100 Notable alumni of
Osmania University
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Osmania University is 499th in the world, 99th in Asia, and 8th in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Osmania University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Sania Mirza
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- tennis player
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Sania Mirza is an Indian former professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as the No. 1 Indian in singles. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as one of the most known, highest-paid, and influential athletes in India.
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Nandamuri Balakrishna
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- actorpolitician
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Nandamuri Balakrishna, also known as Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, film producer and politician known for his works in Telugu cinema. Balakrishna is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Hindupuram constituency since 2014. The son of actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna made his debut as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film Tatamma Kala (1974). In 2025, the Government of India honoured him with third-highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan. Balakrishna is a recipient of three state Nandi Awards, three SIIMA Awards, and an IIFA Award. In 2012, Balakrishna was the chief guest at the 43rd IFFI. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in Hyderabad.
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Sarojini Naidu
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- independence activistpoliticianpoetfreedom fighter
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Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence. She played an important role in the Indian independence movement against the British Raj. She was the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and appointed governor of a state.
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Mohammad Azharuddin
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- politiciancricketer
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Mohammad Azharuddin is an Indian politician and a former cricketer who also served as the Indian national cricket team's captain. He was a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional medium fast bowler. He played 99 Test matches and 334 One Day Internationals for India. As a captain, he led the team to wins in the 1990-91 and 1995 Asia Cups and reached the semi-finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. He was considered as one of the best ODI batsmen in the world and one of the greatest of his era. He captained India in three Cricket World Cups, the most by any Indian captain, all during the 1990s. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.
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Kader Khan
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- screenwriterfilm produceractor
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Kader Khan was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film producer. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut in the 1973 film Daag, starring Rajesh Khanna, as a prosecuting attorney. He was a prolific actor and screenwriter in Hindi cinema in the period late 1970s to 90s and wrote dialogues for 200 films. Born in Afghanistan, Khan graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Bombay University. Before entering the film industry in the early 1970s, he was a professor of civil engineering in M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai.
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P. V. Narasimha Rao
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- politicianwriternovelistfreedom fighterjurist
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Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao was an Indian lawyer, statesman, and politician from the Congress Party who served as the prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He was the first person from South India and second person from a non-Hindi speaking background to be the prime minister. He is especially known for introducing various liberal reforms to India to rescue the country from going towards bankruptcy during the economic crisis of 1991. Future prime ministers continued the economic reform policies pioneered by Rao's government.
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Asaduddin Owaisi
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- politician
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Asaduddin Owaisi is an Indian politician who is serving as the third and current president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). He is a five time Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
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Rakesh Sharma
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- astronautmilitary personnelaircraft pilot
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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC is an Indian astronaut and a former Indian Air Force officer. He flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Another Air Force pilot, Ravish Malhotra, was placed on standby.
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Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
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- politician
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Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, also known mononymously as Jagan, is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Pulivendula Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly. He served as the 17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2019 to 2024, and is the current president of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). He is also the son of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
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K. Chandrashekar Rao
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- authorpolitician
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Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, frequently known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India. After heading the Telangana Movement, he was the first Chief Minister of Telangana and held the position for almost 10 years.
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Sundeep Kishan
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- actor
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Sundeep Kishan is an Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.
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K. T. Rama Rao
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- politician
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Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, commonly known as KTR, is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is a former Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Industries and Commerce, and Information Technology, Electronics and Communications of Telangana. He represents Sircilla assembly constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, he is also the working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
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Sitaram Yechury
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- politician
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Sitaram Yechury was an Indian Marxist politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who was a member of the Politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992. Previously, he was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, West Bengal, from 2005 to 2017.
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Harsha Bhogle
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- journalistchemical engineer
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Harsha Bhogle is an Indian cricket commentator and journalist. Bhogle has cemented his reputation for being a notable personality in the global cricket broadcasting industry.
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George Reddy
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George Reddy was an Indian student leader and social activist. He was a Gold medallist (PhD) in nuclear physics at Osmania University, Hyderabad. His untimely death led to the formation of the Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU), a student body on the campus of the university that took its name from the "PDS" imprint he had used to publish pamphlets.
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Shantanu Narayen
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- computer scientistbusinessperson
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Shantanu Narayen is an Indian-American business executive who has been the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adobe Inc. since December 2007. Before this, he was the company's president and chief operating officer since 2005.
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Syed Abdul Rahim
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- association football playerassociation football manager
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Syed Abdul Rahim, popularly known as Rahim Saab, was an Indian football coach and manager of the India national team from 1950 until his death in 1963, and a former player. He is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football. A teacher by profession, he was a strong motivator and his tenure as a coach is regarded as the "golden age" of football in India.
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Shyam Benegal
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- directorpoliticianscreenwriterfilm screenwriterfilm producer
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Shyam Benegal was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 1976, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, and in 1991, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour for his contributions in the field of arts. He died on 23 December 2024, aged 90, at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, where he was receiving treatment for chronic kidney disease.
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Harish Shankar
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- film directorscreenwriter
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Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with Shock (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Varma.
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C. Narayana Reddy
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- poetpoliticiansongwriterwriterlyricist
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Cingireddi Narayana Reddy, popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet, writer, and critic. He had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, and ghazals. He was also a professor, film lyricist, actor, and Rajya Sabha politician. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of Telugu University.
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Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
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- politician
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Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana, associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Governor of Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019. As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served as a Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999 (13th Lok Sabha) from Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
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Bandaru Dattatreya
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- politician
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Bandaru Dattatreya is an Indian politician serving as the current governor of the State of Haryana since 2021. He was also the 20th governor of Himachal Pradesh and was the member of Lok Sabha for Secunderabad from 2014 to 2019. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Shivraj Patil
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- politician
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Shivraj Vishwanath Patil is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015. Previously, he served in the Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinets as Minister of Defence during the 1980s.
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Jaipal Reddy
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- politician
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Sudini Jaipal Reddy was an Indian politician who was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha of India for five terms. He represented the Chevella constituency of Telangana and was a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the I. K. Gujral cabinet in 1998. In 1999 he returned to Indian National Congress after 21 years. In 2004 he was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Miryalaguda Lok Sabha Constituency and then he served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Union Minister for Urban Development in the United Progressive Alliance-1. In 2009 he was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Chevella constituency and served as a Union Minister for Urban Development and Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He was the Union Minister for the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology from 29 October 2012 to 18 May 2014.
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Duvvuri Subbarao
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- economist
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Duvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, Central Banker, and retired IAS officer. He was the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India, served under Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. After stepping down from RBI, he was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow first at the National University of Singapore and later at the University of Pennsylvania.
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N. Bhaskara Rao
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- politician
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Nadendla Bhaskara Rao is an Indian politician who served as the 11th Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a brief period in 1984. He served the shortest term being as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – 31 days. His son Nadendla Manohar is the current MLA from Tenali and a current minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
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Gagan Narang
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- sport shooter
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Gagan Narang is an Indian sport shooter, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012. He was also a member of prestigious Padma award committee 2023.
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Kothapalli Jayashankar
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- teacherwriter
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Kothapalli Jayashankar, popularly known as Professor Jayashankar, was an Indian academic and social activist. He was a leading ideologue of the Telangana Movement. He fought for a separate state beginning in 1952. He often stated that unequal distribution of river water was the root cause of the separate Telangana movement. He was the former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and an activist in the Separate Telangana Movement.
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Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Karan Faridoon Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria, CBE, DL, FCA is a British Indian businessman, member of the House of Lords, and former Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.
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Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
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- politician
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Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 25 November 2010 and 1 March 2014. He was the last Chief Minister of the Andhra Pradesh before the formation of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014.
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Kancha Ilaiah
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- writer
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Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is an Indian political theorist, writer and a Dalit rights activist. He writes in both English and Telugu languages. His main domain of study and activism is the annihilation of caste.
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Mahmood Ali
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- politician
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Mohammed Mahmood Ali is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana from 2014 until 2018. The departments of the State Home Ministry, Prisons and Fire Services were allocated to him during the 2nd K. Chandrasekhar Rao ministry, and he held them from 2018-2023. He is a member of Telangana Legislative Council.
