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The Modern Era
The industrial and imperial centuries: inventors, statesmen, artists, and the makers of the modern world.
Modern era
Salome
b. June 21, 1939
Spanish singer
Modern era
Abdullah Haroon
1886 – 1966
Noblewoman; socialite
Modern era
Yusuf Haroon
1916 – February 12, 2011
Pakistani politician
Modern era
Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
1879 – October 4, 1948
Main Political figure in Sindh
Modern era
Abdul Sattar Pirzada
July 4, 1907 – 1974
Pakistani politician
Modern era
Mumtaz Daultana
January 20, 1915 – January 30, 1995
Punjabi politician
Modern era
Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
August 31, 1906 – October 16, 1969
Pakistani politician
Modern era
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan
c. 1882 – May 9, 1958
Figure of the Indian Independence Movement and Pakistani politician
Modern era
Qazi Muhammad Isa
April 13, 1913 – June 19, 1976
Pakistani politician (1913-1976)
Modern era
Mir Jafar Khan Jamali
1911 – 1967
Pakistani politician
Modern era
Bahadur Yar Jung
February 3, 1905 – June 25, 1944
Hyderabadi activist
Modern era
Sir Ziauddin Ahmad
February 13, 1878 – December 23, 1947
Indian mathematician and philosopher (1873-1947)
Modern era
Hakim Ajmal Khan
February 11, 1864 – December 29, 1927
Indian politician
Modern era
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
December 25, 1880 – May 10, 1936
Former president of the Indian National Congress (1880–1936)
Modern era
Saifuddin Kitchlew
January 15, 1888 – October 9, 1963
Indian revolutionary and politician (1888–1963)
Modern era
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
February 18, 1894 – October 24, 1954
Indian freedom fighter (1894–1954)
Modern era
Yusuf Meherally
September 23, 1903 – July 2, 1950
Indian activist
Modern era
Abbas Tyabji
February 1, 1854 – June 9, 1936
Indian freedom fighter
Modern era
Badruddin Tyabji
October 10, 1844 – 1906
Prominent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist and politician
Modern era
Bi Amma
1853 – November 12, 1924
Indian politician
Modern era
Mumtaz Shahnawaz
1912 – 1948
Pakistani diplomat
Modern era
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah
December 25, 1921 – September 10, 2000
Pakistani writer
Modern era
Muhammad Musa Khan
October 20, 1908 – March 12, 1991
Pakistani Hazara general (1908–1991)
Modern era
Samuel Martin Burke
July 3, 1906 – October 9, 2010
Pakistani diplomat, author and professor
Modern era
Zakir Husain
February 8, 1897 – May 3, 1969
3rd President of India (1897-1969)
Modern era
Bhikaiji Cama
September 24, 1861 – August 13, 1936
Indian activist (1861-1936)
Modern era
Chittaranjan Das
November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925
Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)
Modern era
Madan Mohan Malaviya
December 25, 1861 – November 12, 1946
Indian educator and politician
Modern era
Jayaprakash Narayan
October 11, 1902 – October 8, 1979
Indian independence activist and political leader
Modern era
Ram Manohar Lohia
March 23, 1910 – October 12, 1967
Indian politician (1910–1967)
Modern era
Acharya Narendra Deva
October 30, 1889 – February 19, 1956
Indian politician
Modern era
Achyut Patwardhan
February 5, 1905 – August 5, 1992
Indian activist (1905–1992)
Modern era
Prem Nath Bazaz
1905 – 1984
1905-07--1984-07; Bazaz, Prem Nath; Prem Nath Bazaz
Modern era
Mirza Hassan Khan
January 27, 1919 – November 19, 1983
British Indian Army officer (1919-1983)
Modern era
Jogendra Nath Mandal
January 29, 1904 – October 5, 1968
Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of Pakistan
Modern era
Master Tara Singh
June 24, 1885 – November 22, 1967
Sikh political and religious leader (1885–1967)
Modern era
Sarat Chandra Bose
September 6, 1889 – February 20, 1950
Indian Bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950)
Modern era
Bagha Jatin
December 7, 1879 – September 10, 1915
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915)
Modern era
Jatindra Nath Das
October 27, 1904 – September 13, 1929
Indian independence movement activist
Modern era
Batukeshwar Dutt
November 18, 1910 – July 20, 1965
Indian revolutionary (1910-1965)
Modern era
Sukhdev Thapar
May 15, 1907 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
Modern era
Shivaram Rajguru
August 24, 1908 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionist (1908–1931)
Modern era
Durgawati Devi
October 7, 1907 – October 15, 1999
Indian revolutionary (1907-1999)
Modern era
Kartar Singh Sarabha
May 24, 1896 – November 16, 1915
Indian revolutionary (1896-1915)
Modern era
Sohan Singh Bhakna
1870 – 1968
Sikh revolutionary (1870–1968)
Modern era
Lala Har Dayal
October 14, 1884 – March 4, 1939
Indian revolutionary (1884–1939)
Modern era
Rash Behari Bose
May 25, 1886 – January 21, 1945
Indian independence activist (1886–1945)
Modern era
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
April 3, 1893 – February 7, 1942
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Prafulla Chaki
1888 – 1908
British Indian Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Kanailal Dutta
August 30, 1888 – November 10, 1908
British Indian Bengali revolutionary (1888-1908)
Modern era
Benoy Basu
September 11, 1908 – December 13, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Badal Gupta
1912 – December 8, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Dinesh Gupta
December 6, 1911 – July 7, 1931
Bengali revolutionary (1911-1931)
Modern era
Pritilata Waddedar
May 5, 1911 – September 23, 1932
British Indian Bengali woman freedom fighter (1911–1932)
Modern era
Kalpana Datta
July 27, 1913 – February 8, 1995
Indian revolutionary and politician (1913-1995)
Modern era
Bina Das
August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986
Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Modern era
Matangini Hazra
October 19, 1870 – September 29, 1942
Martyr of India's Independence Movement
Modern era
Kanaklata Barua
December 22, 1924 – September 20, 1942
Indian freedom fighter from Assam (1924-1942)
Modern era
Aruna Asaf Ali
July 16, 1909 – July 29, 1996
Indian independence activist (1909-1996)
Modern era
Usha Mehta
March 25, 1920 – August 11, 2000
Indian freedom fighter (1920–2000)