This section includes those great Indian personalities who made a mark in the field of social service. Leaders associated with independence movement are also included in this section
Viji Venkatesh is a social worker associated with different NGOs that provide aid to people suffering from different illnesses, especially cancer. She has been associated with several social circles for more than 35 years,...
Palam Kalyana Sundaram is a humanitarian and social worker from Melakarivelamkulam in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district. He has been an international sensation for philanthropic work who has been recognized worldwide, though he is not...
Lakshmi alias Selin Thomas is a transgender activist from Delhi, of Kerala origin. Fondly known by the title ‘Naik Sardar’, she works towards the uplift of Delhi’s transgender community. She leads more than 35,000...
Ajay Kumar Mandavi is an art teacher, popular for teaching Kanker jail inmates for more than a decade. Since 2010, he has been teaching them wooden calligraphy art. In 2023, Kumar Mandavi became one...
Ratan Chandra Kar, a general physician, is an Indian health official from Andaman and Nicobar, best known for treating Jarawa tribals of Andaman and Nicobar for many decades. In fact he helped the tribe...
Uma Shankar Pandey is a social worker for Uttar Pradesh, best known for his contributions towards ground water conservation in Jakhni. Fondly called ‘Pani ke Pehredar’ in villages of UP, his model of water...
Gautam Navlakha is a journalist and human rights activist, based in Delhi. He has been associated with many controversies, right from the beginning of the decade -2010s. He has been denied rights to enter...
Dakshayani Velayudhan (1912 – 1978) was one of the most influential and educated females of south India in pre-independent India. A social activist, Dakshayani was a member of Constituent Assembly of India which acted...
Jignesh Mevani is a social activist and Dalit leader turned politician from the state of Gujarat. He is also a lawyer by profession, who completed his law studies in 2017. Same year he joined...
Uma Shankar Dikshit was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who lived during the period, 1901 – 1991. He was a parliamentarian, cabinet minister and governor of two states – Karnataka and West Bengal...
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