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Dasaradhi
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- lyricisttranslatorsongwriterpoet
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Dasarathi Krishnamacharya, popularly known as Dasarathi, was an Indian Telugu poet and writer. He held the titles Abhyudhaya Kavi and Kalaprapurna. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetic work Timiramto Samaram (transl. Fight against darkness) in 1974. Dasarathi also served as the Aasthana Kavi (transl. Court poet) of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
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Varavara Rao
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- politicianwriterpublic figurejournalist
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Pendyala Varavara Rao is an Indian activist, poet, teacher, and writer from Telangana, India. He is an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence and has been arrested under the non-bailable Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Rao was arrested on the charge of plotting to assassinate Indian prime minister, possibly based upon planted evidence. In August 2022, he was released on bail by the Supreme Court of India, on medical grounds.
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Josh Malihabadi
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- writerpoetsongwriter
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Josh Malihabadi popularly known as Shayar-e-Inqalab (poet of revolution) was a Pakistani poet of Urdu.
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V. K. Saraswat
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- scientist
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Vijay Kumar Saraswat is an Indian scientist who formerly served as the Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Indian Minister of Defence. He retired as the Director General of the DRDO on 31 May 2013. Saraswat is presently a member of NITI Aayog, the Indian Government's apex public policy think tank Saraswat is also a former Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University. and former President of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum.
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N. Dharam Singh
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- politician
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Dharam Narayan Singh was an Indian politician who served as the 11th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 28 May 2004 to 28 January 2006 and Member of the Lok Sabha from Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, in 15th Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014.
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K. Keshava Rao
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- politician
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Kancherla Keshava Rao, popularly known as KK, is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He previously served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2024 and previously from 2006 to 2012.
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Balka Suman
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- politician
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Balka Suman is an Indian politician. He is a former Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Peddapalli, Telangana. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate. He has been elected as an MLA from Chennur constituency in 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.
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Vani Kola
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- businessperson
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Vani Kola is an Indian venture capitalist. She is the founder and managing director of Kalaari Capital, an Indian early stage venture capital firm. She was listed as one of the most powerful women in Indian business by Fortune India in 2014.
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K. Nageshwar
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- journalistlegislatoracademic
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Kasanagottu Nageshwar is an Indian professor, politician, and political analyst. He served as member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and subsequently in Telangana Legislative Council during 2007 to 2015. Nageshwar is a professor at the Department of Communication & Journalism, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Despite claiming to be neutral, he is often criticized for not doing proper homework on his analysis on issues pertaining to Andhra Pradesh and it's politics. His interviewer at 99tv early morning program presents him many clickbaits and the supposed intellectual debate turns into him doing whataboutism arguments. His lack of knowledge about article 190 of Indian constitution is widely discussed among telugu media circles.
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J. Geetha Reddy
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- politician
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Jetti Geeta Reddy is an Indian gynecologist and politician of the Indian National Congress. She served as member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly representing the Zahirabad constituency of Sangareddy district from 2014 to 2018. She is the working president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee since July 2021.
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Allola Indrakaran Reddy
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- politician
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Allola Indrakaran Reddy is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Endowments, Law and Forest, Environment, Science and Technology of Telangana since 2019. He was elected as MLA of Nirmal in 2014 General Election as BSP candidate and won over Sri Hari Rao by margin of 10,000 votes. He later joined the TRS Party and became Minister in charge of law, housing and endowments. He was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 10th and 14th Lok Sabhas. Reddy represented the Adilabad constituency of United Andhra Pradesh.
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Kallam Satish Reddy
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- engineer
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Kallam Satish Reddy is an Indian business executive and current Chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. Reddy joined Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in 1993 as executive director. Elevated to the role of Managing Director in 1997, he led the company's transition from a manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients to one with a diverse product portfolio of finished dosage formulations. Reddy was also responsible for establishing a strong footprint of Dr. Reddy's finished dosage products in Russia, CIS countries and other emerging markets.
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Y. Venugopal Reddy
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- civil servanteconomist
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Yaga Venugopal Reddy is an Indian economist and a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1964 batch belonging to Andhra Pradesh cadre. Reddy served as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank, from September 2003 until September 2008.
