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ABHIJIT BANERJEE

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Abhijit Banerjee’. Last modified October 7, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijit_Banerjee.
  2. ‘The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019.’ NobelPrize.org. Accessed October 25, 2021. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2019/banerjee/160005-abhijit-banerjee-interview-transcript/.
  3. Mazumdar, Jhinuk. ‘Proud Mashi and Eager Readers Happy to See Abhijit Banerjee on TV.’ Telegraph India. Telegraph India, October 16, 2019. https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/proud-mashi-and-eager-readers-happy-to-see-abhijit-banerjee-on-tv/cid/1711968
  4. Biswas, Soutik. ‘Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: The Nobel Couple Fighting Poverty’. BBC News, October 15, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50048519
  5. ‘Handbook of Field Experiments.’ The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Accessed October 25, 2021. https://www.povertyactionlab.org/page/handbook-field-experiments.

ABUL KALAM AZAD

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Abul Kalam Azad’. Last modified September 29, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Kalam_Azad
  2. Pletcher, Kenneth. ‘Abul Kalam Azad.’ Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed October 25, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abul-Kalam-Azad
  3. Azad, Maulana Abul Kalam. India Wins Freedom: The Complete Version. New Delhi: Orient Longman Private Limited, 1988, pg. 132. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=q9_EW80LFjoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true.

ADAR POONAWALLA

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Adar Poonawalla’. Last modified September 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adar_Poonawalla
  2. ‘Adar Poonawalla On $200 Million Covid Vaccine Bid: ‘Some Called Me Crazy’’. YouTube video. 29:15. Posted by NDTV. 28 October, 2020.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOUYXA87Ns4
  3. ‘Adar Poonawalla| Barkha Dutt: Betting on the COVID vaccine. This is how much money he may lose.’ YouTube video. 24:45. Posted by ‘MOJO STORY’. 21 July, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS2M0j-oERc 
  4. Poonawalla, Adar. ‘Adar Poonawalla among 5 Indians Who Feature in Forbes Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy Liste.’ adarpoonawalla. Accessed October 25, 2021. https://www.adarpoonawalla.com/.
  5. Kidangoor, Abhishyant. ‘Adar Poonawalla Is on the 2021 time100 List.’ Time. Time, September 15, 2021. https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095804/adar-poonawalla/.
  6. Villoo Poonawalla Charitable Foundation. ‘Vpcf.org.’ Villoo Poonawalla Charitable Foundation. Accessed October 25, 2021. https://www.vpcf.org/index.html.
  7. ‘Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawala Hits Back at Critics: Key Highlights of the Times Interview.’ Moneycontrol. MoneyControl. Accessed October 25, 2021. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/serum-institute-of-india-ceo-adar-poonawala-hits-back-at-critics-key-highlights-of-the-times-interview-6843161.html. 
  8. ‘Meet Adar Poonawalla – the Man Who Made India’s Vaccine Diplomacy Possible.’ Uncut Globe, May 7, 2021. https://www.uncutglobe.com/who-is-adar-poonawalla/.

ADITI PANT

  1. Pant, Aditi. ‘An Oceanographer’s Life’. https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/aditipant.pdf
  2. ‘अदिती पंत | Aditi Pant’. YouTube video. 05:02. Posted by Maharashtra Nayak. 6 July 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=lZQRPOcTQOw
  3. Wikipedia. ‘Aditi Pant’. Last modified August 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditi_Pant
  4. ‘The Antartic Oceanographer Interview.’ Offbeat, unusual, unconventional & interesting career interviews, November 5, 2019. https://theinterviewportal.com/2017/05/06/the-antartic-oceanographer/.  

AMRITA PRITAM

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Amrita Pritam’. Last modified October 25, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Pritam.
  2. Priyamvada, Pooja. ‘Amrita Pritam: Not Just a Poet, But Revolution Personified | #IndianWomenInHistory’. Feminism In India, January 2, 2021. https://feminisminindia.com/2017/03/07/amrita-pritam-essay/.
  3. Pritam, Amrita. Raseedi Ticket. New Delhi: Hind Pocket Books, 2018. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jse4DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. ‘Amrita Pritam | Indian writer and poet | Jewels of Indian Literature’. YouTube video. 29:00. Posted by Prasar Bharti Archives. March 7, 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YtZfBfmj-rY
  5. Kumar, Melanie P. ‘The Revenue Stamp – An Autobiography by Amrita Pritam’. Literary Ladies Guide. July 6, 2021. https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/book-reviews/the-revenue-stamp-an-autobiography-by-amrita-pritam/
  6. ‘Amrita Pritam: Punjab’s iconic poet and writer | Feminism In India’. YouTube video. 3:49. Posted by Feminism in India. December 4, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Cac71qyYJbs&feature=youtu.be
  7. Sharma, Saumya. ‘The legend of Amrita Pritam lives on through her poems and stories’. Hindustan Times. August 31, 2017. https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/100-years-of-amrita-pritam-the-legend-of-amrita-pritam-lives-on-through-her-poems-and-stories/story-cDQRKVC8dVQ5x2PZl0bahM.html

AMRITA SHER-GIL

  1. Vachharajani, Anita. Amrita Sher-Gil: Rebel with a Paintbrush (Timeless Biographies Book 1). New Delhi: Harper Children’s, 2020. https://www.amazon.in/Amrita-Sher-Gil-Paintbrush-Timeless-Biographies-ebook/dp/B0881CGYH4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

