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Maraimalai Adigal Maraimalai Adigal (15 July 1876 – 15 September 1950) was a Tamil orator and writer and father of Pure Tamil movement. He was a fervent Tamizh Saivite. He wrote more than 100 books, including works on original poems and dramas, but most famous ...
, Tamil lecturer, scholar and researcher (2007) *
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (2 July 1903 – 17 January 1951) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is pop ...
Cultural icon, nationalist, musician, poet and humanist (2004) *
Salim Ali Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "''Birdman of India''", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across Indi ...
, Ornithologist, explorer, ecologist, teacher and writer (1996) * Dhirubhai Ambani, industrialist of Gujarat (2002) *
B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...
, founder of Navayana Buddhism, architect of the Constitution of India (1966, 1973, 1991, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) *
Annamacharya Tallapaka Annamacharya ( Telugu : తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (IAST: taḷḷapāka annamācārya; 22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a 15th-century Hindu saint and the ea ...
Saint, social reformer and singer-poet (2004) * Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (2005) *
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936) was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of t ...
Congress President Ghazipur *
Frank Anthony Frank Anthony (25 September 1908 – 3 December 1993) was a leader of the Anglo-Indian community in India, and was until his death their nominated representative in the Parliament of India except 6th and 9th Lok Sabha. He served as the pres ...
Parliamentarian, jurist, educationist and philanthropist (2003) * Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra (1987) *
Talimeren Ao Talimeren Ao (28 January 1918 – 13 September 1998) was an Indian footballer and physician from Nagaland. He is best known as the captain of the India national football team in their first ever match after independence. One of the most famous ...
, footballer and physician (2018) * M. V. Arunachalam, businessman and Chairman of
Murugappa Group Murugappa Group is an Indian conglomerate founded in 1900. The Group has 28 businesses including nine companies listed on the NSE and the BSE. Headquartered in Chennai, the major companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal Ltd., Cho ...
(2018) *
Rukmini Devi Arundale Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Shastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986)Sharma, Shoba and Gangadean, Ashok (January 31, 2004 Naatya.org. Retrieved on 10 December 2018. was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian c ...
(1987) * Veeran Azhagu Muthu Kone ((2015)


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* Bhagwan Baba, Ascetic, mystic and saint-poet (2002) * Sant Gadge Baba Religious philosopher, social reformer and saint (1998) *
Sai Baba of Shirdi Sai Baba of Shirdi (c. 1838? - died 15 October 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master and fakir, considered to be a saint, revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees during and after his lifetime. According to a ...
, saint and fakir, cross-denominational spiritual master (2008, 2017) *
Harivansh Rai Bachchan Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is be ...
, Hindi writer and poet (2003) * Ecoman Vijaypal Baghel, environmentalist (2001) *
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (25 April 1919 – 17 March 1989) was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh. Personal life He was born on 25 Apr ...
, politician (2018) *
Allah Jilai Bai Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902 – 3 November 1992) was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India. Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons from Ustad Hu ...
(2003) * Kanika Bandopadhyay, Exponent of Rabindra Sangeet (2002) *
Tarashankar Bandopadhyay Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (23 July 1898 – 14 September 1971) was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. ...
, Bangla Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998) * Sibnath Banerjee (1997) *
Thakkar Bapa Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar, popularly known as Thakkar Bapa (29 November 1869 – 20 January 1951) was an Indian social worker who worked for upliftment of tribal people in Gujarat state in India. He became a member of the Servants of India ...
, Social Worker (1969) * Radha Gobinda Baruah (2000) * Panna Lal Barupal (2006) * Basaveswara, Social reformer, From Karnataka (1997) *
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as Beypore Sulthan, was a writer of Malayalam literature. He was a writer, humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer, noted for his path-breaking, ...
(2009) *
D.R. Bendre Dattātreya Rāmachandra Bēndre (31 January 1896 – 26 October 1981), popularly known as Da Rā Bēndre, is generally considered the greatest Kannada lyric poet of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the history of Kannada ...
, Kannada Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998) * Homi Bhaba (1996) *
Rajarshi Bhagyachandra Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba (also Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra, Jai Singh Maharaja) (1748–1799) was a Meitei monarch of the 18th century CE. The inventor of the Manipuri Raas Leela dance, with his daughter ''Shija Lailoibi'' playing as Radha at ...
(2000) * M. Bhaktavatsalam (2008) * Raja Bhamashah (2000) * Neeraja Bhanot, Indian Flight Attendant and Ashok Chakra Winner (2004) *
Subramania Bharati C. Subramania Bharathi Birth name: C. Subramaniyan, the person's given name: Subramaniyan, father's given name: Chinnaswami. (C. Subramaniyan by the prevalent patronymic initials as prefix naming system in Tamil Nadu and it is Subramaniyan C ...
, poet and statesman (1960) * Mukut Behari Bhargava (2003) * Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande musician (1961) * Acharya Bhikshu, Founder of
Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
Svetambar Terapanth sect (2004) * Brajlal Biyani (2002) *Sree Sree Borda (2010) * Jagadis Chandra Bose, scientist (1958) *
Louis Braille Louis Braille (; ; 4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing system, named braille after him, intended for use by visually impaired people. His system is used worldwide and remains virtu ...
(2009) * Swami Brahmanand, Freedom fighter, member of parliament, social reformer (1997) *
Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...
(1956, 2007) *
S.D. Burman Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one ...
, Music composer and singer (2007)


