People

Kazi Nazrul Islam

"the voice of Bengali nationalism" Kazi Nazrul Islam was a Bengali poet, writer, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul Islam is regarded as one of the greatest poets in Bengali literature.

Guru Nanak

(1469-1539) Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism.

Pervez Musharraf

(1943-Feb2023) Pakistani general; he gained power through a coup in 1999 and became the 10th president of pakistan (2001-2008)

Vallabhbhai Patel

1st Deputy Prime Minister of India. Called the "Iron Man of India" and the "Unifier of India" because of his role in making sure, with the threat of military force, that all 575 of the self-governing princely states acceded to the newly independent India.

Mother Teresa

1910-1997. Roman Catholic nun who founded Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. Ministered to sick, poor, orphaned, and dying for over 40 years. Received Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2005.

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

An Indian Muslim politician, leader of the Muslim league and later became the founding father and first governor-general of Pakistan. Also known as QAID-E-AZAM meaning great leader.

Rajiv Gandhi

Indira's son (nehru's grandson) and was prime minister of india 1985-1989. Had some reform of eonomy and gov't but also faced rebellion and was assassinated by Tamil Tigers.

King Mahendra

King of Nepal, who ascended the throne in 1955. After coming into conflict with the parliament and the hereditary line of prime ministers, he began a period of direct rule from the Nepalese Monarchy.

Subhas Chandra Bose

Leader of Indian National Congress faction who believed violence in defense of Indian nationalism was justifiable; formed the Indian National Army.

M. S. Subbulakshmi

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award.

Karamchand Mohandas Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi's father, and a local politician. When Gandhi's family sent him to England after Karamchand's death, it was with the hope that he would follow in his father's footsteps.

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India, known for his right-wing Hindu nationalist party, the BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) and controversial views on religious minorities, but also seen as a strong leader guiding India's development. Former Chief Minister of Punjab, his tenure is scrutinized due to his negligence in preventing the death of thousands of Muslims in the 2002 Gujrat riots.

Liaquat Ali Khan

Pakistan's first prime minister, was one of the leading Founding Fathers of modern Pakistan, statesman, lawyer, and political theorist. He was regarded in Pakistan as Jinnah's right-hand man and the expectation that he would succeed Jinnah soon became fulfilled.

Shehbaz Sharif

Prime Minister of Pakistan, brother of former PM Nawaz Sharif. Was the leader of the opposition when Imran Khan was ousted, elected the prime minister by the national assembly.

Muhammad (PBUH)

Prophet of Islam

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Served as the President of the Maldives 1978-2008. Formerly served as the Transportation minister.

Muhammad Mueenuddheen II

Sultan of the Maldives from 1886-1888, sultan that ACCEPTED BRITISH PROTECTORATE STATUS and thus the Maldives became a British protectorate whilst retaining the local monarchy.

Siddartha Gautama

The Buddha. Yes, THE Buddha.- the first person to become enlightened. Founder of Buddhism.

Kalpana Chawla

The first woman of Indian heritage to go to space. She was born in Karnal, Punjab, India, and moved to the U.S. in 1982 to start her Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering. Chawla obtained a second master's and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Muhammad Fareed Didi

The last sultan of the Maldives. Reign began 1954 and he was deposed 1968.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

When she was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Sri Lanka in 1960, she also became the world's first female PM

Ziaur Rahman

a Bangladeshi military officer and politician, served as President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981 when he was assassinated. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as its chairman until his assassination.

B.R. Ambedkar

a key national leader and a major social activist, known for his staunch opposition to caste hierarchies, who served as chair of the committee that drafted India's constitution immediately after independence. FIRST MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

Mangal Pandey

leader of the Sepoy Rebellion (info incoming) 1857 a mutiny started of sepoys(indian soldiers) in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi. It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions throughout india. The british quelled the revolt b 1858-1859. it is known as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and the First War of Independence.

Begum Rokeya

prominent Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator, and political activist for Muslim girls from Bangladesh. She was a fearless critic of conservative ideas arguing that religious leaders of every faith accorded an inferior place to women.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that as the 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. killed in 1979. Father of future prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Mohammad Iqbal

Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, South Asian Muslim POET/writer, scholar, and politician. His POETRY in the Urdu language is considered among the greatest of the twentieth century, and his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of the British Raj fueled the growing desire for an independent Muslim state. (Pakistan)

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam BR was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. You can just call him APJ Abdul Kalam. (but still kind of know his full name)

Lord Curzon

Became viceroy of India in 1899 and was a conservative who was pro-imperialism.

B.P. Koirala

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, better known as B. P. Koirala, was a Nepali revolutionary, political leader, and writer. He was the first ELECTED Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party.

Lord Louis Mountbatten

Cousin of Queen Elizabeth, He was appointed the last viceroy of India in March 1947. When both sides refused to accept the Cabinet Mission Plan, he decided the only choice was partition. He set the date of independence for August 15. Pakistan and India would become separate nations, however Pakistan would be smaller than Jinnah wanted. They both became nations within the British Commonwealth. After the borders were announced, the border regions exploded into violence, with a huge mass migration from both sides.

Indira Ghandi

Daughter of Nehru(1st PM), Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977, later 1980-84. Focused on helping poor and independence of Bangladesh. Assassinated by her own bodyguards.

Solomon Bandaranaike

Father and predecessor of Sirimavo, 4th prime minister of Sri Lanka. Born in a wealthy family and studied in England.

Benazir Bhutto

First and only Female PM of Pakistan. Twice prime minister in the 1980s and 1990s; first ran for office to avenge her father's execution by the military clique then in power. Died in a plane crash 2007.

Mohamed Nasheed

First democratically elected president of the Maldives, served 2008-2012 when he resigned. He is currently the speaker of the People's Majlis. 6 may 2021 he was injured in an assassination attempt.

Nawaz Sharif

Former PM of Pakistan. appointed by President Zia as the minister of finance for the province of Punjab. Backed by a loose coalition of conservatives, Nawaz was elected as the Chief Minister of Punjab in 1985 and re-elected after the end of martial law in 1988. In 1990, Nawaz led the conservative Islamic Democratic Alliance and became the 12th prime minister of Pakistan.

Imran Khan

Former cricketer and the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan 2018-August 2022 when he was ousted in a vote of no-confidence. Since then, He has faced more than 100 charges, in what many are calling an attempt to block him from winning the 2023 elections. He was arrested and has been in jail since August 5th, 2023. PARTY:Pakistan Tahreek e Insaf (PTI)

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Founder of Bangladesh, 1st president and Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Leader of The Awami Party of East Pakistan(now Bangladesh)

G.G. Ponnambalam

Ganapathipillai Gangaser Ponnambalam was a Ceylon(Sri Lanka) Tamil lawyer, politician and cabinet minister. He was the founder and leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, the first political party to represent the Ceylon Tamils.(ethnic minority in Sri Lanka)

JRD(Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy) Tata

Indian aviator, entrepeneur, chairman of Tata group. Born into the wealthy Tata family.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Indian statesman. He succeeded Gandhi as leader of the Indian National Congress. He negotiated the end of British colonial rule in India and became India's first prime minister (1947-1964).

Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh, also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (better known as R.K. Narayan; 10 October 1906 - 13 May 2001)[1] was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English

Hussain Muhammad Ershad

Seized power in a bloodless coup in 1982 to become the "President" of Bangladesh 1983-1990. Many consider this time to be a military dictatorship. Founder of the Jatiyo party.

Ayub Khan

The second president of Pakistan, from 1958 to 1974. Khan seized control of the government in 1958 through a military coup and then staged elections. He was the first of Pakistan's many military leaders.