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Legends of Rajathan

Business

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Kumar Mangalam Birla

Kumar Mangalam Birla is an Indian industrialist of Rajasthani descent and the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of India's largest conglomerate corporations. He is also the Birla Institute of Technology and Science's Chancellor. KM Birla, a chartered accountant by profession, received a commerce degree from the HR College in Mumbai and an MBA in HR from the London Business School, where he is also an Honorary Fellow. He founded Mission 2012 and Vision 2020 after becoming chancellor of BITS Pilani University, with the aim of making BITS one of the world's top universities.

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Anand Piramal

Piramal Group's Executive Director, Anand Piramal was born on October 25, 1985 in Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Anand earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in Boston. In 2018, he received the Young Business Leader of the Year award. Anand founded Piramal eSwasthya in 2012 with the aim of promoting health care.

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Laxmi Niwas Mittal

Laxmi Niwas Mittal is the chairman and CEO of Arcelor, the world's largest steelmaker, as well as the director of Karrick Limited. Mittal was born in Sadulpur, Rajasthan, on June 15, 1950. In 2008, he received the Padma Vibhushan award.

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Kishore Biyani

Kishore Biyani is the CEO and Chairmen of Future Group. He is the founder of retail companies such as Big Bazaar and Pantaloon Retail. He is the owner of the Bengal Warriors football team, the most productive team in the pro kabaddi league.

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H.S. Ranka

H S Ranka was born on 3 November 1939 in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, and is best known as the founder and chairman of Modern Group, which includes Modern Insulators, Modern Threads, Modern Syntex, Modern Suitings, Modern Denim, Modern Petrofill, and Modern Petrochemicals. Ranka won the Indian Government's 'Udyog Patra' award in 1978, as well as the Rajasthan Financial Corporation's Silver Shield.

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Desh Bandhu Gupta

Desh Bandhu Gupta, a former chemistry professor who hailed from Rajasthan, moved to Mumbai to work for a multinational pharmaceutical firm. Yearning to do more, he dipped into his wife's savings to buy a tiny vitamin company in 1968 and started focusing on making drugs to treat tuberculosis. The company he founded, Lupin, is India's second largest generics firm and listed on the Bombay stock exchange; in 2016 it drew more than half its $2.5 billion revenues from the U.S. and Japan.

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Rahul Bajaj

Rahul Bajaj is an Indian business magnate. He is a member of parliament as well as the chairman of the Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group. Bajaj is descended from Jamnalal Bajaj's business. In 2001, he received the third-highest civilian distinction, the Padma Bhushan. Bajaj served as president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) twice, in 1979-1980 and 1999-2000. In 2017, the then-President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, honoured him with the CII President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Indian industry.

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CK Birla

Chandra Kant Birla is a philanthropist and industrialist from India. He is the chairman of the CK Birla Group, a conglomerate with interests in home and construction materials, automobile and technology, healthcare, and education. CK Birla is the chairman of AVTEC, HIL, National Engineering Industries, Neosym, Orient Cement, and Orient Paper & Industries, in addition to the chairmanship of the company. He is also a member of the Commonwealth Business Council's board of directors, the chairman of the board of governors of the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, and the chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur.

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Ghanshyam Das Birla

Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on April 10, 1894, in Pilani village, Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. Birla was a close friend and staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi, whom he met for the first time in 1916. The Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, was bestowed upon him by the Government of India in 1957. Birla died on June 11, 1983, in London, at the age of 89. He is remembered in Golders Green Crematorium, Hoop Lane, London. It consists of a massive monument with an inscription overlooking the gardens.

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Sanjiv Goenka

Sanjiv Goenka is the Chairman of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Party. Sanjiv Goenka, born in 1961, is the Honorary Consul of Canada in Kolkata. In April 2001, he became the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) youngest-ever President, was named Chairman of the Board of Governors of the IIT-Kharagpur, and currently serves on the board of the IIM, Kolkata. Goenka was the former President of both the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and the All-India Management Institute (AIMA), as well as a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry. He is also the present Chairman of the Woodlands Medical Centre Ltd Board of Directors in Kolkata.

