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Lal Bahadur Shashtri ðŸ˜›

Lal Bahadur Shastri
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2nd Prime Minister of India
In office
9 June 1964 â€“ 11 January 1966
President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by Jawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded by Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
Minister of External Affairs
In office
9 June 1964 â€“ 18 July 1964
Preceded by Gulzarilal Nanda
Succeeded by Sardar Swaran Singh
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
4 April 1961 â€“ 29 August 1963
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by Govind Ballabh Pant
Succeeded by Gulzarilal Nanda
Personal details
Born 2 October 1904
Mughalsarai, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died 11 January 1966 (aged 61)
Tashkent, Soviet Union
(now in Uzbekistan)
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Lalita Devi
Residence 10 Janpath, New Delhi[1]
Profession Academic
Activist
Religion Hinduism

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Damodar Rao (son of Jhansi ki Rani) - had to flee and live in jungles because no one supported except for a few of his mother's ministers; He later lived in Indore, he never got his pension that the British promised, his descendents live in Indore and go by the last name Jhansiwale!

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Adi Shankaracharya

Adi Shankaracharya
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Adi Shankara with Disciples, by Raja Ravi Varma (1904)
Born Shankara
788 CE[1]
Kaladi, Chera Kingdom
present day Kerala, India
Died 820 CE[1]
Kedarnath, Pala Empire
present day Uttarakhand, India
Guru Govinda Bhagavatpada
Philosophy Advaita Vedanta

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Chandragupta  II Vikramaditya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragupta_II
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Tipu Sultan.


Tipu Sultan
Nawab Tipu Sultan Bahadur, Sher-e-Mysore (Tiger of Mysore).
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Reign29 December 1782 ' 4 May 1799
Coronation29 December 1782
TitlesPadshah, Nasib ad-Dawlah, Fath Ali Khan Bahadur
Born20 November 1750[1]
BirthplaceDevanahalli, Bangalore,Karnataka
Died4 May 1799 (aged 48)
Place of deathSrirangapatna, Karnataka
BuriedSrirangapatna, Karnataka
1224'36?N 7642'50?ECoordinates: 1224'36?N 7642'50?E
PredecessorHyder Ali
Royal House Kingdom of Mysore
FatherHyder Ali
MotherFatima Fakhr-un-Nisa
Religious beliefsIslam