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Bhikaiji Cama Bhikaiji Rustom CamaBhi''ai''- (with aspirated ''-kh-'') is the name as it appears in the biographies. Another common form is Bhi''ai''- (with unaspirated ''-k-''), as it appears on the postage stamp. The name is also frequently misspelled 'Bhi ...
, Freedom Fighter (1962) * William Carey, missionary *
M C Chagla Mahomedali Currim Chagla (30 September 1900 – 9 February 1981) was an Indian jurist, diplomat, and Cabinet Minister who served as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 1947 to 1958. Early life and education Born on 30 September 1 ...
, Jurist, judge, educationist, diplomat, Union Cabinet Minister and Statesman (2004) *
Arun Kumar Chanda Arun Kumar Chanda ( bn, অরুণ কুমার চন্দ, Orun Kumar Chondo; 1899–1947), was an Indian independence activist from Cachar district of Assambr>The Government of India issued a stamp in his honour. He was a social worke ...
(2000) *
Krishan Chander Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated in English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections o ...
, author (2017) *
Prabodh Chandra Prabodh Chandra may refer to: * Prabodh Chandra Bagchi, academician * Prabodh Chandra Goswami, teacher * Prabodh Chandra Sengupta, academician * Prabodh Chandra Dey, Indian singer * Prabodh Chandra (politician) {{given name Hindu given names In ...
(2005) * Thakur Anukul Chandra (1987) * Damodar Hari Chapekar, revolutionary (2018) *
Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his ca ...
, king during the Chahamanas of Shakambhari dynasty (2000, 2018: series of 4 stamps) * Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, poet (1976) *
S.B. Chavan Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004) was an Indian politician who served twice as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 26 June 1988. He was Finance Minister of India from 1988 ...
, politician (2007) * Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1987) * A. M. M. Murugappa Chettiar (2005) * Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (1987) * R.M. Algappa Chettiar (2007) *
S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar ''Diwan Bahadur'' Sir Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Annamalai Chettiar, Raja of Chettinad KCSI (30 September 1881 – 15 June 1948) was an Indian industrialist, banker, educationist and philanthropist from Tamil Nadu. He is the founder of Annam ...
(1980) * Calava Cunnan Chetty, founder of a university in Tamil Nadu (2019) *
Chhatrasal Chhatrasal Bundela (4 May 1649 – 20 December 1731) was an Indian warrior and ruler from the Bundela Rajput clan, who fought against the Mughal Empire, and established his own kingdom in Bundelkhand during the 17th-18th centuries. Early l ...
, Bundela Ruler (1987) *
Dheeran Chinnamalai Dheeran Chinnamalai (17 April 1756 – 31 July 1805) was a Palayakkarar and Pattakarar who fought against the British East India Company. Early life Dheeran Chinnamalai was born on April 17, 1756 in present-day Kangeyam, to a noble family. Hi ...
(2005) *
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...
, Music composer for the Piano (2001) *
Jaglal Choudhary Jaglal Choudhary (5 February 1895 – 1975) was an Indian independence activist, dalit leader and politician from Bihar, India. He was also a reformer who championed the causes of women's rights, emancipation of dalits, education and land refo ...
(2000) * T.B. Cunha, Goan freedom Fighter (1998)