ANASUYA SARABHAI

  1. Pal, Sanchari. ‘What Made Anasuya Sarabhai, a Woman Born to Privilege, Become India’s First Woman Trade Union Leader?’ The Better India. October 27, 2016. https://www.thebetterindia.com/73140/anasuya-sarabhai-labour-movement-ahmedabad/
  2. ‘Who is Anasuya Sarabhai?’ The Indian Express. November 11, 2017. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/google-doodle-on-anasuya-sarabhai-throw-light-on-little-known-labour-movement-4932211/
  3. Jain, Anshika. ‘Anusuya Sarabhai: Labour of Love’. Live History India. March 8, 2020. https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/herstory/anasuya-sarabhai-labour-of-love/
  4. Patel, Harshil. ‘Who is Anusuya Sarabhai?’ Bangalore Insider. September 11, 2019. https://www.bangaloreinsider.com/who-is-anasuya-sarabhai/
  5. Nair, Sharika. ‘Why Anasuya Sarabhai has been honoured with a Google Doodle’. Your Story. November 11, 2017. https://yourstory.com/2017/11/anasuya-sarabhai-honoured-google-doodle/amp
  6. Singh, Anisha. ‘Anasuya Sarabhai Google Doodle: A Student, A Leader and A Teacher’. NDTV. November 11, 2017. https://www.ndtv.com/education/anasuya-sarabhai-google-doodle-a-student-a-leader-and-a-teacher-1774141
  7. ‘Google Doodle remembers Anasuya Sarabhai: Facts about the woman who worked selflessly for the upliftment of the less fortunate’. India Today. November 11, 2017. https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/anasuya-sarabhai-birth-anniversary-1084191-2017-11-11
  8. ‘Celebrating a Life’. The Tribune. August 4, 2013. https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130804/spectrum/main8.htm
  9. Chaudhary, Vineet. ‘Anasuya Sarabhai Biography – A Pioneer of Women’s Labour Movement’. Times Next. January 14, 2020. https://timesnext.com/anasuya-sarabhai-biography-pioneer-of-womens-labour-movement/
  10. ‘Anasuya Sarabhai: India’s pioneering labour rights activist’. BBC. November 15, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-india-54655949

ANNA HAZARE

  1. Murray, Lorraine. ‘Anna Hazare’. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Hazare
  2. Wikipedia. ‘Anna Hazare’. Last modified September 7, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Hazare
  3. ‘Anna Hazare’. Mocomi. https://mocomi.com/anna-hazare/
  4. Kajal. ‘Motivational Story of Anna Hazare’. Motivation n You. March 28, 2018. https://www.motivationnyou.com/2018/03/motivational-story-of-anna-hazare/
  5. ‘Anna Hazare: Biography’. Stars Unfolded. https://starsunfolded.com/anna-hazare/
  6. Sawyer, Kem, and Sawyer, Jon. ‘Telling the Anna Hazare Story’. Pulitzer Center. November 27, 2011. https://pulitzercenter.org/education/telling-anna-hazare-story
  7. ‘Anna Hazare – Biography’. YouTube video. 3:51. Posted by People and History. November 5, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=OOZQL96EjGY
  8. ‘Contemplated Suicide Post 1965 War: Hazare’. Outlook India. April 24, 2011. https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/contemplated-suicide-post-1965-war-hazare/719838

ANSHU GUPTA

  1. Goonj. ‘Anshu Gupta’. https://goonj.org/profile/anshu-gupta/
  2. ‘Anshu Gupta: Biography’. Anshu Gupta. https://anshugupta.org/
  3. Ghose, Debobrat. ‘’As you pursue your goals, obstacles become irrelevant’: Magsaysay awardee Anshu Gupta on running ‘Goonj’’. Firstpost. July 30, 2015. https://www.firstpost.com/india/as-you-pursue-your-goals-obstacles-become-irrelevant-magsaysay-awardee-anshu-gupta-on-running-goonj-2371100.html

ARATI SAHA

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Arati Saha’. Last modified September 6, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arati_Saha
  2. Pal, Sanchari. ‘How a 19-Year-Old Girl from Bengal Became the First Asian Woman to Conquer the English Channel’. The Better India. February 23, 2017. https://www.thebetterindia.com/88621/arati-saha-first-indian-asian-woman-swim-english-channel/
  3. ‘Padma Shri. Arati Saha|Indian long distance swimmer|First Asian women swim across the EnglishChannel’. YouTube video. 06:31. Posted by Footprints. September 23, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=eZ-igocGkbE

ARUNDHATI KATJU

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Arundhati Katju’. Last modified June 18, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundhati_Katju
  2. ‘Stories can change the law | Arundhati Katju | TEDxFerhadija’. YouTube video. 11:39. Posted by TEDx Talks. April 11, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=r-KAKdpEWNo
  3. Chopra, Priyanka. ‘Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy’. Time.  https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567711/arundhati-katju-menaka-guruswamy/
  4. ‘On GPS: Fighting LGBT Discrimination in India’. CNN Videos. CNN. 07:07. https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2019/07/16/exp-gps-0714-katju-and-guruswamy-full-interview.cnn
  5. Vij, Shivam. ‘Sex and the Courtroom’. DNA India. December 21, 2013. https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-sex-and-the-courtroom-1938551
  6. Jameel, Aaquil. ‘Happy birthday Arundhati Katju: All you need to know about the queer lawyer’. Times Now News. August 19, 2021. https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/happy-birthday-arundhati-katju-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-queer-lawyer/800863
  7. Katju, Arundhati. ‘One year after freedom: How are LGBTs faring today, since Section 377 was struck down by the Supreme Court?’. The Times of India. September 5, 2019. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/one-year-after-freedom-how-are-lgbts-faring-today-since-section-377-was-struck-down-by-the-supreme-court/
  8. ‘Lawyers Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju, the face of historic Section 377 verdict, reveal they’re a couple’. The Economic Times. July 20, 2019. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com//magazines/panache/lawyers-menaka-guruswamy-arundhati-katju-the-face-of-historic-section-377-verdict-reveal-theyre-a-couple/articleshow/70304218.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

ARUNIMA SINHA

  1. ‘Arunima Sinha: On top of the world’. YouTube video. 21:23. Posted by INKtalks. November 18, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Wx9v_J34Fyo
  2. Chakraborty, Rakhi. ‘How the worst tragedy of her life turned Arunima Sinha into a world champion’. Your Story. May 10, 2015. https://yourstory.com/2015/05/arunima-sinha-world-champion/amp
  3. Perappadan, Bindu Shajan. ‘Arunima is first woman amputee to scale Everest’. The Hindu. May 21, 2013. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arunima-is-first-woman-amputee-to-scale-everest/article4736281.ece
  4. Ganesan, Uthra. ‘Once a champion, always a champion’. The Hindu. March 26, 2013. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/once-a-champion-always-a-champion/article4550330.ece

ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee’. Last modified October 9, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
  2. Dasgupta, Probal. ‘1965 – The year China accused Indian troops of stealing 800 sheep and 59 yaks’. The Print. February 17, 2020. https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/1965-china-accused-indian-troops-of-stealing-800-sheep-59-yaks/366554/
  3. ‘LAC Stand-off: When Atal Bihari Vajpayee left China fuming with with herd of 800 sheep’. YouYube video. 01:41. Posted by Times of India. June 27, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=PDtFTa1Zh1Q
  4. Nag, Kinshuk. Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Man for All Seasons. New Delhi: Rupa Publications India, 2015. https://www.amazon.in/Atal-Bihari-Vajpayee-Man-Seasons/dp/8129137763?
  5. Nair, Shalini, and Avishek G. Dastidar. ‘Golden Quadrilateral: Vajpayee’s biggest infra effort in roadways’. The Indian Express. August 17, 2018. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/atal-bihari-vajpayee-golden-quadrilateral-5310899/

AVANI LEKHARA

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Avani Lekhara’. Last modified on October 18, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avani_Lekhara
  2. ‘Avani Lekhara’s fight | From a life threatening accident at 10 to Paralympics at 19 | The Bridge’. YouTube video. 12:58. Posted by The Bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ufayATxu1dI
  3. Parihar, Rohit. ‘How shooter Avani Lekhara beat all odds to win gold at Tokyo Paralympics’. India Today. August 31, 2021. https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/how-shooter-avani-lekhara-beat-all-odds-to-win-gold-at-tokyo-paralympics-1847631-2021-08-31
  4. ‘Visit to shooting range was meant to cheer up an angry girl, culminated in Paralympics gold: Avani’s father’. The Economic Times. August 30, 2021. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/visit-to-shooting-range-was-meant-to-cheer-up-an-angry-girl-culminated-in-paralympics-gold-avanis-father/articleshow/85764179.cms?from=mdr
  5. Judge, Shahin, and Nitin Sharma. ‘Paralysed from waist down, but ‘Jaipur ki Maharani’ shoots down Paralympic gold’. The Indian Express. August 30, 2021.
    https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/avani-lekhara-paralysed-from-waist-down-but-jaipur-ki-maharani-shoots-down-paralympic-gold-7477863/lite/
  6. Ghosh, Rohini. ‘Meet Avani Lekhara, India’s First Female Shooter to Win Gold at The Tokyo Paralympics 2020’. Feminism in India. August 20, 2021. https://feminisminindia.com/2021/08/20/avani-lekhara-tokyo-paralympics-2020/
  7. Gupta, Ria. ‘First Indian Woman to Win Gold at Paralympics: Avani Lekhara, What a Story!’. The Better India. August 30, 2021. https://www.thebetterindia.com/261493/avani-lekhara-gold-tokyo-paralympics-first-indian-woman-jaipur/
  8. Bhatia, Neeru. ‘Tracing the journey of Paralympic history maker Avani Lekhara’. The Week. September 19, 2021. https://www.theweek.in/theweek/sports/2021/09/09/tracing-the-journey-of-paralympic-history-maker-avani-lekhara.html

AYYANKALI

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Ayyankali’. Last modified October 24, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyankali
  2. Arafath, PK Yasser. ‘Mahatma Ayyankali and the bullock cart he rode to challenge caste oppression in 19th-century Kerala’. Scroll. September 5, 2021. https://scroll.in/article/972157/mahatma-ayyankali-and-the-bullock-cart-he-rode-to-challenge-caste-oppression-in-19th-century-kerala
  3. EN, Jishnu. ‘Mahatma Ayyankali: The ride to reformation’. Deccan Herald. August 28, 2018. https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/mahatma-ayyankali-ride-689820.html
  4. Kandasamy, Meena, and M. Nisar. ‘Ayyankali: A Dalit Leader of Organic Protest’. Kerala: Other Books, 2007. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jAIR983RvW4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
  5. BYJU’s. ‘Ayyankali: Biography’. https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/this-day-in-history-aug28/
  6. ‘CM lauds Ayyankali’s role in building society’. The Hindu. August 28, 2020.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cm-lauds-ayyankalis-role-in-building-society/article32466965.ece
  7. Priya S., Lekshmi. ‘Forgotten Hero: Ayyankali, the Dalit Legend Who Brought Social Justice to Travancore’. The Better India. October 17, 2017. https://www.thebetterindia.com/118521/forgotten-hero-ayyankali-dalit-legend-who-brought-social-justice-to-travancore/
  8. Sivaih, Tata. ‘Ayyankali: Pioneer of Radical Revolt Against Brahmanism in Kerala’. CounterCurrents. January 17, 2017. https://countercurrents.org/2017/01/ayyankali-pioneer-of-radical-revolt-against-brahmanism-in-kerala/
  9. Kumari, Neha. ‘Ayyankali: The First Revolutionary Voice against the Upper Castes in Kerala’. Janata Weekly. June 28, 2020. https://janataweekly.org/ayyankali-the-first-revolutionary-voice-against-the-upper-castes-in-kerala/

BHAICHUNG BHUTIA

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Bhaichung Bhutia’. Last modified October 24, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaichung_Bhutia
  2. ‘Chhangte Lallianzuala breaks Bhaichung Bhutia’s record’. Mid-Day. December 28, 2015. https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/chhangte-lallianzuala-breaks-bhaichung-bhutia-s-record-16810190
  3. Islam, Mohammad Amin-ul. ‘Beyond the Goal: The Biography of Baichung Bhutia’. New Delhi: Random House, 2014. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=aS3_AwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

BARKHA DUTT

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Barkha Dutt’. Last modified August 20, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutt
  2. ‘Barkha Dutt Unplugged | Being Limitless | A Personal Story’. YouTube video. 52:34. Posted by MOJO STORY. March 4, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQEkkY_zh5M
  3. Balakrishnan, Paran. ‘Barkha Dutt has been on the road for 74 days and counting. Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Pune, Mumbai…’ Telegraph India. June 03, 2021.
    https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/barkha-dutt-has-been-on-the-road-for-74-days-and-counting-jaipur-ahmedabad-surat-mumbai-pune-mumbai/cid/1778110