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Ajay Piramal

Mr. Ajay Piramal is the Chairman of the Piramal Group and one of India's leading industrialists and philanthropists. Piramal Group is a multinational conglomerate with varied investments in pharmaceuticals, financial services, and real estate, with branches in 30 countries and brands available in over 100 markets. Mr. Piramal serves on the boards of many corporations and prominent institutions. He is a member of the Harvard Business School Dean's Advisory Board, co-chair of the UK-India CEO Forum, and a non-executive director of Tata Sons Ltd. Mr. Piramal is also the President and Chairman of Anant National University, as well as the Chairman of the Pratham Education Foundation. He has received many national and international honours, including: Outstanding Performance at the 9th Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (2018); International Advertising Association's (IAA) Business Leader of the Year Award (2018); Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) – 'Special Achievement Award' Category'(2018); and Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) – 'Special Achievement Award' Category'(2018); CNBC India Business Leader of the Year (2018) and CNBC Asia Business Leader Award (2017) for his visionary leadership; Hurun India Philanthropy List (2017) and SEN Sustainability Award – Philanthropy and Best of Best – instituted by World Presidents’ Organisation (2015) amongst many others.

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Harakh Chand Nahata

Harakh Chand Nahata was a well-known Indian businessman and social activist. Nahata was born on July 18, 1936, in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He was a well-known social activist and philanthropist who was involved with over 60 socio-religious organisations and trusts, including the Heart Care Foundation of India, Shanti Mandir-Bithari, and Prakrit Bharati. Nahata was the first person to start road transportation in Tripura's challenging and inhospitable terrain. He was instrumental in beginning urban growth and two-way traffic to deliver economic benefits for the tribal people and Tripura by managing the largest Railway Out Agency in Tripura (Tripura Town Out Agency) and developing a vast network of road transport at high costs and risks. Nahata received awards from the Vice President of India and the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi for his multifaceted contributions to trade and industry.

Sports

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Krishna Poonia

Ms. Krishna hails from Churu in Rajasthan and became an ace discus thrower. The Arjun Award winner (2010) became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in individual athletics. Her excellent accomplishments were recognised with the Padma Shri Award in 2011. The athlete was awarded the Maharana Pratap award by the Government of Rajasthan. Her honours and recognitions attest to her hard work and commitment to a land that was unfamiliar to many.

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Devendra Jhajharia

Devendra Jhajharia, born on 10 June 1981, is a Paralympic javelin thrower from India who competes in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympian to win two Paralympic gold medals. He earned his first gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, becoming just the country's second Paralympic gold medallist. He broke his previous record by winning a second gold medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, a legend born in Rajasthan, won 25 international medals for Double Trap Shooting at different competitions, including a silver medal in the Men's Double Trap event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Rathore won a gold medal and set a new Commonwealth Games record of 192 targets out of 200 at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Along with Moraad Ali Khan, he also won the Team Gold Medal. Rathore went on to successfully defend his Commonwealth Champion title by winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. He also took silver in the team event alongside Vikram Bhatnagar. He won gold medals in two World Shooting Championships, in 2004 in Sydney and 2006 in Cairo. Rathore rose to prominence after winning silver in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. It was India's first Olympic individual silver medal. Rathore won gold at the Asian Clay Target Championship in Kuala Lumpur in 2011. In that game, his score of 194 equalled the world record.

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Apurvi Chandela

Apurvi Singh Chandela is a shooter from India who competes in the 10-metre air rifle event. She took gold at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi. She is the reigning world champion and number one in 10 metre air rifle shooting. She has received the Arjuna award. Chandela was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on January 4, 1993. She attended Mayo College Girls School in Ajmer and Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School in Jaipur for her education.

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Lakshman Singh

Lakshman Singh (born in 1952) is an Indian golfer who won the individual gold medal for India at the 1982 Asian Games. In 1982, he received the Arjuna Award. He is from the state of Rajasthan. Bunny Lakshman Singh is his stage name.

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Raghubir Singh

Raghubir Singh is a well-known Indian equestrian. Through his contributions, he received the Arjuna Award in 1982. In 1983, he was also awarded the Padma Shri. In 1982, he represented India at the Asian Games, where he won a gold medal in the individual event. He is from the district of Jhunjhunu in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He served in the Indian army as a Dafadar.