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Jawaharlal Darda Jawaharlal Amolakchand Darda (2 July 1923 – 25 November 1997), known popularly as Babuji, was an Indian freedom fighter and a senior Indian National Congress politician. He was the founding editor of Lokmat group of newspapers (now Lokmat Med ...
(2005) * Baba Raghav Das, Ascetic, reformer and freedom fighter (1998) * Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das (1998) *
Lala Deen Dayal Raja Lala Deen Dayal (; 1844–1905; also written as 'Din Dyal' and 'Diyal' in his early years), famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an Indian photographer. His career began in the mid-1870s as a commissioned photographer; eventually he set ...
(2006) * D. B. Deodhar, Cricket Player (1996) * C. D. Deshmukh (2004) * Nanaji Deshmukh, politician (2017) *
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an ac ...
(2002) * Ashapoorna Devi, Bangla Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998) * Bishnu Dey, Bangla Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998) * Ramdhari Singh Dinkar *
Dnyaneshwar Sant Dnyaneshwar (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ɲaːn̪eʃʋəɾ, also referred to as Jnaneshwar, Jnanadeva, Dnyandev or Mauli or Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni (1275–1296), was a 13th-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi ...
, saint (1997) * Kunji Lal Dubey (1996) *
Henry Dunant Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant; 8 May 182830 October 1910), also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss humanitarian, businessman, and social activist. He was the visionary, promoter, and co-founder of the Red Cross. In 1901, he received the ...
, Red Cross founder (1957) *
Guru Dutt Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), better known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer, and writer.Rajadhyaksha, Ashish, and Paul Willemen. 9941998''Encyclopedia of India ...
, Director, actor and film producer (2004) *
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (19 August 190719 May 1979) was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar. He penned numerous novels, collections of essays, historical research on medieval religious movements of India especially K ...
, Hindi author (1997)


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Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...
(1902) *
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theor ...
, physicist (2005) * Eknath, saint (2003)


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Lalan Fakir Lalon ( bn, লালন; 14 October 1772 – 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir, Shahji and titled Fakir, Shah, was a prominent Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Regarded as an icon of ...
(2003)


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* D.R. Gadgil, Economist (2008) * Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaikwad (2002) *
Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 and was al ...
, Politician and Indian Prime Minister (1984, 1985) *
Kasturba Gandhi Kasturbai Mohandas Gandhi (, born Kasturbai Gokuldas Kapadia; 11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist. She married Mohandas Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1883. With her husband and her eldest so ...
(1996) *
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
(1948, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018: series of 7 stamps for 150th birthday & 2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Mandela stamp, 2019: series of 5 stamps for 150th birthday) *
Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to beco ...
(2004) *
Sanjay Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician and the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi. He was a member of parliament, Lok Sabha and the Nehru–Gandhi family. During his lifetime, he was widely expected ...
(1981) * Virchand Gandhi, 19th Century Indian Legend (2009) *
Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...
(2006) * Tyagamurti Goswami Ganeshdutt (1987) *
Balwant Gargi Balwant Gargi (4 December 1916 – 22 April 2003) was an Indian Punjabi language dramatist, theatre director, novelist, and short story writer, and academic. Early life On 4 December 1916, in Canal House in Sehna, Barnala (Punjab), Balwant Gar ...
, writer and academic (2017) * B D Garware, Industrialist (2004) *
George V of the United Kingdom George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...
(1911) *
George VI of the United Kingdom George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of In ...
(1937) *
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, poet (1953) * Ghantasala, Playback singer and music director (2003) * Guru Ghasidas (1987) *
Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily rememb ...
, Script writer and Film Director (2007) * Santidev Ghose (2002) *
V.K. Gokak Vinayaka Krishna Gokak (9 August 1909 – 28 April 1992), abbreviated in Kannada as Vi. Kru. Gokak, was an Indian historian and writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was the fifth writer to be ho ...
, Kannada Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998) * Bhaskar Vishwananth Ghokale (2019) *
Aloysius Gonzaga Aloysius de Gonzaga ( it, Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 156821 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epi ...
(2001) * Sagarmal Gopa, Freedom fighter (1986) *
Tripuraneni Gopichand Tripuraneni Gopichand (8 September 1910 – 2 November 1962) was a Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright, film director, and a radical humanist. Gopichand was the son of renowned social reformer and play writer Tripu ...
, Telugu Novelist and Film Director (2011) *
Narayan Ganesh Goray Narayan Ganesh Gore ( Devanagari: नारायण गणेश गोरे) (1907–1 May 1993) was a socialist leader and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Early life He was born in the town of Hindale in Konkan. He received h ...
(1998) * Babu Gulabrai, writer and philosopher (2002) *
D. V. Gundappa Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (17 March 1887 – 7 October 1975), popularly known as DVG, was an Indian writer, poet and philosopher in Kannada-language. He is one of the stalwarts of modern Kannada literature. His most notable work is th ...
, Kannada poet (1988) * Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' (1997) *
Sane Guruji Pandurang Sadashiv Sane ( mar, पांडुरंग सदाशिव साने; ; 24 December 1899 – 11 June 1950), also known as ''Sane Guruji'' (Guruji meaning "respected teacher") by his students and followers, was a Marathi autho ...
, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001)