BHAGAT SINGH

  1. Britannica. ‘Bhagat Singh’. Last modified September 23, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bhagat-Singh
  2. ‘Biography of Bhagat Singh in Hindi Part 1 – भारत का वीर भगत सिंह – Life and Trial of Bhagat Singh’. YouTube video. 31:39. Posted by Study IQ Education. March 12, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YTwl6KShYeQ

BHIMSEN JOSHI

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Bhimsen Joshi’. Last modified October 24, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi
  2. Ganesh, Deepa. ‘A challenge unto himself’. The Hindu. January 24, 2011. https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/A-challenge-unto-himself/article15531853.ece
  3. Shetty, Anjali. ‘This book is a sincere attempt to portray the human side of Panditji, says Nagaraj Rao Havaldar ahead of the launch of his book on the latter in Pune’. The Hindustan Times. December 9, 2018. https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/this-book-is-a-sincere-attempt-to-portray-the-human-side-of-panditji/story-P3C3YkuBoRGpjrCv26vpxN.html
  4. Sharma, Shiv Kumar. ‘Like a rishi, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was egoless’. Mint. January 25, 2011. https://www.livemint.com/Politics/kbopP8zG28tiZCkyP1yXkJ/Like-a-rishi-Pandit-Bhimsen-Joshi-was-egoless.html
  5. ‘Bhimsen Josh: The Voice of the People (Interview with the Author)’. YouTube video. 14:07. Posted by Sunaada Art Foundation. June 21, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Uafic2Ldwd4

BHUPEN HAZARIKA

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Bhupen Hazarika’. Last modified October 26, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika
  2. ‘Dr. Bhupen Hazarika was a stalwart in the annals of India’s cultural heritage.’ Bhupen Hazarika. https://www.bhupenhazarika.com/bio/index.php
  3. ‘A song that Vajpayee requested Bhupen Hazarika to sing!’ Business Standard. August 16, 2018. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/a-song-that-vajpayee-requested-bhupen-hazarika-to-sing-118081601362_1.html
  4. Nazir, Asjad. ‘Bhupen Hazarika obituary’. The Guardian. November 6, 2011. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/06/bhupen-hazarika

BIMAL ROY

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Bimal Roy’. Last modified September 16, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimal_Roy
  2. Roy, Bimal. ed. Rinki Roy Bhattacharya. Bimal Roy: The Man who spoke in pictures. New Delhi: Penguin Viking, 2009. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7tq4aVRUoDcC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
  3. Mudaliar, Avinash. ‘Bimal Roy, the people’s filmmaker: Tracing the evolution of his visual aesthetic, depiction of social issues’. Firstpost. June 15, 2019. https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bimal-roy-the-peoples-filmmaker-tracing-the-evolution-of-his-visual-aesthetic-depiction-of-social-issues-6814961.html

BINA DAS

  1. Naidu, M Venkaiah. ‘India’s Unsung Women Freedom Fighters – Bina Das: The Agnikanya of Bengal’. RSTV. September 13, 2020. https://rstv.nic.in/indias-lesser-known-heroes-bina-das-agnikanya-bengal.html
  2. ‘Girl, Would-be Assassin, Gets Nine Years in India’. The Reading Eagle. February 15, 1932. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YB8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4930,2340793
  3. Kapoor, Richa. ‘Bina Das: The Brave Freedom Fighter Who Died in Anonymity | #IndianWomenInHistory’. Feminism in India. March 28, 2019. https://feminisminindia.com/2019/03/28/bina-das-freedom-fighter/
  4. Aranha, Jovita. ‘At 21, This Feisty Bengali Woman Etched Her Mark on India’s Freedom Struggle!’. The Better India. August 4, 2018. https://www.thebetterindia.com/154645/freedom-struggle-bina-das/
  5. ‘Five Shots Fired at Governor’. The Herald. February 9, 1932. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WPBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4036,4976689
  6. Banka, Neha. ‘Bina Das: 21-yr-old who shot Bengal Governor got Padma Shri, but died in penury’. The Indian Express. March 8, 2020. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/bina-das-21-yr-old-who-shot-bengal-governor-got-padmasri-but-died-in-penury-6298713/
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BISMILLAH KHAN

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BYJU RAVEENDRAN

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CHARLES CORREA

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  3. Luxford, Charlotte. ‘’India’s Greatest Architect’ Charles Correa’. The Culture Trip. August 17, 2018. https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/indias-greatest-architect-charles-correa/

CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI

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CORNELIA SORABJI

  1. Aranha, Jovita. ‘Here’s How India’s First Woman Lawyer, Cornelia Sorabji Opened Law for Women in 1924!’. The Better India. September 16, 2017.
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DAYA BAI

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DEEPA MALIK

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DEVI SHETTY

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DHUNDHIRAJ GOVIND PHALKE

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DHYAN CHAND

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DILIP KUMAR

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DUTEE CHAND

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  4. Koshie, Nihal. ‘Dutee Chand says she’s in same-sex relationship with soulmate’. The Indian Express. May 21, 2019. https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sprinter-dutee-says-shes-in-same-sex-relationship-with-soulmate-5735483/
  5. Slater, Matt. ‘Dutee Chand begins competition ban appeal’. BBC Sport. October 7, 2014. https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/29529443
  6. ‘Dutee Chand: India’s first openly gay athlete faces family backlash’. BBC Sport. June 5, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48534449
  7. Choudhury, Angikaar. ‘Dutee Chand, banned Indian runner, wins a big right for women athletes’. Scroll. July 28, 2015. https://scroll.in/field/744392/dutee-chand-banned-indian-runner-wins-a-big-right-for-women-athletes

FAQIR CHAND KOHLI

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  3. ‘FC Kohli’s incredible journey on Passion to Win’. YouTube video. 7:54. Posted by CNBC-TV18. April 14, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=V41JXDJrcOQ
  4. ‘TCS founder, Indian IT industry pioneer FC Kohli passes away at 96’. Business Standard. November 26, 2020. https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tcs-founder-indian-it-industry-pioneer-fc-kohli-passes-away-at-94-120112601470_1.html
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  8. Mahalingam, S. ‘FC Kohli, the man who ‘developed’ people’. The Hindu Business Line. November 28, 2020. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/fc-kohli-the-man-who-developed-people/article33187410.ece