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Mohammad Majid Hussain
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- politician
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Mohammed Majid Hussain is an Indian politician who is currently the Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly representing the Nampally Assembly constituency and corporator of Mehdipatnam ward of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
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Muralidhar Rao
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- politician
- Biography
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Polsani Muralidhar Rao is an Indian political activist and politician, he served as a National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2013 to 2020. Prior to joining the BJP, Rao was active in the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, where he was its Organising Secretary, as well as in other affiliates of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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P. Shiv Shankar
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- politician
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Punjala Shiv Shankar was an Indian politician. He served as the Minister of External Affairs, Law, and Petroleum. He was a very influential minister in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's cabinets and was one of the most senior politicians in India. He also served as Governor of Sikkim from 1994 to 1995 and Governor of Kerala from 1995 to 1996.
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Suravaram Pratapareddy
- Years
- 1896-1953 (aged 57)
- Occupations
- poetwriter
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Suravaram Pratapa Reddy was a social historian & Freedom Fighter from the Hyderabad State (now Telangana), India. He is popularly known as "Telangana Vythalikudu" (Torch Bearer)
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Parikipandla Narahari
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- poet
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Parikipandla Narahari also known as P. Narahari is an Indian civil servant employed by the Indian Administrative Services and author. According to Tehelka, Narahari, in his capacity as District collector of Gwalior, is one of India's few civil servants to use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to interact with citizenry to solve their problems. The issues citizens of Gwalior raise on Narahari's wall were automatically directed to concerned departments. The Better India recognized Narahari as 10 most inspiring IAS officers of the year 2017. Narahari is one among of those rare professional officers to be credited as Publicity Advisor to three successive governments of different parties.
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Abid Hussain
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- politiciandiplomateconomist
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Abid Hussain was an Indian economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was India's ambassador to the United States of America from 1990 to 1992 and a member of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1990.
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Rakesh Jhaveri
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- writer
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Rakesh Jhaveri, also known as Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, is a spiritual leader, mystic, scholar of Jainism, author and orator from India. Spiritually inclined from a young age, he is a follower of Shrimad Rajchandra, a Jain spiritual teacher. He completed doctoral studies on Shrimad's work Atmasiddhi. He founded Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, Dharampur which supports spiritual and social activities.
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Mahzarin Banaji
- Enrolled in Osmania University
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1982 graduated with Master of Arts in psychology
- Occupations
- psychologist
- Biography
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Mahzarin Rustum Banaji FBA is an American psychologist of Indian origin at Harvard University, known for her work popularizing the concept of implicit bias in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other factors.
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Mohan Kanda
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- actor
- Biography
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Mohan Kanda is an Indian civil servant. He is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1968 batch. He retired as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh in 2003. He also served as a Member of National Disaster Management Authority.
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Paidi Jairaj
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- stage actorfilm directoractor
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Paidi Jairaj was an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works majorly in Hindi; few Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu language films, and Telugu theatre. During the talkie period, from 1931 onwards, he started with Shikari in Urdu and English languages. Subsequently, he became one of the leading actors for about two decades, along with V. Shantaram, Ashok Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor, Motilal etc. He starred in about 170 feature films in a variety of roles. He directed a few films such as Mohar, Mala (1943), Pratima, Rajghar and Saagar (1951), which he produced. In 1980, he was awarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award for films in India, for his contributions to Indian cinema.
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Manjula Anagani
- Born in
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India - Enrolled in Osmania University
- Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- gynecologistobstetrician
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Manjula Anagani is an Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist.
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Ali Yavar Jung
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- diplomatpolitician
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Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur was an Indian diplomat. He served as Indian Ambassador in Argentina, Egypt, Yugoslavia and Greece, France, and the United States.
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B. Narsing Rao
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- film directorscreenwriter
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Bongu Narsing Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and painter known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. Rao has garnered five National Film Awards, three Nandi Awards, various international honors, and has served as a jury in various Asian film festivals. He directed, Daasi "(Bonded Woman)" and Matti Manushulu "(Mud People)" which won the Diploma of Merit awards at the 16th and 17th Moscow International Film Festivals in 1989 and 1991 respectively.
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Bonthu Rammohan
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- politician
- Biography
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Bonthu Rammohan Reddy is an Indian politician who was the Mayor of Hyderabad from 2016 to 2020. He belonged to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party, but moved to the Indian National Congress in February 2024.