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* Waldemar Haffkine, Plague Vaccine formulator (1960) * Hafiz (2004) *
Lala Hardayal Lala Har Dayal Mathur (Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਹਰਦਿਆਲ; 14 October 1884 – 4 March 1939) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple ...
, Freedom Fighter (1987) * Matangini Hazra (2002) * Walchand Hirachand (2004) * Dr. Hiralal (1987) *
Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain ( ur, , link=no) is the name of: * Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India * Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor * Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player * ...
(1998)


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* Vaidyanatha Iyer, freedom fighter, Madurai, Tamil Nadu (1999)


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* Dr. Jagdish Chandra Jain (1998) * Jayadeva * Sir Phiroze Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy, financier, philanthropist (1959) *
Sir William Jones Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist, a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India. He is particularly known for his proposition of th ...
(1997)


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Kabir Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das ...
, poet/saint (1953, 2004) * Mohammad Kabiruddin (2019) * Zorawar Singh Kahluria, general in the Sikh Empire (2000) *
Pratap Singh Kairon Partap Singh Kairon (1 October 1901 – 6 February 1965) was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province (then comprising Punjab, Haryana and part of Himachal Pradesh), and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Provi ...
(2005) *
Hemu Kalani Hemu Kalani (, 23 March 1923 – 21 January 1943) was a revolutionary and freedom fighter during the Indian Independence Movement. He was a leader of Swaraj Sena, a student organisation which was affiliated with All India Students Federation (AISF ...
* Ayyan Kali (2002) *
Kalidasa Kālidāsa (''fl.'' 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata and t ...
, poet (1960) * Vi. Kalyanasundarnar (2005) * Krishan Kant (2005) * K. Shivarama Karanth, Kannada Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (2003) *
Dhondo Keshav Karve '' Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. He advocated widow remarriage and he himself married a widow. Karve was a pioneer in ...
, educator (1958) *Dr. Kailash Nath Katju, Freedom fighter (1987) *
Udumalai Narayana Kavi [https://idhatri.com/udumalai-narayana-kavi/ Udumalai Narayana KavUdumalai Narayana Kavi Udumalai Narayana Kavi (25 September 1899 – 23 May 1981) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in Tamil films. Early life Udumalai Narayana w ...
(2008) *C. Kesavan, politician (2018) *Vakkom Abdul Khader (1998) *Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (2003) *Hakim Ajmal Khan, Freedom fighter (1987) *Mehboob Khan (2007) *Syed Ahmad Khan (1998) *
Ustad Bismillah Khan Bismillah Khan (born Amaruddin Khan, 21 March 1916 – 21 August 2006), often referred to by the title ''Ustad'', was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. While the shehnai had long held imp ...
, Shehnai maestro (2008) * Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan (2000) *Ustad Sabri Khan, sarangi musician (2018) * Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (1998) *
Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...
, Actor (2013) * Martin Luther King Jr. (1969, 2008) * S.L. Kirloskar (2003) *
Saifuddin Kitchlew Saifuddin Kitchlew (15 January 1888 – 9 October 1963) was an Indian independence activist, barrister, politician and later a leader of the peace movement. A member of Indian National Congress, he first became Punjab Provincial Congress Comm ...
, freedom fighter (1989) * Jhalkari Bai Koli (2001) *
Abai Qunanbaiuly Ibrahim (Abai) Qunanbaiuly ( kk, Абай Құнанбайұлы, ; russian: Абай Кунанбаев; ) was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cul ...
(1996) * Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, mathematician, statistician, and polymath (2008) * T.T. Krishnamachari (2002) *
Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected th ...
(1987) *
Hemant Kumar Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemant Kumar and Hemanta Mukherjee, was a legendary Indian music composer and playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, as well as other Indian ...
(2003) *
Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...
(2003) * Tirupur Kumaran, Freedom fighter (2004) * Hanagal Kumaraswamiji, saint, holy leader (2017) *Pandit
Hridya Nath Kunzru Hridya Nath Kunzru (1 October 1887– 3 April 1978) was an Indian freedom fighter and public figure. He was a long-time Parliamentarian, serving in various legislative bodies at the Provincial and Central level for nearly four decades. He was a m ...
, Freedom fighter (1987) *
G. Sankara Kurup G. Sankara Kurup, (3 June 1901 – 2 February 1978) also referred to as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was an Indian poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the greats of Malayalam poetry, he was the first r ...
(2003) *
Kusumagraj Vishnū Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was an Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived ...
(2003) *
Swami Kuvalayananda Swami Kuvalayananda (born Jagannatha Ganesa Gune, 30 August 1883 – 18 April 1966) was a yoga guru, researcher, and educator primarily known for his pioneering research into the scientific foundations of yoga. He started research on yoga in 19 ...
(2019) * M.M. Kuzhiveli (2019)


