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Also Known As Minanatha • Lui-pa
Flourished c.901 - c.1000 • India
Founder Natha
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Antal
Indian poet
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Candidus
Greek theologian
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Govinda Das
Bengali poet
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Devika Rani
Indian actress
Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Breaking an unbreakable record
Virat Kohli
Indian cricketer
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
founder of Sikhism
Amit Shah
Amit Shah
Indian politician
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general