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20th-century Indian writers

  • Mahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2nd of October 1869 in Porbandar, a coastal town on the Kathiawar Peninsula. His father Karamchand Uttamchand…
  • Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru was born on the 14th of November 1889 in Allahabad, British India. He grew up in the Anand Bhavan mansion with his mother Swarup Rani and…
  • Sharda MehtaSharda Mehta entered the world on the 26th of June 1882 in Ahmedabad. Her father Gopilal Manilal Dhruva served as a judicial officer.
  • B. R. AmbedkarIn the town of Mhow, a young boy named Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar sat on a gunny sack during school hours. He could not sit inside the classroom like other…
  • Annie BesantAnnie Wood was born on the 1st of October 1847 in London. Her father William Burton Persse Wood died when she was five years old.
  • MirabehnMadeleine Slade was born on the 22nd of November 1892 into a well-connected British family. Her father served as Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade, an officer in…