GAIDINLIU

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  2. Sengupta, Pritam. ‘The Rani Of The Nagas’. Outlook India. August 22, 2005. https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-rani-of-the-nagas/228368
  3. Nayyar, Kusumlata. Rani Gaidinliu. New Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan, 2009. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=04yIq4yr348C&pg=GBS.PA4&hl=en
  4. Rao, Yoshita. ‘How a 13-YO Freedom Fighter Scared the British into Sentencing Her to Life Imprisonment’. The Better India. March 8, 2021. https://www.thebetterindia.com/250530/woman-freedom-fighter-rani-gaidinliu-northeast-manipur-british-india-independence-inspiring-yos191/
  5. Longkumer, Yimkula, and Saumya Sharma. ‘Rani Gaidinliu, ‘daughter of the hills’ who spent 14 years in jail for India’s independence’. The Print. January 26, 2021. https://theprint.in/features/rani-gaidinliu-daughter-of-the-hills-who-spent-14-years-in-jail-for-indias-independence/591570/
  6. Shah, Aditi. ‘Rani Gaidinliu: Daughter of the Hills’. Live History India. July 24, 2017. https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/herstory/gaidinliu-daughter-of-the-hills/
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  8. Longkumer, Dr. Arkotong. Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging: The Heraka Movement in Northeast India: 10 (Continuum Advances in Religious Studies). New Delhi: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2010. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=E6HR3bjokSUC&pg=PA176&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=gaidinliu&f=false
  9. Thaosen, Maduli. ‘Rani Gaidinliu: The Forgotten Daughter of the Hills | #IndianWomenInHistory’. Feminism in India. March 13, 2017. https://feminisminindia.com/2017/03/13/rani-gaidinliu-essay/

GANGA BHISHEN AGARWAL

  1. Khandekar, Omkar. ‘The Bhujia King: Haldiram’s Shiv Kisan Agarwal’. Mint. February 7, 2020. https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/the-bhujia-king-haldiram-s-shiv-kishan-agarwal-11581075822135.html
  2. Kumar, Pavitra. Bhujia Barons: The Untold Story of How Haldiram Built a Rs 5000-crore Empire. New Delhi: Penguin/Portfolio, 2016. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xdekDAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
  3. Bhandari, Bhupesh. ‘Haldiram’s: A Marwari success story’. Business Standard. August 20, 2016. https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/haldiram-s-a-marwari-success-story-116081901271_1.html
  4. K, Rukshana. ‘Haldiram’s 25 paisa per kilo Bhujia becomes India’s INR 5000 Crore Company’. DOER Life. https://doerlife.com/from-selling-door-to-door-moong-dal-to-being-indias-largest-snack-company-now-their-turnover-is-5532-crore/

GAUHAR JAAN

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  2. Sampath, Vikram. ‘Gauhar Jaan, India’s first record artist, took Rs 3,000 a session & threw parties for her cat’. The Print. May 5, 2019. https://theprint.in/opinion/treasured-tunes/gauhar-jaan-indias-first-record-artist-took-rs-3000-a-session-threw-party-for-her-cat/230906/
  3. Chandvankar, Suresh. ‘My name is Gauhar Jan’. Mustrad. November 16, 2002. https://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/gauhar.htm
  4. Sampath, Vikram. My Name is Gauhar Jaan. New Delhi: Rupa Publications India, 2010. https://www.amazon.in/Name-Gauhar-Jaan-Vikram-Sampath-ebook/dp/B015A9TIGC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  5. Chanda, Urmi. ‘Nautch meri Jaan: The life and art of GAUHAR JAAN’. Academia. https://www.academia.edu/8659584/Nautch_meri_Jaan_The_Life_and_Art_of_Gauhar_Jaan
  6. Sampath, Vikram. ‘The Romance of Gauhar Jaan’. Live Mint. April 16, 2020. https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RnQAV2HyVopyWc1RTfiIfL/The-romance-of-Gauhar-Jaan.html
  7. Kamal, Hassan M. ‘Bringing Gauhar Jaan back to life’. Mid-Day. August 9, 2014. https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/Bringing-Gauhar-Jaan-back-to-life-15517153
  8. Chater, Liz. ‘The story of Gauhar Jaan’. The Daily Star’. August 8, 2020. https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/news/the-story-gauhar-jaan-1941589

GAURI SAWANT

  1. Shah, Binjal. ‘The real story of Gauri Sawant, the trans ‘mommy’ from the Vicks video, is even more extraordinary’. Your Story. April 14, 2017. https://yourstory.com/2017/04/gauri-sawant/amp
  2. ‘Gauri Sawant – transgender with a heart of Gold’. Unnati Silks. https://www.unnatisilks.com/blog/gauri-sawant-transgender-heart-gold/
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GEETA DHARMARAJAN

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  3. Katha. ‘Katha’s Leadership: Geeta Dharmarajan’. https://www.katha.org/leadership/
  4. Sharma, Deepti. ‘INTERVIEW WITH PADMA SHRI GEETA DHARMARAJAN’. Beyond the Box. August 13, 2020. http://beyondthebox.in/2020/08/13/interview-with-padma-shri-geeta-dharmarajan/
  5. ‘Children as Reader-Leaders: Geeta Dharmarajan at TEDxOxbridge’. YouTube video. 13:43. Posted by TEDx Talks. August 16, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ifsbycP4V-o
  6. ‘Just DOYT!: Join invisible kids who’re transforming Delhi | Geeta Dharmarajan | TEDxYouth@DPSRKPuram’. YouTube video. 16:23. Posted by TEDx Talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Y6fSM_C916Q
  7. ‘Katha–Transforming Lives Through Storytelling’. YouTube video. 1:14. Posted by The Better India. May 10, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YUWSp2TxrHo&feature=youtu.be
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GULZAR