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* Mohammad Abdul Aziz Lakhnawi (2019) * V Lakshminarayana (2004) * Rukmini Lakshmipathi (1997) * Nupee Lal (2004) *
Henning Holck-Larsen Henning Holck-Larsen (4 July 1907 – 27 July 2003) was a Danish engineer who co-founded the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Early life and career Henning Holck-Larsen was educated at the University of Copenhagen (and what is no ...
, cofounder of Larsen and Tubro (2008) * Laxmibai, Rani of Jhansi (1957) *
Madhu Limaye Madhu Limaye (1 May 1922 – 8 January 1995), full name: Madhukar Ramchandra Limaye, was an Indian socialist essayist and activist, particularly active in the 1970s. A follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and a fellow-traveller of George Fernandes, he wa ...
(1997) *
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...
(2008) *
Ram Manohar Lohia Ram Manohar Lohia ; (23 March 1910 – 12 October 1967) was an activist in the Indian independence movement and a socialist political leader. During the last phase of British rule in India, he worked with the Congress Radio which was broadcast ...
(1997) * Narayan Meghaji Lokhande (2005) * Harchand Singh Longowal (1987)


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*
Anandamayi Ma Anandamayi Ma (''née'' Nirmala Sundari; 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was an Indian saint and yoga guru, described by Sivananda Saraswati (of the Divine Life Society) as he most perfect flower the Indian soil has produced Precognition, ...
(1987) *
Madhubala Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress and producer who worked in Hindi-language films. She ranked as one of the highest-paid entertainers in India in the post-independence era ...
, Film Actress (2008) *
Mehr Chand Mahajan Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan (1889–1967) was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that he was the Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh and played a key role in the ...
, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (2017) * Begum Hazrat Mahal (1984) *
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishn ...
(1986) * Gulabrao Maharaj, philosopher and Hindi saint (2018)) * Kakaji Maharaj (2003) * Sant
Santaji Jagnade Shri Santaji Jagnade Maharaj (1624–1688) was one of fourteen cymbal players employed by Shri Tukaram Maharaja, a prominent Marathi Sant. Jagnade wrote their own Abhangs and also recorded several of Tukaram's Abhangs, He belonged to the Teli ...
Maharaj (2009) *
Sri Ramana Maharshi Ramana Maharshi (; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage and '' jivanmukta'' (liberated being). He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. He was born in Tiruchuli, T ...
(1998) * Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab (2000) *
Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under A ...
, Indian king (1967) * Mahadevappa Mailar, martyr (2018) * Asrar Ul Haq 'Majaaz', Urdu Poet (2008) * Madan Mohan Malaviya, educator (1961) * B. P. Mandal (2001) *
Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the ...
, (2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Gandhi stamp) * Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw, Indian Army Officer (2008) *
Vinoo Mankad Mulvantrai Himmatlal "Vinoo" Mankad (; 12 April 1917 – 21 August 1978) was an Indian cricketer who appeared in 44 Test matches for India between 1946 and 1959. He was best known for his world record setting opening partnership of 413 runs wi ...
, Cricket Player (1996) *
Murasoli Maran Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for 3 ...
(2004) *
Chandragupta Maurya Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) was a ruler in Ancient India who expanded a geographically-extensive kingdom based in Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. The Maurya kingdom expanded to become an emp ...
(2001) *
Meera Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...
, princess (1953) *
Balwantrai Mehta Balwantrai Mehta ( – ) was an Indian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Gujarat state, India. He participated in Indian independence movement and later held various public offices. He is considered as the 'Architect of ''Pa ...
(2000) * Dinshaw Mehta (2019) * A.V. Meiyappan (2006) *
Vijay Merchant Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhav Thackersey (12 October 1911 – 27 October 1987) was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay c ...
, Cricket Player (1996) *
Dwarka Prasad Mishra Dwarka Prasad Mishra (1901–1988) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for two terms during the 1960s. An Indian freedom fighter an ...
(2001) * Narendra Mohan (2003) * Atukuri Molla, poet (2017) * Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Nationalist (2001) * Lord Mountbatten of Burma, last viceroy and first governor-general of India *
Muddana Nandalike Lakshminaranappa, known by his pseudonym Muddana ( Kannada:ಮುದ್ದಣ; 24 January 1870 – 15 February 1901), was a Kannada writer and a Yakshagana poet. He was also known as ''Mahakavi'' ("Great Poet") or ''Mahakavi Muddana'' ...
, poet (2017) *
Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...
, Playback singer (2003) *
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (15 April 1901 – 27 May 1986) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served three short terms as the fourth and sixth Chief Minister of West Bengal. He hailed from Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West B ...
(2002) * Muktai, Poet-saint (2003) * Pankaj Kumar Mullick (2006) * Giani Gurumukh Singh Musafir, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001)


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* Rani Velu Nachchiyar (2008) * Harakh Chand Nahata (2009) * J. P. Naik (2007) *
C. Sankaran Nair Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, CIE (11 July 1857 – 24 April 1934) was a lawyer who also served as a President of the Indian National Congress in 1897 at the meeting held at Amravati. He wrote ''Gandhi and Anarchy'' (1922). Early life and educati ...
, Nationalist (2001) *
E.M.S. Namboodiripad Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly known as EMS, was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957–1959 and then again in 1967–1969. A ...
, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001) *
Dadabhai Naoroji Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825 – 30 June 1917) also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India", was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who served as 2nd, 9th, and 22nd President of t ...
, businessman, British MP, co-founder Indian National Congress (2017) * Raj Narain (2007) * Jaiprakash Narayan * R. K. Narayan, Writer (2009) *
Nargis Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she made her screen debut in a minor role ...
, actress and parliament member (1993) * Col. C.K. Nayudu, Cricket Player (1996) *Jawaharlal Nehru, Political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent India (1997, 2005) *Kamala Nehru *Motilal Nehru, freedom leader (1961) *Rameshwari Nehru, Women's rights campaigner (1987) *S. Nijalingappa, Ex chief minister Of Karnataka, Former of Modern Karnataka (2003) *U Kiang Nongbah, Nationalist (2001)


