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Ashoka
(Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty)
Ashoka
73
Birthdate: 0304 BC
Died: 0232 BC
Ashoka the Great of the Maurya Dynasty was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and ruled the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. Following the death and destruction caused by the Kalinga War, which was part of his expansion plan, he converted to Buddhism and propagated the faith.
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Sushant Singh Rajput
(Actor)
Sushant Singh Rajput
47
Birthdate: January 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: June 14, 2020
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Anand Kumar
(Teacher)
Anand Kumar
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn

Anand Kumar is an Indian educator who teaches mathematics. He is renowned for his educational program called Super 30, which selects 30 economically underprivileged candidates and trains them for IIT-JEE, potentially giving them an opportunity to get into the Indian Institutes of Technology. His life and career inspired the film Super 30, in which Anand Kumar's character was played by Hrithik Roshan.

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Guru Gobind Singh
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Birthdate: December 22, 1666
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: October 7, 1708
Guru Gobind Singh, the son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, became the 10th guru, or spiritual leader, of the Sikhs after his father was killed by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. He established the concept of the “Five Ks” of Sikhs and formed the Khalsa community. He also finalized the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Yashwant Sinha
(Former Minister of Finance of India)
Yashwant Sinha
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
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Daler Mehndi
(Singer)
Daler Mehndi
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo

Daler Mehndi is an Indian singer, record producer, songwriter, and author. Renowned for his dance songs, Daler Mehndi is credited with popularizing Bhangra around the world. He is also credited with creating a musical genre named Rabbabi, which combines elements of rock, Sufi, and Thumri. Mehndi is also known for his philanthropic efforts and has contributed to many charitable causes.

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Ravi Shankar Prasad
(Politician, Lawyer)
Ravi Shankar Prasad
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 30, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Ravi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer and politician who has served as the Union Cabinet Minister on several occasions. During his tenure as Law Minister, the long-delayed Ayodhya dispute was successfully concluded by the Supreme Court in 2019. 
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Upamanyu Chatterjee
(Author, Civil Servant)
Upamanyu Chatterjee
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1959 AD
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Sankarshan Thakur
(Journalist)
Sankarshan Thakur
0
Birthdate: 1962 AD
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Dean Mahomed
(Traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World)
Dean Mahomed
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: February 24, 1851
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Narendra Jha
(Actor)
Narendra Jha
3
Birthdate: September 2, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: March 14, 2018
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Tathagat Avatar Tulsi
(Indian Physicist and a Former Child Prodigy)
Tathagat Avatar Tulsi
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo

Considered as a child prodigy, Tathagat Avatar Tulsi is an Indian physicist, who finished high school at the age nine, earned his B.Sc. at eleven and M.Sc. at twelve. At twenty-one, he earned his PhD and in the following year joined IIT Mumbai as Assistant Professor on contract, where he worked until he lost his job due to bad health.  

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Talib Jauhari
(Shia Scholar, Poet, Historian and Philosopher)
Talib Jauhari
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 27, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: June 21, 2020

Talib Jauhari was a Pakistani poet, Islamic scholar, historian, and philosopher. Best remembered for his association with the Shia sect of Islam, Jauhari is widely regarded as the most important Shia scholar. Talib Jauhari's contributions earned him the prestigious Sitara-i-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan.