General Introduction to India

Famous/Noteworthy People

Obs	Last Name	First Name	Persons/Issues/Stories to Look Up before Nov. 7	Category
1	Clark	Rebecca	Two most recent Presidents and Prime Ministers of India	Politics
2	Davis	Megan	Rani of Jhansi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi	Freedom Fighters / Social Causes
3	Duncan	Victoria	Mahabharata Epic Summary	Mythology
4	Gautam	Shreya	Jagadish Chandra Bose, S.Chandrasekhar	Science
5	Goesch	Alan	Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Hema Malini, Rekha	Actresses
6	Henderson	Dylan	Kishore Kumar, Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle	Playback Singers
7	Hopkins	Janessa	Prakash Padukone, Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal	Sportsmen/Women
8	Huegel	Beecher	Jagjit Singh, Anup Jalota, Mehdi Hasan, Ghulam Ali	Ghazal/Bhajan Singers
9	Ilu	Muhammad	Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi	Dance forms
10	Inglis	Hyacintya	The Tata family – Jamshedji, Ratan	Business Leaders
11	Knight	Karen	Ambani Family – Dhirubhai, Mukesh, Anil	Business Leaders
12	Martin	Danyel	R.K. Narayan, Arundhati Roy, Jhumpa Lahiri, Khushwant Singh	Authors
13	Medeiros	Jose	Odisi, Kathakali	Dance forms
14	Monroe	Bryson	A.R. Rahman, Salil Chowdhary, R.D. Burman, Jatin-Lalit	Popular (Bollywood) music composers
15	Panchal	Meera	Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Balamuralikrishna	Classical Music
16	Ramsey	Chase	Sachin Tendulkar, M.S. Dhoni, S.M. Gavaskar, Milkha Singh	Sportsmen
17	Sow	Amadou	Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan	Playback Singers
18	Spencer	Kelsey	Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rajnikanth, Rajesh Khanna	Actors
19	Tamashevich	Katsiaryna	Srinivasa Ramanujan, C.V. Raman	Mathematics/Science
20	Teryushkov	Egor	Paramahamsa Yogananda, Swami Vivekananda	Yoga, Philosophy
21	Vu	Ngoc Kim Anh	Ramayana Epic Summary	Mythology
22	Williams	Quishunda	Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi	Politics