P

*Shastri Shankar Daji Pade (2019) *Bipin Chandra Pal, freedom leader (1958) *Dr. B.P. Pal (2008) *Nanabhoy Palkhivala (2004) *Chittu Pandey *Mangal Pandey *Marudhu Pandiar Brothers (2004) *Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (2000) *A.T. Paneerselvam (2008) *P N Panicker (2004) *Pāṇini (2004) *Govindaro Pansare (2003) *Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Saint (1967) *Chaudhary Brahm Parkash, Leader and former chief minister of Delhi (2001) *Maharaja Bijli Pasi (2000) *Swaminarayan Sampradaya#Gunatit Samaj, Babubhai Patel, Pappaji on the "Pappaji and Kakaji" stamp, brothers and co-founders of the Yogi Divine Society (2018) *Swaminarayan Sampradaya#Gunatit Samaj, Dadubhai Patel, Kakaji on the "Pappaji and Kakaji" stamp, brothers and co-founders of the Yogi Divine Society (2018) *Manoharbhai Patel (2007) *Vithalbhai Patel, Political Leader (1973) *Vithalrao Vikhe Patil (2002) *Biju Patnaik, politician (2018) *Shivahirao Ganesh Patwardhan, freedom fighter, physician, devoted efforts to leprosy patients (2017) *Ram Chand Paul, scientist, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University (2019) *Sheikh Tambi Pavalar (2008) *Devaneya Pavanar, Tamil author (2006) *Baji Rao Peshwa (2004) *Savitribai Phule (1998) *Kavimani Desika Vinayagam Pillai (2005) *Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (2003) *T.V. Sambasivam Pillai (2019) *Rajesh Pilot, politician (2008) *S.K. Pottekkatt (2003) *Kavi Pradeep (2011) *Swami Pranavananda (2002) *Saint Mahamati Prannath, follower and namesake of Pranami tradition of Hinduism (2019) *Jagdev Prasad (2001) *L.V. Prasad, Film actor, producer and director (2006) *Kuvempu, K.V. Puttappa, writer (1998, 2017)


R

*Bishnu Prasad Rabha (2009) *Mohammad Rafi (2003) *Bishwanath Rai (2006) *Kuber Nath Rai, Sanskrit writer and scholar (2019) *P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, politician (1999) *Shrimad Rajchandra, poet, mystic and philosopher (2017) *Alluri Sitarama Raju, Freedom fighter (1986) *V.K. Rajwade (2003) *M. G. Ramachandran, politician and actor (2017) *Tripuraneni Ramaswamy, Freedom Fighter (1987) *N.G. Ranga, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001) *Swami Ranganathananda, Swami Rangnathananda Maharaj (2008) *Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (2000) *Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (2002) *Kotamaraju Rama Rao (1997) *Durgadas Rathore (2003) *Sant Ravidas (2001) *Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (2011) *Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, Politician (2010) *Anand Rishiji (2002) *Svetoslav Roerich (2004) *Bimal Roy (2007) *Lt. Indra Lal Roy, Fighter Pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross (1998) *M.N. Roy, Freedom Fighter (1987) *Prafulla Chandra Roy, Scientist (1961)