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  2. Vyas, Yashwant. ‘That motor garage is no place for you: Gulzar’. India Today. December 26, 2020. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-that-motor-garage-is-no-place-for-you-1753009-2020-12-26
  3. Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep. ‘Audio master: ‘Bandini’ is about crossings real and imagined, literal and metaphorical’. Scroll. January 31, 2018. https://scroll.in/reel/859281/audio-master-bandini
  4. ‘Guftagoo with Gulzar’. YouTube video. 57:03. Posted by Sansad TV. July 31, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=eJQ0sh-BU_8
  5. ‘A Journey of Thoughts – with Gulzar’. YouTube video. 50:48. Posted by Doordarshan National. February 26, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8-9hxiLD18k
  6. Anasuya, Shreya Ila. ‘Gulzar: As a poet, I think I write intelligently, but I’m not an intellectual’. Scroll. March 29, 2015. https://scroll.in/article/716858/gulzar-as-a-poet-i-think-i-write-intelligently-but-im-not-an-intellectual

GURU DUTT

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  2. Usman, Yasser. Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story. New Delhi: Simon and Schuster India, 2021. https://www.amazon.in/Guru-Dutt-Unfinished-Yasser-Usman/dp/9386797887?
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GURU NANAK

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  6. Singh, Harman. ‘Langar Is The Sikh Tradition Of Serving Free Meals, And All Canadians Are Invited’. Huffpost. October 10, 2018. https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/langar-sikh-free-meals_a_23556757
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ILEANA CITARISTI

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  3. Nath, Dipanitha. ‘Ileana Citaristi: The dancer who tamed a hippie’. The Indian Express. April 29, 2015. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/the-dancer-who-tamed-a-hippie/
  4. Mishra, Bibhuti. ‘Spirit of enterprise: A blend of spaghetti and saag’. Tribune India. April 11, 2004. https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040411/herworld.htm#1
  5. Citaristi, Ileana. My Journey: A Tale of Two Births. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2015. https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/my-journey-tale-of-two-births-nam967/#mz-expanded-view-49312570522
  6. Vellat, Anuradha. ‘A Dancer’s Life’. The Hindu. July 10, 2016. https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-dancer%E2%80%99s-life/article14481597.ece
  7. Citaristi, Ileana. ‘The Rare Documents of Jayantika’. Dance in the Wind. January 31, 2021. https://icitaris.blogspot.com/
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INDRA NOOYI

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IROM SHARMILA

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ISMAT CHUGHTAI

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JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE

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JAMES DOUGLAS TYTLER

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JAYALALITHAA

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JHALKARIBAI

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K. SIVAN

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KAILASH SATYARTHI

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KAMAL HAASAN

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KARSANBHAI PATEL

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KASTURBA GANDHI

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KISHORE KUMAR

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KRISHNADEVARAYA

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LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

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LALLESHWARI

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LAXMI NARAYAN TRIPATHI

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MAH LAQA BAI

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MAHASHAY DHARAMPAL GULATI

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MAHASWETA DEVI

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MAHESH BHUPATI

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MANMOHAN SINGH

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MANVENDRA SINGH GOHIL

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MARY KOM

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MIRA NAIR

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MUKESH AMBANI

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MULK RAJ ANAND

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NAIN SINGH

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NAINA LAL KIDWAI

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NANDINI HARINATH

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NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN

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PANINI

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PRAKASH PADUKONE

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PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS

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PRIYANKA CHOPRA

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PURNIMA DEVI BARMAN

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  4. Wangchuk, Rinchen Norbu. ‘How One Woman With a Special Plan Saved Assam’s ‘Hargila’ Storks From Extinction’. The Better India. August 1, 2019. https://www.thebetterindia.com/190470/assam-stork-hargila-visit-conservation-rescue-save-barman/

RAGHURAM RAJAN

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  5. Feldman, Ron. ‘Interview with Raghuram Rajan’. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. December 1, 2009. https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2009/interview-with-raghuram-rajan
  6. ‘ackson Hole Symposium — 2005 Program’. Federal Reserve. August 25, 2005. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082401700.html
  7. Rajan, Raghuram G. ‘The Greenspan Era: Lessons for the Future, Speech by Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Research Department’. IMF.ORG. August 25, 2005. https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2015/09/28/04/53/sp082705
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  9. Crabtree, James. ‘Lunch with the FT: Raghuram Rajan’. Financial Times. August 15, 2014. https://www.ft.com/content/b049ce16-230e-11e4-a424-00144feabdc0
  10. Verma, Sid. ‘Rajan’s Surgical Strikes’. Euromoney. October 9, 2014. https://www.euromoney.com/article/b12kl0nzdqcsjk/rajans-surgical-strikes
  11. Rajan, Raghuram G. I Do What I Do. New Delhi: Harper Business, 2017. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4HIyDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

RAMNATH GOENKA

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  4. Kapoor, Comi. ‘How Ramnath Goenka refused to Compromise the Indian Express during the Emergency’. The Caravan. June 20, 2015. https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/how-ramnath-goenka-refused-compromise-indian-express-during-emergency
  5. Karadia, Chhotu. ‘Janata Party rule has liberated the soul of the people: Ram Nath Goenka’. India Today. May 31, 1979. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19790531-janata-party-rule-has-liberated-the-soul-of-the-people-ram-nath-goenka-822073-2014-03-12
  6. Kapoor, Coomi. The Emergency: A Personal History. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2015. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ABbLCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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  8. Ramesh, Mythreyee. ‘The Legacy of Ramnath Goenka: The Man Who Stood For Freedom’. The Quint. October 5, 2021. https://www.thequint.com/news/india/ramnath-goenka-profile-indian-express-emergency#read-more

ROMILA THAPAR

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  3. Sharma, Eshan. ‘Romila Thapar: A Life Dedicated To The Study Of India’s Early Past’. Youth Ki Awaaz. July 31, 2021. https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2021/07/romila-thapar-a-life-dedicated-to-the-study-of-indias-early-past/

ROMULUS WHITAKER

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  2. Wikipedia. ‘Romulus Whitaker’. Last modified September 25, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_Whitaker
  3. Gandhi, Divya. ‘I was always the ‘minister for the religion of snakes’, says Romulus Whitaker’.  The Hindu. February 3, 2018. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/i-was-always-the-minister-for-the-religion-of-snakes-says-romulus-whitaker/article22642858.ece
  4. ‘A tribute to Romulus Whitaker, the ‘Snake man of India’. Ecologise. January 3, 2018. https://ecologise.in/2018/01/30/romulus-whitaker-herpetologist-wonderland/
  5. ‘Romulus Whitaker’. Sanctuary Nature Foundation. https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/award/romulus-whitaker
  6. Alexander, Deepa. ‘A walk on the wild side with Romulus Whitaker’. The Hindu. March 31, 2018. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-walk-on-the-wild-side-with-rom-whitaker/article23400817.ece

