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Born 1544 • Ahmadabad • India
Died c.1603 • India
Founder Dadu Panth
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Antal
Indian poet
Govinda Das
Bengali poet
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Candidus
Greek theologian
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Devika Rani
Indian actress
Sanjay Gandhi
Indian politician
Rajesh Khanna
Indian actor
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor
Asha Bhosle
Indian singer
Mani Kaul
Indian filmmaker
Hema Malini
Indian actress
Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader