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The Modern Era
The industrial and imperial centuries: inventors, statesmen, artists, and the makers of the modern world.
Modern era
Munshi Raziuddin
1912 – 2003
Pakistani musician
Modern era
Allan Fakir
1932 – July 4, 2000
Pakistani singer
Modern era
Mai Bhagi
January 1, 1906 – July 7, 1986
Pakistani singer
Modern era
Abbasuddin Ahmed
October 27, 1901 – December 30, 1959
Bengali singer
Modern era
Abdul Alim
July 27, 1931 – September 5, 1974
Bangladeshi Folk singer (1931–1974)
Modern era
Shah Abdul Karim
February 15, 1916 – September 12, 2009
Bangladeshi musician
Modern era
Mirza Ibrahim
October 15, 1911 – December 17, 1993
Azerbaijani writer (1911-1993)
Modern era
Afzal Bangash
1924 – 1986
Pakistani politician (1924–1986)
Modern era
Hyder Bux Jatoi
October 7, 1901 – May 21, 1970
Pakistani politician and peasant leader
Modern era
Jam Saqi
October 31, 1944 – March 5, 2018
Pakistani politician (1944-2018)
Modern era
Rasool Bux Palijo
February 21, 1930 – June 7, 2018
Pakistani revolutionary (1930–2018)
Modern era
Sobho Gianchandani
May 3, 1920 – December 8, 2014
Pakistani social scientist
Modern era
Nazeer Abbasi
July 13, 1940 – August 9, 1980
Communist Leader
Modern era
Mai Bakhtawar
1880 – June 22, 1947
Indian farm worker (1880-1947) whose murder prompted legal reform
Modern era
Hameed Nizami
October 3, 1915 – February 22, 1962
Pakistani journalist and activist (1915–1962)
Modern era
Majid Nizami
April 3, 1928 – July 26, 2014
Pakistani journalist
Modern era
Zamir Niazi
1932 – 2004
Pakistani journalist (1932–2004)
Modern era
Minhaj Barna
1923 – January 15, 2011
Pakistani veteran journalist and trade union leader
Modern era
Razia Bhatti
1943 – March 12, 1996
Pakistani journalist
Modern era
Ardeshir Cowasjee
April 13, 1926 – November 24, 2012
Pakistani businessman and journalist (1926-2012)
Modern era
Dorab Patel
June 17, 1924 – March 15, 1997
Pakistani judge (1924–1997)
Modern era
Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim
February 12, 1928 – January 7, 2020
Pakistani judge (1928–2020)
Modern era
Manzur Qadir
November 28, 1913 – October 12, 1974
Pakistani jurist (1913–1974)
Modern era
B. G. Horniman
1873 – 1948
Journalist who supported Indian Independence and establishment of Federal Republic of India.
Modern era
Ramnath Goenka
April 3, 1904 – October 5, 1991
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991)
Modern era
Anita Ghulam Ali
October 2, 1934 – 2014
Pakistani educational expert (1934-2014)
Modern era
Ajmal Khattak
September 15, 1925 – February 7, 2010
Pakistani writer and politician (1925–2010)
Modern era
A. K. Gopalan
October 1, 1904 – March 22, 1977
Indian politician (1904-1977)
Modern era
Puchalapalli Sundarayya
May 1, 1913 – May 19, 1985
Indian politician (1913-1985)
Modern era
Godavari Parulekar
August 14, 1907 – October 8, 1996
Indian independence activist, writer, and social activist
Modern era
Yusuf Aziz Magsi
1908 – 1935
Historical figure
Modern era
Abdul Aziz Kurd
1904 – 1979
Pakistani politician
Modern era
Dhyan Chand
August 29, 1905 – December 3, 1979
Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)
Modern era
Roop Singh
September 8, 1910 – December 16, 1977
field hockey player
Modern era
Balbir Singh Sr.
October 10, 1924 – May 25, 2020
Indian field hockey player (1924–2020)
Modern era
Leslie Claudius
March 25, 1927 – December 20, 2012
Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012)
Modern era
Milkha Singh
October 17, 1935 – June 18, 2021
Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021)
Modern era
Gostha Pal
August 20, 1896 – April 8, 1976
Bengali footballer (1896-1976)
Modern era
Sailen Manna
September 1, 1924 – February 27, 2012
Indian footballer (1924-2012)
Modern era
Chuni Goswami
January 15, 1938 – April 30, 2020
Indian footballer and cricketer (1938-2020)
Modern era
P. K. Banerjee
October 15, 1936 – March 20, 2020
Indian footballer (1936-2020)
Modern era
Talimeren Ao
January 28, 1918 – September 13, 1998
Indian footballer (1918–1998)
Modern era
Mihir Sen
November 16, 1930 – June 11, 1997
Indian swimmer
Modern era
Arati Saha
September 24, 1940 – August 23, 1994
Indian swimmer
Modern era
Ramanathan Krishnan
b. April 11, 1932
Indian tennis player
Modern era
Palwankar Baloo
March 19, 1876 – July 4, 1955
Indian cricketer (1876–1955)
Modern era
Mohammad Nissar
August 1, 1910 – March 11, 1963
Indian cricket player (1910-1963)
Modern era
Syed Wazir Ali
September 15, 1903 – June 17, 1950
Indian cricket player. (1903-1950)
Modern era
Syed Mushtaq Ali
July 10, 1942 – March 2, 2010
Indian field hockey player, born 1942 (1942–2010)
Modern era
Lala Amarnath
September 11, 1911 – August 5, 2000
Indian cricketer (1911-2000)
Modern era
Vinoo Mankad
April 12, 1917 – August 21, 1978
Indian cricketer (1917–1978)
Modern era
Vijay Hazare
March 11, 1915 – December 18, 2004
Indian cricket player. (1915-2004)
Modern era
C. K. Nayudu
October 31, 1895 – November 14, 1967
Indian cricketer (1895-1967)
Modern era
Nazar Mohammad
March 5, 1921 – July 12, 1996
cricketer (1921-1996)
Modern era
Imtiaz Ahmed
January 5, 1928 – December 31, 2016
Pakistani cricketer (1928-2016)
Modern era
Khan Mohammad
January 1, 1928 – July 4, 2009
Pakistani cricketer (1928-2009)
Modern era
Muhammad Bashir (wrestler)
March 10, 1935 – June 24, 2001
Pakistani wrestler (1935-2001)
Modern era
Puran Appu
November 7, 1812 – August 8, 1848
Sri Lankan activist (1812–1848)
Modern era
Henry Pedris
August 16, 1888 – July 9, 1915
Sri Lankan National Hero (1888–1915)
Modern era
C. W. W. Kannangara
October 13, 1884 – September 23, 1969
Sri Lankan politician (1884-1969)