbraith OC (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006), also known as Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official and intellectual. A leading proponent of 20th-century ...Date of birth: 15 October 1908Date of death: 29 April 2006Age: 97 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: MaleHeight: 6' 9" (206 cm) 0
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Jagdish Bhagwati
economist
Overview: Jagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati (born July 26, 1934) is an India-born naturalized American economist and University Professor of economics and law at Columbia University. Bhagwati's research includes inter ... 0
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Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
Indian freedom fighter and diplomat
Overview: Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, CIE (18 April 1901 – 1993) was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and administrator.Date of birth: 18 April 1901Date of death: 1993Age: 91 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Activist 0
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Lakshman Shastri Joshi
Indian academicOverview: "Tarkateertha" Lakshman Shastri Joshi (27 January 1901 – 27 May 1994) was an Indian scholar, of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic, and supporter of Indian independence. Mahatma Gandhi ...Date of birth: 1901Date of death: 1994Age: 92 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActivistGender: Male 0
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Sitakant Mahapatra
Indian writer
Overview: Sitakant Mahapatra (born 17 September 1937) is an eminent Indian poet and literary critic in Odia as well as English. He was in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) since 1961 until retiring in 1995 ... 0
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