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Madhu Goud Yaskhi
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- politician
- Biography
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Madhu Goud Yaskhi was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha and 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nizamabad constituency of Telangana and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
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Idris Hasan Latif
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the 10th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from 1978 to 1981. After retiring from the air force, he served as 11th Governor of Maharashtra from 1982 to 1985.
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Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao
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- politician
- Biography
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Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao was an Indian communist leader and politician from the state of Telangana (former part of Andhra Pradesh). Between 1957 and 2004 he got elected six times to the State Legislative Assembly.
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Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy
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- politician
- Biography
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Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of Telugu Desam Party.
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C.H. Hanumantha Rao
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- economist
- Biography
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Chennamaneni Hanumantha Rao is an Indian economist and writer. He was a member of the National Advisory Council from 2004 to 2008 and chaired the Technical Committee on Drought prone Areas Programme and Desert Development Programme of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the president of India in 2004, for contributions in the field of Literature and Education.
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Samudrala Venugopal Chary
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samudrala Venugopal Chary is an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament of India for three consecutive terms. He was a member of the 11th, 12th and the 13th Lok Sabhas. Chary was also a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Chary represented the Adilabad constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress and formerly of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
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Pailla Shekar Reddy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pailla Shekar Reddy is an Indian politician affiliated with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He won from Bhongir constituency in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district in 2014 general elections. He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Samithi and is a member of its Politburo.
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Mehdi Nawaz Jung
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- politician
- Biography
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Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung was an Indian bureaucrat and was Secretary to the Executive Council during the Nizam rule. He also served as the Governor of Gujarat from 1960 to 1965.
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Keshavrao Sonawane
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Keshavrao Sonawane was an Indian politician, who served four terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and was a Co-operative minister in Yashwantrao Chavan's cabinet and later Vasantrao Naik's cabinet during 1962–1967. He was elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 4 times, twice from Latur constituency and twice from Ausa constituency.
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Allamah Rasheed Turabi
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- poetphilosopher
- Biography
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Raza Hussain also known as Allama Rasheed Turabi was an Islamic scholar, religious leader, public speaker, poet and philosopher.
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Venkatesh Kulkarni
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Venkatesh Srinivas Kulkarni was an Indian-American novelist and academic.
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Ananda Shankar Jayant
- Occupations
- choreographer
- Biography
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Ananda Shankar Jayant is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, scholar and bureaucrat, known for her proficiency in the classical dance forms of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. She is the first woman officer in the Indian Railway Traffic Service on South Central Railway and her 2009 TED talk is ranked among the top twelve Incredible TED talks on cancer. She is a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu and Kala Ratna Award of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for her contributions to arts.
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Aelay Narendra
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ale Narendra was an Indian politician who was a member of the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Medak Lok Sabha in 1999 and Medak in 2004. He was 3 time MLA from Himayatnagar Constituency in 1983, 1988, 1992. He was one of the biggest proponents for Telangana statehood. Ale Narendra and other individuals associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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Suri Bhagavantam
- Years
- 1909-1989 (aged 80)
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Suri Bhagavantam was an Indian scientist and administrator. He was Vice chancellor of Osmania University and Director of Indian Institute of Science and Defence Research and Development Organisation.
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Lakshmi Pratury
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Lakshmi Pratury is an entrepreneur, curator, and speaker. She is the founder and CEO of INK. She also is the host and curator of live events and inktalks.com.
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Mujtaba Hussain
- Occupations
- humoristtravel writercolumnist
- Biography
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Mujtaba Hussain was an Indian satirist and writer of Urdu literature.
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Kalpana Kannabiran
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- lawyersociologist
- Biography
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Kalpana Kannabiran is an Indian sociologist, lawyer, human rights columnist, writer and editor based in Hyderabad, India. In March 2021, after a decade-long tenure, she retired from the post of Professor and Regional Director of the Council for Social Development, Southern Regional Centre, a research institute recognised by the Indian Council of Social Science Research. She is amongst the founding faculty of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, and is a co-founder of the women's rights group, Asmita Resource Centre for Women, established in 1991 in Hyderabad. She was nominated as the Civil Society Advisory Governor for Asia by the Commonwealth Foundation, London in January 2020 for a term of three years. At present, Kannabiran is a Distinguished Professor at the Council for Social Development.
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Gellu Srinivas Yadav
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gellu Srinivas Yadav is an Indian Politician from Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He is currently the state president of the student wing of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
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Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bhaskarrao Patil is an Indian politician from Maharashtra belonging to Indian National Congress who served as the Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1998. He was a member in the 12th, 13th and 15th Lok Sabha’s. He was also a member of Maharashtra State Assembly three times. He was elected from the Biloli Constituency (now Deglur) in the years 1990, 1995 and 2004.
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G. Ram Reddy
- Years
- 1929-1995 (aged 66)
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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G. Ram Reddy was an Indian professor and a renowned architect of Distance Education, and considered as the father of open learning in India.
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Praveen Kumar Gorakavi
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Praveen Kumar Gorakavi is an Indian scientist, chemical engineer, inventor and consultant, recognised as a polymath and former child prodigy for his works in science and engineering from childhood.
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Amir Ullah Khan
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Amir Ullah Khan is a professional economist and professor who works on development issues primarily in the health, education, and agriculture sectors. Prof. Khan has worked for the Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the UNDP at Project LARGE. He is a former Deputy Director and policy advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Prof. Khan writes a regular column for the business news publication livemint.com and for the newspaper etemaaddaily.com He is also a visiting professor at the Indian School of Business and at NALSAR in Hyderabad.
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Rafi Ahmed
- Occupations
- immunologistuniversity teachermicrobiologist
- Biography
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Rafi Ahmed is an Indian-American virologist and immunologist. He is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University, where he is also the director of the Emory Vaccine Center and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Vaccine Research. In 2009, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Naraparaju Ramchander Rao
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Naraparaju Ramchander Rao is an Indian politician and advocate from Telangana. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Bar Council of India. He served as the Member of Telangana Legislative Council (MLC) for Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar Graduates' Constituency from 2015 to 2021. He’s serving as the membership drive incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana.
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Akbar Ali Khan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nawab Mir Akbar Ali Khan was governor of Uttar Pradesh in India from 1972 to 1974 and governor of Odisha from 25 October 1974 to 17 April 1976. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha for 18 years and he was deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha for 12 years. He was associated with Osmania University and was a member of the Senates of Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Later in 1957 he founded a Polytechnic in Hyderabad.
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Junuthula N. Reddy
- Enrolled in Osmania University
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering
- Occupations
- engineeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Junuthula N. Reddy is a Distinguished Professor and inaugural holder of the Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. He has made significant seminal contributions in the areas of finite element method, plate theory, solid mechanics, variational methods, mechanics of composites, functionally graded materials, fracture mechanics, plasticity, biomechanics, classical and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and applied functional analysis. Reddy has over 620 journal papers and 20 books (with several second and third editions) and has given numerous (over 150) national and international talks. He served as a member of the International Advisory Committee at ICTACEM, in 2001 and keynote addressing in 2014.
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Manda Jagannadham
- Years
- 1951-2025 (aged 74)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Manda Jagannath was an Indian politician who was a member of the 11th, 13th, 14th & 15th Lok Sabha, representing Nagarkurnool constituency. He belonged to the Bahujan Samaj Party.
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Ramesh Datla
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Ramesh Datla is an Indian industrialist and the Chairman of Elico Limited, India's first analytical instruments company, established in 1960. He also serves as Chairman of Elico Healthcare Services, a leading player in the healthcare IT and ITES sector.
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Garikapati Narahari Sastry
- Occupations
- chemist
- Biography
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Garikapati Narahari Sastry is an Indian Chemist and a Professor at the Department of Biotechnology at IIT-Hyderabad. He served as Director of CSIR- North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat Jorhat, Assam from 19 February 2019 and served there till 10 January 2024. After taking charge as the Director, he has worked towards converting knowledge in the areas of computational modelling and Artificial intelligence from basic to translational research, by working closely with society and industry. Ultimately, revitalizing the strength of science and technology is essential in achieving the self-reliant and strong India. In the era of Industry 4.0 and 5.0, combining our traditional wisdom with modern science appear to be indispensable in the sectors such as Education, Health, Agriculture, Industrial and Societal development at large. Prior to joining as the Director, he headed the Molecular Modelling Division at the CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in Hyderabad, India. Sastry has made pioneering contributions in the areas of computational chemistry and computational biology.