S

*Bhim Sen Sachar, Freedom fighter (1986) *Muhammad Ismail Sahib (1996) *Bhisham Sahni, writer and actor (2017) *Jubba Sahni, Freedom fighter and revolutionary (2001) *Veer Surendra Sai, Freedom fighter (1986) *Chandraprava Saikiani (2002) *Maharshi Bulusu Sambamurthy (2008) *Damodaram Sanjivayya, Politician and chief minister (2008) *Rahul Sankrityayan *Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (2000) *Krishna Nath Sarmah, Nationalist (2001) *V.G.Suryanarayana Sastriar, Tamil scholar and writer (2007) *Anna Bhau Sathe (2002) *S. Satyamurti, Freedom fighter (1987) *Thakur Satyananda (2002) *Viswanatha Satyanarayana, writer (2017) *Savitri (actress), Savithri (2011) *Krishna Gopal Saxena (2019) *Madhavrao Scindia (2005) *Samanta Chandra Sekhar (2001) *Bhaskara Sethupathy (2004) *Muhammed Abdurahiman Shahib (1998) *Shanker Dayal Sharma (2000) *Somnath Sharma, Major Somnath Sharma, Paramveer Chakra (2003) *Indra Chandra Shastri (2004) *Ma Po Shivagnanam (2006) *Shivaji, Maratha King (1961) *Swami Shraddhanand (1970) *Baikunth Shukla, Freedom fighter and revolutionary (2001) *Raj Kumar Shukla, Freedom fighter, friend of Gandhi (2000, 2018) *Shrilal Shukla, writer (2017) *Yogendra Shukla, Freedom fighter and revolutionary (2001) *Radhanath Sikdar (2004) *M. Singaravelar (2006) *Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force (2019) *Bhagat Puran Singh (2004) *Giani Zail Singh (1995) *Nain Singh, pundit (2004) *Satyendra Narain Singh, freedom fighter & Bihar chief minister *Shyam Narayan Singh, Freedom fighter and legislator from Bihar (2012) *Shambhunath Singh, freedom fighter and writer (2017) *Suraj Narain Singh (2001) *Veer Narayan Singh, patriot (1987) *Padampat Singhania (2005) *Basawon Singh (Sinha), Basawon Sinha (2000) *Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Freedom Fighter & First Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (1988) *Alluri Sitaramaraju, Freedom fighter (1986) *Swami Sivananda (1986) *Dr. T.S. Soundram (2005) *Rettamalai Srinivasan, R. Srinivasan (2000) *Potti Sriramulu (2000) *NMR Subbaraman (2006) *Yellapragada Subbarao, Scientist (1995) *M. S. Subbulakshmi (2005) *K Subrahmanyam (2004) *Tipu Sultan, Sultan of Mysore and Freedom fighter (1974) *Sant Kavi Sunderdas (1997) *Bhaktivedanta Swami (1997) *Janardan Swami (Saivite, 1914–1989) (2003) *Siddhar Swamigal (2004) *Swami Swaroopanandji (2003)