RUKHMABAI

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  2. Singh, Amardeep. ‘A Jubilee for the Women of India (April 9, 1887)’. The Kiplings and India. https://scalar.lehigh.edu/kiplings/a-jubilee-for-the-women-of-india
  3. ‘Rukhmabai’s Testimony to the Government of India’. Daily Telegraph. July 15, 1887.
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  6. Rao, Kavitha. ‘This book recovers the stories of India’s first women doctors, often ignored by history’. Scroll. July 2, 2021. https://scroll.in/article/999008/this-book-recovers-the-stories-of-indias-first-women-doctors-often-ignored-by-history
  7. Pal, Sanchari. ‘From a Child Bride to India’s First Practising Woman Doctor: The Untold Story of Rukhmabai’. The Better India. August 22, 2016. https://www.thebetterindia.com/65696/india-first-practising-lady-doctor-rukhmabai/

RUKMINI DEVI ARUNDALE

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  3. Deol, Taran. ‘Rukmini Devi: Legendary Bharatanatyam dancer who could have been President’. The Print. February 29, 2020. https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/rukmini-devi-legendary-bharatanatyam-dancer-who-could-have-been-president/372134/

SAM MANEKSHAW

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  3. Praval, Major K.C. ‘1971: Making Bangladesh a reality – I’. Indian Defence Review. December 16, 2012. http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/1971-making-bangladesh-a-reality-i/
  4. Sadasyula, Ratnakar. ‘Sam Manekshaw’. Blog: History Under Your Feet. April 2, 2020. https://historyunderyourfeet.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/sam-manekshaw/
  5. Mishra, Achyut. ‘Sam Manekshaw, the general who told Indira when Indian Army wasn’t ready for a war’. The Print. June 27, 2019. https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/sam-manekshaw-the-general-who-told-indira-when-indian-army-wasnt-ready-for-a-war/254796/

SATYA NADELLA

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  5. Srinivasan, Sriram. ‘Satya Nadella | The man who rebuilt Microsoft’. The Hindu. June 19, 2021. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/satya-nadella-the-man-who-rebuilt-microsoft/article34861134.ece

SATYENDRA NATH BOSE

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SAVITRIBAI PHULE

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SMITA PATIL

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  3. ‘Shyam Benegal on late actress Smita Patil: ‘She was the hub of the story in Bhumika’’. YouTube video. 7:19. Posted by WildFilmsIndia. October 1, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=54tLOyX5B54
  4. ‘UNCUT – Book Launch of Smita Patil’s biography | Amitabh Bachchan | Shabana Azmi | Prateik Babbar’. YouTube video. 55:23. Posted by October 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Dx9kNiSLzgQ
  5. Chintamani, Gautam. ‘Bollywood Will Never Another Smita Patil’. Cinemaazi. November 3, 2020. https://www.cinemaazi.com/feature/bollywood-will-never-find-another-smita-patil
  6. Chintamani, Gautam. ‘Bollywood Will Never Another Smita Patil’. DailyO. October 17, 2015. https://www.dailyo.in/arts/smita-patil-bollywood-shabana-azmi-amitabh-bachchan-mirch-masala-naseeruddin-shah-ftii-satyajit-ray-rajesh-khanna/story/1/6847.html
  7. Pothukuchi, Madhavi. ‘Smita Patil — the ‘real’ woman Indian women could relate to’. The Print. October 17, 2019. https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/smita-patil-real-woman-indian-women-relate/306732/

SONAM WANGCHUK

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  3. ‘The engineer helping Himalayan farmers by creating artificial glaciers’. Rolex. January, 2021. https://www.rolex.org/partnerships/el-pais-semanal/sonam-wangchuk

SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN

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  3. Young, D.A.B. ‘Ramanujan’s Illness’. https://www.imsc.res.in/~rao/ramanujan/newnow/illness.pdf
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SUNDAR PICHAI

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Sundar Pichai’. Last modified October 28, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai
  2. ‘Google CEO Sundar Pichai on his interview process at Google in 2004 | BGR India’. YouTube video. 1:37. Posted by January 5, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HWC3IumsmL8
  3. Singh, Sandeep. ‘When Sundar Pichai Went For Interview At Google’. NDTV. January 5, 2017. https://www.ndtv.com/business/when-sundar-pichai-went-for-interview-at-google-1645448
  4. ‘Google googly: Sundar Pichai’s brilliant interview response that landed him the job’. Financial Express. February 2, 2010. https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/google-googly-sundar-pichais-brilliant-interview-response-that-landed-him-the-job/1472617/
  5. Popomaronis, Tom. ‘15 years ago, Google’s CEO had a brilliant response to a tricky interview question – and it helped him get hired’. CNBC. February 1, 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/01/how-google-ceos-brilliant-answer-in-a-job-interview-helped-him-get-hired.html
  6. ‘What Makes Sundar Pichai a Technology Optimist?’ Brut. January 24, 2020. https://www.brut.media/in/news/what-makes-sundar-pichai-a-technology-optimist–898e8e76-07f2-4b5a-8ff3-a9fa2dd6b463

SURYAKANT TRIPATHI

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Suryakant Tripathi’. Last modified October 25, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suryakant_Tripathi
  2. ‘जयंती विशेषः तो गुस्से में निराला ने लिखी थी यह कविता- बापू, तुम मुर्गी खाते यदि’ AajTak. February 21, 2019. https://www.aajtak.in/literature/sahiya-aaj-tak/story/when-suryakant-tripathi-nirala-fights-with-gandhi-birth-anniversary-special-643358-2019-02-21
  3. Guha, Ramachandra. ‘Nehru and Nirala, The Hindu’. Ramachandra Guha Blog. March 12, 2013. http://ramachandraguha.in/archives/nehru-and-nirala-the-hindu.html
  4. ‘Suryakant Tripathi Nirala: Doyen of Hindi literature’. Hindustan Times. October 15, 2019. https://www.hindustantimes.com/inspiring-lives/suryakant-tripathi-nirala-doyen-of-hindi-literature/story-ROgDBDWttD3WKHytq6ztrL.html
  5. ‘Mahakavi: Episode 3: Dr Kumar Vishwas narrates story of great poet Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’’. YouTube video. 38:03. Posted by ABP NEWS. November 19, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_GY9_ewtR1Y
  6. David Rubin. “Nirala and the Renaissance of Hindi Poetry.” The Journal of Asian Studies 31, no. 1 (1971): 111–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/2053055.