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Bhuvneshwari Kumari

Bhuvneshwari Kumari is an Indian former women's squash champion. Kumari, also known as Princess Candy, was born in Rajasthan to the royal family of Alwar. She has 41 state titles and two international titles to her name. For her contributions, she received the Arjuna Award in 1982 and the Padma Shri in 2001. Along with Cyrus Poncha, she coaches the Indian Women's Squash team.

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Manjari Bhargava

Manjari Bhargava is a retired Indian diver. In 1974, the Government of India honoured her with the Arjuna Award for diving excellence. She is from the state of Rajasthan.

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Sriram Singh Shekhawat

Sriram Singh Shekhawat is a retired middle-distance athlete from India. He won gold at the Asian Games in 1974. The 800m run at the 1976 Montreal Olympics was the pinnacle of Sriram Singh's career. The qualifying round, semi-final, and final were all held on consecutive days. He smashed his own Asian record in the first race. In 1973, he received the prestigious Arjuna Award in recognition of his outstanding athletic achievements. In 1974, he received the prestigious civil award of Padma Shri in memory of his contributions to sports.

Films

Irrfan Khan

From Jaipur to Mumbai, from Bollywood to Hollywood, Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, or Irrfan Khan as he is more commonly called, has established himself as a big name in the entertainment industry. Irrfan received the Padma Shri Award in 2011 and several other awards such as Filmfare and IIFA. The versatile actor, who was born and raised in the Pink City, has excelled in a wide range of demanding roles in mainstream and parallel cinema.

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Chitrangadha Singh

Chitrangada Singh is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Hindi films. ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’, ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, ‘Desi Boyz’, ‘Inkaar’, ‘I, Me Aur Main’, and ‘Baazaar’ are among her films. Chitrangada Singh was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and grew up there, as well as in Kota, Rajasthan.

Nimrat Kaur

Nimrat Kaur is an Indian actress who was born on March 13, 1982. Kaur was born in Pilani, Rajasthan. She started her career as a print model before moving on to theatre acting. Kaur made her film debut in Anurag Kashyap's Peddlers, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. She then went on to star in The Lunchbox, a critically acclaimed drama co-starring Irrfan Khan that premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In the fourth season of the American television series Homeland, Kaur played the recurring role of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Tasneem Qureishi. She then appeared in the war thriller Airlift alongside Akshay Kumar. In the second season of the American television series Wayward Pines, Kaur debuted as Rebecca Yedlin. For the eighth and final season of Homeland, she returned.

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Kiku Sharda

Kiku Sharda is a film and television actor and comedian from India. He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on February 14, 1976. In Hatim, he played Hobo, in F.I.R., he played Constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule, and in the comedy show Akbar Birbal, he played Akbar. He had previously worked on Comedy Nights with Kapil, where he played a variety of roles, most prominently Palak.

Rajeev Khandelwal

Rajeev Khandelwal (born October 16, 1975) is a film and television star, musician, and host from India. Khandelwal is from Kalandri, a town in Rajasthan's Sirohi district. Khandelwal began his media career by producing films, writing scripts, and directing them. Doordarshan aired one of his documentaries, a fictional series called Samarpan. It won an award for its plot, which revolved around paramilitary forces in India. Khandelwal has also appeared on a few reality shows.

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Sakshi Tanwar

Sakshi Tanwar (born January 12, 1973) is a television host and actress from India. She is well-known for her roles in the television soap operas Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. She appeared in Aamir Khan's 2016 film Dangal. Tanwar was born on January 12, 1973, in Alwar, Rajasthan, India, to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, into a middle-class family.