T

*Rabindranath Tagore, poet (1953, 1961, 1987) *Oliver Tambo, Oliver Reginald Tambo, politician (2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Deendayal Upadhyaya stamp) *Purushottam Das Tandon, freedom fighter (1982) *Tansen, Singer (1986) *Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, industrialist (2008) *J.R.D. Tata, industrialist (1958) *Sachin Tendulkar (2013) *Mother Teresa, Humanitarian, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (1980, 1997) *Nikola Tesla, inventor and engineer (2018: India–Serbia Joint Issue, with Tesla stamp) *Prabodhankar Thackeray (2002) *Omkarnath Thakur, Classical Singer (1997) *Iyothee Thass, Pandit Iyothee Thass (2005) *P.M. Thevar (1995) *K. Raghavan Thirumulpad, scholar and physician (2019) *Thiruvalluvar, Tamil poet (1960) *Bal Gangadhar Tilak, independence leader (1956) *Brihaspati Dev Triguna, expert in traditional medicine of pulse diagnosis (2019) *Rasa shastra#Rasa Prakasha Sudhakara, Acharya Yadavji Trikam, practitioner of traditional ancient Indian medicine (2019) *Tukaram, Sant Tukaram (2002) *Tulsidas, poet and saint (1953) *Tyagaraja, musician (1961)


U

*Deendayal Upadhyaya, politician (2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Oliver Reginald Tambo stamp)


V

*Vallabhsuri, Jain monasticism, Jain saint (2009) *Arutprakasa Vallalar Chidambaram Ramalinga Swamigal, Saint Vallalar (2007) *Thillaiyadi Valliammai (2008) *G. Varadaraj (2006) *Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier, Founder of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal (2002) *Thirumuruga Kirubananda Variyar (2006) *Raja Ravi Varma, Painter and artist (1971) *S. S. Vasan (2004) *M. L. Vasanthakumari, Carnatic musician and singer (2018) * Sadhu T. L. Vaswani, Educationist (1969) *Sardar A. Vedaratnam (1998) *Randhir Prasad Verma, Superintendent of Police and Ashok Chakra Winner (2004) *Victoria of the United Kingdom (1854) *Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Educator and social reformer (1970) *Tenneti Viswanatham (2004) *Visvesvarayya, The Great engineer and statesman from Karnataka (1960) *Swami Vivekananda, monk (2013, 2018: India–Serbia Joint Issue) *Pandit Suryanarayan Vyas, Author (2002)


Y

*Ram Sewak Yadav (1997) *Sheel Bhadra Yajee (2001) *Yashpal (2003) *Paramahansa Yogananda, monk, yogi and guru (1977, 2017) *Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (2019)


Z

*Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, Missionary (2006)


French India


See also

*List of postage stamps of India


References

* {{cite book, title=Who's who on Indian stamps (451 brief biographies), year=1999, publisher=Mohan B. Daryanani, isbn=84-931101-0-8, ref=Mo Lists of people on postage stamps, India Lists of Indian people, Stamps Postage stamps of India India communications-related lists, Stamps