Known as the "Grand Old Man of India", Naoroji was one of the most prominent Indians standing tall amidst the birth of the nascent independence movement. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Also known as Madam Cama, she played a prominent role in the Indian independence movement. She unfurled one of the earliest versions of the flag of independent India on 22 August 1907 and became the first person to hoist the Indian flag in a foreign nation.
An Indian nuclear physicist, Homi Jehangir Bhabha is widely known as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme". In 1945, he founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, where initial research for India’s nuclear programme began.
An Indian journalist, politician, and freedom fighter, Feroze Gandhi was a member of the provincial legislature and the Lok Sabha between 1950 and 1952. He published The National Herald and The Navjivan newspapers.
Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej was an Indian businessman. With his brother, Pirojsha Burjorji, he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor to the modern Godrej Group.
Also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), he was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
Born in 1941, Cyrus S Poonawala founded the Serum Institute of India. The Institute is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer headquartered in Pune which generates close to Rs 6,000 crore in revenue every year.
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