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Mohammad Yunus Saleem
- Years
- 1912-2004 (aged 92)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mohammad Yunus Saleem was an Indian politician, scholar, and lawyer, who was also active in the religious field. He was also a poet who campaigned to make Urdu the second official language. He was also a devout Muslim, who regularly observed Namaz and never missed Roza. The Mohammad Yunus Saleem Memorial Education Trust was established by his son Junaid Abdul Rehman to promote the study of the Quran.
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Ravi V. Bellamkonda
- Occupations
- biomedical engineer
- Biography
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Ravi V. Bellamkonda is an Indian-American biomedical engineer and academic administrator. Since 2021, he has served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Bellamkonda was previously Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. Pending approval by the Board of Trustees, he will serve as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, effective January 14, 2025.
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Vidyavati
- Occupations
- journalistbotanistphycologist
- Biography
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Vidyavati, former Vice-Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India was born on 15 September 1939, in Goud community. She is President of Phycological Society of India. She was honored by Telangana State Government as Eminent Women on 8 March 2017, on the occasion of "International Women's Day" celebrations.
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K. G. Ramanathan
- Enrolled in Osmania University
- Studied in 1940
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Kollagunta Gopalaiyer Ramanathan was an Indian mathematician known for his work in number theory. His contributions are also to the general development of mathematical research, and teaching in India.
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Aziz Ahmad
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Aziz Ahmad was a Pakistani-Canadian academic who worked as a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Toronto and is best known for his work in Islamic history with a focus on South Asia. In addition, he was a noted Urdu poet, novelist, translator, Iqbal scholar and literary critic.
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Subodh Markandeya
- Years
- 1937-.. (age 88)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Subodh Markandeya is a senior Indian lawyer, author and judicial activist. He primarily practices at the Supreme Court of India, but also appears in various high courts. He has served as the standing counsel for Government of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, State of Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation (UPFC), Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (U.P.S.E.B.), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and numerous developmental authorities. He was appointed 'amicus curiae' (friend of the court) by the Supreme Court in the 'Tihar Jail Enquiry' (1982–85).
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A. M. Khusro
- Biography
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Dr. Syed Ali Mohammad Hussain a.k.a. A. M. Khusro was born in a noble family of Hyderabad. He was also related to the royal family Nizam of Hyderabad. He served as the Vice-Chancellor Aligarh Muslim University, a diplomat (Ambassador of India to Germany 1980–82), head of charitable Institutions – Aga Khan Foundation (India), President, Federation of Indo-German Societies in India and Chairman of The Eleventh Finance Commission of India.
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John Perumbalath
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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John Perumbalath is a retired British Anglican bishop. He became Bishop of Liverpool in the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in July 2023. He had previously been Archdeacon of Barking (2013–2018) and the area Bishop of Bradwell (2018–2023), both in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
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Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari
- Biography
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Maulana Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari was an Islamic scholar from Hyderabad, India. He served as the khateeb and imam of the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad and the vice chancellor of Jamia Nizamia University.
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Chendupatla Janga Reddy
- Years
- 1935-2022 (aged 87)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chandupatla Janga Reddy was an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh defeating the future Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1984. He helped many poor students with their education. He was the co founder of Vaagdevi group of institutions.
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Uma Rama Rao
- Occupations
- choreographer
- Biography
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K. Uma Rama Rao was an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, choreographer, research scholar, author and dance teacher. She was the founder & director of Lasya Priya Dance Academy, established in 1985 in Hyderabad, India.
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A. C. Solomon Raj
- Occupations
- theologian
- Biography
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A. C. Solomon Raj is the seventh successor of Frank Whittaker and eighth Bishop in Medak of the Protestant Church of South India Society and shepherds the Diocese from the Cathedra of the Bishop housed in the CSI-Medak Cathedral in Medak Town, Telangana, India. On 12 October 2016, the Church of South India Synod headquartered in Chennai, appointed Solomon Raj to assume the ecclesiastical Office of the Bishopric of Medak and was consecrated the next day on 13 October 2016 at the CSI-St. George's Cathedral, Chennai, ending four years of sede vacante in the Diocese of Medak which was without a bishop during the intervening period of 2012–2016.