Vikas Verma

Vikas Verma, born on September 24, 1987, is an Indian model and actress. Raabta (2017 film), Mom (2017 film), Judwaa 2 (2017 film), and Coolie No. 1 are among his notable films (2020 film). Vikas started his career as a model, winning the title of India's Fashion Star 2009, Zoom TV, and has walked for nearly every top designer in the industry at numerous fashion weeks. He made his acting debut in the romantic fantasy film Yaariyan, as a villain. He later starred in the romantic comedy Shaandaar. The celebrity was born in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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K C Bokadia

Kistur Chand Bokadia is a filmmaker from India born in Nagaur, Rajasthan. His films include Pyar Jhukta Nahin, Teri Meherbaniyan, Naseeb Apna Apna, Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam, and Main Tera Dushman. He has directed hit films such as Phool Bane Angaaray, Police Aur Mujrim, Insaaniyat Ke Devta, Aaj Ka Arjun, and Kudrat Ka Kanoon. According to the Deccan Chronicle, he was "the quickest maker to make 50 films." He was known as the "Movie Factory." In a non-corporate age, he was the quickest to 50 films.

Karmveer Choudhary

Karmveer Choudhary, born in Jhunjhunu District, is a Hindi film and television actor and motivational speaker. He began his career in Rajasthani Cinema (regional cinema), where he played the villain in over 20 films. He rose to fame after appearing in the 2016 films Sultan and Dangal. At the 2014 Jaipur International Film Festival, he was named Best Villain.

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Govardhan Asrani

Govardhan Asrani, born on January 1, 1940, better known by his stage name Asrani, is an Indian actor and director with a five-decade career in Bollywood. He's appeared in more than 350 Hindi films. Asrani has acted in leading roles, supporting roles, character roles, and comedic roles. He is best known for his appearance as a jailer in the film Sholay.

Music and Dance

Ila Arun

Ila Arun was born on March 14th in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Ila Arun, who specialised in folk-pop music, released about ten albums of mixed and compiled songs, the majority of which were hits. Vote for Ghagra, Mare Hiwda ma, Khichdi, Mela, and others were the most common. Before winning a Filmfare Award for best female singer for the film Khalnayak, in which she sang "Choli ke Peeche" and "Naayak Nahi Khalnayak Hai Tu" with Alka Yagnik, she sang another beautiful song in 1991 for the film Lamhe, in which she sang "Morni Baga Ma Bole" with Lata Mangeshkar.

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Jagjit Singh

Jagjit Singh was born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman on February 8, 1941, in Ganganagar, Rajasthan. When it comes to Indian Classical Music, particularly Ghazals, Jagjit Singh needs no introduction. He was a legendary figure in the worlds of Ghazals, folk, Indian Classical, and devotional songs. Even after his death, he is still referred to as the legendary Ghazal King, and this singer received a variety of prestigious awards and recognitions. This legendary musician not only sang but also composed music and sang several songs with his better half Chitra Singh, who is also a well-known female Ghazal singer. Jagjit Singh has received several prestigious awards and recognitions from the Government of India and several state governments. The Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian decoration, was bestowed upon Jagjit Singh by the Government of India in 2003. After his death in 2012, the State Government of Rajasthan bestowed the Rajasthan Ratna, the state's highest civilian honour, on Jagjit Singh. In 1998, the Rajasthan government bestowed the Sahitya Academy Award for popularising Mirza Ghalib's work, as well as the Sahitya Kala Academy Award. In the same year, the Government of Madhya Pradesh bestowed upon him the Lata Mangeshkar Samman for the second time.

Manisha Gulyani

Manisha Gulyani was born on September 14, 1985, and by the age of seven, she had begun her dance training. She had a strong desire to learn Kathak since childhood and has become an expert in the art form. Her first dance school was Jaipur Kathak Kendra, where she studied Jaipur Gharana Kathak. She had a spark in her that was discovered by the dance school's principal, Pandit Giridharji Maharaj, from whom she learnt the mastery art of Kathak of the Jaipur Gharana. Pandit Giridharji Maharaja accepted her as a disciple and nurtured the very pure relationship of Guru Shishya, or teacher and student. Manisha Guliyani has received various awards for her arts from the Rajasthan State Government, the Government of India, and numerous international organisations. Jaipur Kathak Kendra offered her a merit scholarship. She also has a National Research Fellowship, as well as a Junior and Senior National Scholarship from the Government of India.