SUSHMITA SEN

  1. ‘I will get married: Sushmita Sen’. Hindustan Times. September 1, 2010. https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-will-get-married-sushmita-sen/story-IfxTjTMzI2FLQq5QAfQsiI.html
  2. ‘Sushmita Sen on adoption: People think it was a great act of charity but I was protecting myself’. India Today. August 3, 2019. https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushmita-sen-on-adoption-people-think-it-was-a-great-act-of-charity-but-i-was-protecting-myself-1576768-2019-08-03
  3. Wikipedia. ‘Sushmita Sen’. Last modified November 5, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushmita_Sen
  4. ‘Sushmita Sen shares childhood photo with great grandmother: When a picture itself is a blessing’. India Today. May 11, 2019. https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushmita-sen-shares-childhood-photo-with-great-grandmother-when-a-picture-itself-is-a-blessing-1522503-2019-05-11
  5. ‘Sushmita Sen revealed she almost lost her Miss Universe crown, organisers wanted to send Aishwarya Rai’. Hindustan Times. May 24, 2020. https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushmita-sen-revealed-she-almost-lost-her-miss-universe-crown-organisers-wanted-to-send-aishwarya-rai/story-H66SWudAFHcBKKfdXdLb7K.html
  6. Raghuvanshi, Akanksha. ‘Viral: Sushmita Sen’s Miss India Gown Was Made From Sarojini Nagar Fabric’. NDTV Movies. April 16, 2020. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/viral-sushmita-sen-s-miss-india-gown-was-made-from-sarojini-nagar-fabric-2212676
  7. ‘Sushmita Sen is unrecognisable in old school pic, calls herself introvert and naïve’. India Today. September 25, 2019. https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushmita-sen-is-unrecognisable-in-old-school-pic-calls-herself-introvert-and-naive-1603016-2019-09-25

TARLA DALAL

  1. ‘Conversation with Shri Manna Dey and Mrs. Tarla Dalal (Vol. I)’. Internet Archive video. 1:02:11. Surabhi TV Series. December 15, 1995. https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.CVI-SUR_R_2446-UMHB
  2. Stars Unfolded. ‘Tarla Dalal: Biography’. https://starsunfolded.com/tarla-dalal/
  3. Dsouza, Primrose Monteiro. ‘Renu Dalal On Mother Tarla Dalal: “My Mom’s Zest For Life Was Unending”’. Femina. May 8, 2021. https://www.femina.in/trending/in-the-news/renu-dalal-on-mother-tarla-dalal-my-moms-zest-for-life-was-unending-194060.html
  4. Wikipedia. ‘Tarla Dalal’. Last modified October 8, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarla_Dalal
  5. Phadke, Mithila. ‘Noted cookbook author Tarla Dalal dead’. The Times of India. November 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111000448/http:/articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-07/mumbai/43773479_1_cookbooks-sanjeev-kapoor-home-cooks

VIKAS KHANNA

  1. Devnath, Vinay. ‘Vikas Khanna’s Humble and Inspiring Story Proves That If You Dream Big You Can Make It Big’. Storypick. February 6, 2017. https://www.storypick.com/vikas-khanna-inspiration/
  2. Bell, Emily. ‘Interview with Chef Vikas Khanna of Junoon – New York, NY’. Starchefs. September, 2011. https://www.starchefs.com/cook/interview/interview-chef-vikas-khanna-junoon-new-york-ny
  3. Nainar, Nahla. ‘When life meets chef: Vikas Khanna talks about his lockdown aid initiative’. The Hindu. June 16, 2021. https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/chef-vikas-khanna-on-helping-indians-out-during-lockdown/article34831143.ece
  4. ‘Homeliness – What food is all about | Vikas Khanna | TEDxJMC | Vikas Khanna | TEDxJMC’. YouTube video. 12:06. Posted by TEDx Talks. March 17, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bVnh0p5KPDI

VIRAT KOHLI

  1. Wikipedia. ‘Virat Kohli’. Last modified November 5, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli
  2. ‘Virat Kohli: Dad’s death changed my life’. YouTube video. 8:56. Posted by Graham Bensinger. September 5, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oyOtMNRsvsw
  3. Lokapally, Vijay. Driven: The Virat Kohli Story. New Delhi: Bloomsbury India, 2016. Chapter 3. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=A3IwDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. ‘Watch: Virat Kohli on choosing cricket as a career, father’s death, his fitness journey and more’. Scroll. Scroll video. May 17, 2020. https://scroll.in/field/962205/gave-me-right-teachings-with-actions-virat-kohli-recalls-how-his-father-shaped-his-cricket-career

ZUBIN MEHTA

  1. Dadabhoy, Bakhtiar K.  Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey: An Authorized Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Random House India, 2017. https://www.amazon.in/Zubin-Mehta-Musical-Authorized-Biography/dp/0143428950
  2. ‘Zubin Mehta Biography’. April, 2021. http://www.zubinmehta.net/5.0.html
  3. encyclopedia.com. ‘Mehta, Zubin’. Last modified June 11, 2018. https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-history-composers-and-performers-biographies/zubin-mehta
  4. Slattery, Luke. ‘Music without borders: Review, The Weekend Australian’. July 13, 2013. https://www.lukeslatteryauthor.com/zubin-mehta
  5. Mehta, Zubin. ‘Zubin Mehta says his father was extraordinarily musical – and these rare Bombay recordings prove it’. Scroll. April 20, 2016. https://scroll.in/article/806883/zubin-mehta-describes-his-father-as-extraordinarily-musical-these-old-bombay-recordings-show-why