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Shaarib Sabri

Shaarib Sabri (born December 29, 1988) is an Indian singer from Jaipur, Rajasthan. He has performed in films such as Raaz - The Mystery Continues, where he co-wrote the rock version of "Maahi (Rock With Me)" with his brother Toshi Sabri. He co-directed the music for Raaz – The Mystery Continues with his brother. Aside from that, Shaarib has a song in the film Summer of 2007.

Pandit Durga Lal

Pandit Durga Lal (1948 – 21 January 1990) was a well-known Jaipur Gharana Kathak dancer. He was born in the Rajasthan town of Mahendragarh. He is best known for his performance as the title character in the 1989 dance drama Ghanashyam, the music of which was composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar and produced by Birmingham Opera Company. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian distinction, for his contributions to the field of Kathak dance. He also won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1984.

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Chandra Prakash Deval

Chandra Prakash Deval is a poet and translator from Rajasthan. He also serves as the convener of the Rajasthani Advisory Council of the Sahitya Akademi. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civil honour bestowed by the government of India. In 1979, he was honoured by the Sahitya Akademi of Delhi for his poem "Paagi." He was also given the Matrishri Kamal Goenka Rajasthani Literature Award in 2009 for his poem "Jhuravo" and his contributions to Rajasthani literature. In 2013, he was awarded the coveted 23rd Bihari Puraskar for his poetic work 'Hirna! Maun Saadh Van Charna.'

Manju Mehta

Manju Mehta is a classical sitarist from India. She was born into the well-known Jaipur Bhatt family. Her elder brother, Pandit Shashimohan Bhatt, gave her first sitar lessons. Damodarlal Kabra and Pandit Ravi Shankar taught her classical music. She is a top-Grade artist on All India Radio and a co-founder of the Saptak School of Music at the Saptak Trust, Saptak Festival of Music. She bagged Sahitya Academy Award of Gujrat, Tansen Samman in 2018 and Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award in 2016.

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Brij Bhushan Kabra

Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra was an Indian classical guitarist who popularised the guitar as an instrument. Kabra was born in Jodhpur in 1937 to Goverdhanlal Kabra. He enjoyed sports and listened to Indian classical music, but he had no plans to become a musician and instead studied as a geologist. Kabra was the first Indian musician to play raga on guitar, and he released the popular album Call of the Valley (1967) with bansuri player Hariprasad Chaurasia and santoor player Shivkumar Sharma. In 1983–84, he won the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and in 1995–96, he was named a fellow of the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 2005, he won the national Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

Chatur Lal

Pandit Chatur Lal was a well-known tabla player in India. Chatur Lal was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on April 16, 1925. He was the first globally acclaimed percussionist to bring Indian classical music to the West in the mid-1950s, when he and Pandit Ravi Shankar were invited to play all over Europe and the United States for the Modern Museum of Art, Rockefeller Center, and Omnibus by Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the great violinist. The Pandit Chatur Lal Memorial Society looks after his legacy.

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Vijay Dan Detha

Vijay Detha is one of the India’s best story writers and among the most prestigious writing in Rajasthani today. He is also a winner of Sahitya Akademi award. He and Komal Kothari co-founded the Rupayan Samsthan, an intuition dedicated to Rajasthani folklore, art, and music.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Mohan is a veena player who performs Hindustani classical music (slide guitar). He was born on 27th July 1950. He resides in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Bhatt's Grammy-winning album A Meeting by the River with Ry Cooder, released on the Water Lily Acoustics label, is his most well-known work. Other fusion and pan-cultural collaborations with Western artists such as Taj Mahal, Béla Fleck, and Jerry Douglas are also well-known. Bhatt received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, the Padma Shri in 2002, and the Padma Bhushan in 2017.

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Mehdi Hassan

Hassan was a Pakistani ghazal singer and Lollywood playback singer. He was born in a village called Luna, Rajasthan also he is known as the "Shahenshah-e-Ghazal," one of the greatest and most prominent figures in the history of ghazal singing (Emperor of Ghazal). Mehdi Hassan is credited with introducing ghazal singing to a global audience, thanks to his "haunting" baritone voice. He bagged numerous awards and accolades during his career and, along with another contemporary playback singer Ahmed Rushdi, remained a leading singer in the Pakistani film industry, singing and creating soundtracks for nearly 300 films.

Komal Kothari

Komal Kothari was a classical and folk singer from India. Kothari's research culminated in the synthesis of a variety of folklore studies. He made significant contributions to the study of musical instruments, oral cultures, and puppetry in particular. Kothari co-founded the Rupayan Sansthan in Borunda village in Rajasthan with Vijaydan Detha, an institution that records Rajasthani folklore, arts, and music, and spent the majority of his career at the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy. A documentary film on his ethnomusicology work from 1979, as well as another titled Komal Da, about his life and works, are now housed at Columbia University Libraries.

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Ram Narayan

Ram Narayan, also known as Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and went on to become the first globally famous sarangi player. Ramnarayan was born near Udaipur and began playing the sarangi at a young age. In 2005, he received India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.

Science

Arvind Bhatnagar

Arvind Bhatnagar was an Indian astronomer who made important contributions to solar astronomy and founded several planetariums throughout India. He was the founder and director of the Udaipur Solar Observatory, as well as the Nehru Planetarium in Bombay. Prof. Arvind Bhatnagar was well-known in the world for his important contributions to solar astronomy. He founded and directed the Udaipur Solar Observatory. He was also very interested in popularising astronomy and was instrumental in the establishment of many planetarium throughout India. Arvind Bhatnagar was born on November 19, 1936, in Beawar, Rajasthan.

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Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar

Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar (August 8, 1912 – October 5, 1976) was an Indian mathematician best known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook operator, which is used in Lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM). P. L. Bhatnagar was the second of five sons born in Kota, Rajasthan. He attended Rampura High School and then Herberter College in Kota. After finishing school, he enrolled at Maharajah's College in Jaipur, where he earned a BSc with honours in 1935, followed by an MSc the following year. On January 26, 1968, the President of India bestowed the Padma Bhushan upon him. Following his death on October 5, 1976, in Allahabad, the Illustrated Weekly of India paid tribute to him with an article written by the well-known science writer Jagajit Singh.

Pushpa Mittra Bhargava

Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was a scientist, author, and administrator from India. In Hyderabad, he founded the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, a federally funded research institute. He was an articulate and powerful figure in the growth of scientific temper in India, arguing that scientific rationalism should be cultivated as a civic duty. Bhargava was born in Ajaymeru (Rajasthan) to Ram Chandra Bhargava, a medical doctor and public health professional, and Gayatri Bhargava, a housewife. In Hyderabad, Telangana, Bhargava founded the Centre of Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). The CCMB is a modern biology research organisation. Bhargava was a well-known critic of Indian government policies and served as vice-chairman of the National Information Commission. He was a member of the National Security Advisory Board and a Supreme Court of India candidate.

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Goverdhan Mehta

Goverdhan Mehta FNA, FASc, FRS, FRSC (born 26 June 1943 in Jodhpur) is a chemical scientist and researcher from India. Mehta received his BSc and MSc from BITS Pilani, as well as his PhD from Pune University. He has written over 400 academic papers. He was awarded the Trieste Prize. He has won the Padma Shri Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, and the H.K. Firodia Award for Science and Technology. He is serving as a Chairman of Indian Statistical Institute.

Daulat Singh Kothari

Daulat Singh Kothari (6 July 1906 – 4 February 1993) was an Indian scientist and educationist. He received his early education in Udaipur and Indore, and in 1928, he graduated from Allahabad University with a master's degree in physics under the supervision of Meghnad Saha. From 1934 to 1961, he served at Delhi University in various capacities, including reader, lecturer, and Head of the Department of Physics. He worked for the Ministry of Defence as a technical advisor. Following that, he was appointed Chairman of the University Grants Commission. Dr. D S Kothari (Padma Bushan & Padma Vibhushan), Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, is a world-renowned physicist, educator, and the architect of Indian defence science. At its golden jubilee session in 1963, D. S. Kothari presided over the Indian Science Congress. He was elected to the Indian National Science Academy as its new President.

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Man Mohan Sharma

He was born on May 1, 1937 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He is a chemical engineer from India. He went to Jodhpur, Mumbai, and Cambridge for his education. Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai, he was named. [three] He went on to become the first chemical engineering professor from UDCT to become the Director of UDCT. He was the first Indian engineer to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom. The President of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan in 1987 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001. [4] He has also received the Royal Society's Leverhulme Medal, the S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences (1973), the FICCI Award (1981), the Indian National Science Academy's Vishwakarma Medal (1985), the G.M. Modi Award (1991), the Meghnad Saha Medal (1994), and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2001).

Ram Narain Agarwal

Ram Narain Agarwal is a well-known Indian aerospace engineer. He is known as the "Father of the Agni Series of Missiles" for his contributions to the Agni series of surface-to-surface missiles. He was born in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, to a family of traders. Agarwal has worked for the Defence Research and Development Organisation as a Program Director (AGNI) and Director Advanced Systems Laboratory (DRDO). He won numerous awards like Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards.

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DP Sharma

D. P. Sharma (born 1 May 1969) is a computer scientist and disability rights activist from India. He was born in the village of Samona in the Rajakhera Tehsil of Rajasthan, India. In 2005, he created a work search engine for people with disabilities, which was later implemented by the Government of India's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. In March 2008, the search engine was featured on the cover of PCQuest's SMB version. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, appointed Sharma as National Brand Ambassador (Academicians and Youth) to the nation-wide initiative Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Drive) in 2017. In 2019, the Government of Rajasthan began the process of creating a Technical University in Jaipur, Rajasthan, based on Sharma's suggestion, to offer technology-enabled training, education, and recovery to people with disabilities. Sharma wrote or co-wrote 22 books, edited/reviewed numerous journal journals, and contributed labour editorials.

Justice RM Loadha

R.M Lodha was born on 28th September 1949 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. In February 1973, he received his B.SC. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Jodhpur and enrolled with the Rajasthan Bar Council. As a Special Counsel, he represented the Rajasthan High Court in important cases. On January 31, 1994, he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Rajasthan High Court. Whereas, On February 16, 1994, he was transferred to the Bombay High Court, where he assumed office. In successive years of his carrier, he got appointed as a chief justice of the nation.

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Vijay Shankar Vyas

Vijay Shankar Vyas was a well-known Indian agricultural economist. He was born on 21st august 1931 and left for heavenly abode on 12 September 2018. He was a Brahmin from Bikaner's Pushkarna community and the author of six novels. Vyas served as the Director of IIM Ahmedabad, IDS Jaipur, and the World Bank's Senior Advisor for Agriculture and Rural Development. Professor Vyas worked at the Institute of Development Studies in Jaipur as an Emeritus Professor. He was a member of the Reserve Bank of India's Central Board of Directors. In 2006, the Government of India bestowed the Padma Bhushan award upon Vyas.

Arvind Panagariya

Arvind Panagariya is an Indian-American economist and a professor of economics at Columbia University. From January 2015 to August 2017, he served as the first vice-chairman of the government of India think-tank NITI Aayog. Earlier he was the Asian Development Bank's Chief Economist. He was previously an economics professor at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has also worked for the World Bank, IMF, WTO, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He graduated from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in economics. Panagariya is a prolific author who has published over 15 books and also awarded Padma Bhushan award.

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Piyush Pandey

Pandey was born in Jaipur in 1955 and represented Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy. Pandey began his career at Ogilvy as an Account Director, but he was quickly recognised as someone of artistic talent, and he was transferred to the creative department. In 1994, Pandey was named to the board of directors. He is now the Chief Creative Officer Worldwide and the Executive Chairman India of Ogilvy Agency. In 2016, the Indian government bestowed upon him the civilian rank of Padma Shri. Under his leadership, Ogilvy India has been named the No. 1 Agency in the Agency Reckoner, an independent Marketing & Advertising Survey conducted by The Economic Times and Brand Equity, for 12 years in a row. At the 2002 Media Asia Awards, Pandey was named Asia's Creative Person of the Year. He is the only Indian to have won two gold medals at Cannes (for his Cancer Patients Association anti-smoking campaign) and three grand prizes at the London International Awards. O&M India won 25 lions at Cannes during Pandey's tenure. He received India's first Silver Pencil at The One Show Awards in 2002.

Mohan Singh Mehta

Mohan Singh Mehta was born on April 20, 1895, in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, to Jeewan Singh Mehta. Mehta earned a B.A. from Agra College in Agra in 1916, an M.A. (Economics) from Allahabad University in 1918, and L.L.B. and Ph.D. degrees from the London School of Economics in 1919 and 1921, respectively (1927). In 1927, he was admitted to the Middle Temple as a Barrister-at-Law. For distinguished service to the Mewar State Government between 1940 and 1945, he received awards and titles. Padma Vibhushan National Award (1969); William Trolley Award Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (1969); Award of the Indian National Federation of UNESCO Associations (1979); Special Award of the Asian and South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (1972); G.D. Parikh Memorial Award (1980); Honored by the Indian University Association for Continuing Education, New Delhi (1985).

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Nagendra Singh

Nagendra Singh was born on March 18, 1914, and died on December 11, 1988. He served as President of the International Court of Justice and was an Indian lawyer and administrator. He was one of four Indian judges who served on the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) in The Hague. He received his education at Ajmer's Mayo College. He is descended from a Rajput royal family. He entered the Indian Civil Service and served as a Regional Commissioner for the Eastern States, a member of India's Constituent Assembly, a joint secretary in the Defense Ministry, Director-General of Transport, and a special secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan award from the government of India.

Naresh Chandra

He was a 1956 batch IAS of Rajasthan cadre. He served as the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Defence Secretary of India, the Home Secretary of India, the Water Resources Secretary of India, and the Indian Ambassador to the United States. He was born on August 1, 1934, and passed away on July 9, 2017. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, for civil service.

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Jagat Singh Mehta

Jagat Singh Mehta (July 17, 1922 – March 6, 2014) was an Indian politician and diplomat who served as the country's Foreign Secretary. He was educated at Leighton Park School in England before attending Allahabad and Cambridge Universities. Before joining the IFS, he worked as an instructor at Allahabad University and as an officer in the Indian Navy. Mehta was rewarded by being made Associate at Harvard.

Laxmi Mall Singhvi

Laxmi Mall Singhvi was an Indian jurist, parliamentarian, academic, journalist, and diplomat who lived from 9 November 1931 to 6 October 2007. Singhvi graduated from Allahabad University with a gold medal in BA and went on to Jaipur University for LLB and MA. He was the first Rotary Scholar from Rajasthan to pursue his LLM at Harvard University. Singhvi was appointed High Commissioner to the Court of St. James by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. The fact that he remained in office until 1997, unaffected by the brief terms of the next two Prime Ministers, speaks volumes about his integrity and professionalism. After VK Krishna Menon, he became the United Kingdom's second-longest-serving High Commissioner for India. He also served on The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration. Singhvi published a number of works in both English and Hindi. A Tale of Three Cities, Jain Temples, and Bharat aur Hamara Samay are among them. Dr. Singhvi received the Padma Bhushan award from the Indian government.

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Mukut Vehari Mathur

Mukut Vehari Mathur was an Indian economist and scholar who lived from 10 October 1915 to 1 January 2004.He was a scholar and economist from India. He served as the vice-chancellor of Rajasthan University and the founding chairman of the Institute of Development Studies, or IDS, in Jaipur. Mathur was Rajasthan University's Vice-Chancellor. He later rose through the ranks of the National Council of Applied Economic Research to become its Director General. Director of the National Institute of Education Planning and Administration in the end. From 1981 to 1987, he served as the first chairman of the IDS and was a member of the Fourth Pay Commission, Third Finance Commission, Education Commission, and Plantation Inquiry Commission of the Central Government. Mathur received the Padma Bhushan award in 1989 for his contribution to economic science. He had previously received the Parikh Memorial Award in 1983 and the Rajasthan Ratna Award from the Rajasthan government in 1984.

Bhogilal Pandya

Bhogilal pandya was born in Simalwara village of Dungarpur district, Rajasthan on 13 november 1904 .He was a social worker and freedom fighter from Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India. For his social works, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan on April 3, 1976. Pandya was elected President of Seva-sangh, a community service organisation in Rajasthan's Dungarpur, Udaipur, Jaipur, and Jaisalmar regions, in 1938.

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