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Radcliffe, Sir Cyril : He was responsible for demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan in 1947. He was appointed chairman of the two boundary commissions set up by the British Government to effect partition of Punjab and Bengal.
Radhakrishnan, Dr. S (1888-1975) : was a great Indian Scholar; philosopher and former President of the Indian Republic (1962-67). He has been professor of eastern religious and ethics at Oxford (1936-52); was Ambassador to Moscow (1949-52) and the first Vice-President of India (1952-62). Author of Commentry on Bhagwat Gita, The Hindu View of Life; Indian Philosophy.
Raman, C.V. (1888-1970) : was an eminent Indian scientist, F.R.S. National Professor of Physics and founder Director of Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. He was awarded Nobel Prize for his discovery of ‘Raman Effect’ (1930). His work on study of crystal structure is of unique importance. He died on Nov. 20, 1970.
Ranade, Mahadev Govind (1842-1901) : was a great social and religious reformer who devoted his energy for eradication of Child Marriage and purdah system. He was one of the architects of Prarthana Samaj.
Rana Pratap : the bravest and the most illustrious figure in the history of Rajputs. A great patriot who refused to submit to Akbar–the great Mughal Emperor.
Rana Sanga : Rajput ruler of Mewar ; a veteran warrior who had lost one eye, one hand, one leg and had scars of eighty wounds on his body. Defeated by Babar in 1527 at the battle of Kanwaha.
Ranjit Singh Maharaja : He was the greatest Indian ruler of his time and founder of the Sikh kingdom in Punjab. He was born in 1780 at Gujranwala; occupied Lahore in 1799 at the age of 19 and made it his capital ; conquered Amritsar (in 1802), Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Hazara, Bannu, Derajat and Peshawar; died on the 27th June, 1839. His empire at that time included the punjab and Kashmir and touched the base of the Afghan hills.
Ranjit Singhji, Jam Saheb (1872-1933) : was an Indian Prince who earned world fame as a cricketer and was also known as an enlightened ruler.
Rathode, Rajyavardhan Singh : First Indian to win a silver medal in an individual game in Olympics. He won the medal in shooting double trap event of Athens 2004 Olympics.
Ripon, Lord : Governor-General of India (1880-84), famous for Repeal of Vernacular Press Act; the first Census of India in 1881 was taken in his time; Factory Act; policy of free trade. He also pioneered the Panchayati Raj and introduced local self-government.
Roosevelt : Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the 32nd President of the U.S.A. He was a great American statesman who served as President from 1933 till his death, being the first President to be elected for more than two terms.
Rousseau (1712-78) : famous for his two remarkable works Confessions and Le Contrat Social which gave French a new field of thought and laid down principles of government and conduct which bore fruit in the French Revolution.
Roy, Arundhati : She was winner of the Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel, The God of Small Things. She became the first Indian to receive this award.
Roy, M.N. : was leader of the Indian communists until India’s independence in 1947. He played a notable role in the world communist movement. After India achieved Independence, Roy abandoned communism and became founder of radical humanism, a mixture of socialist and liberal humanitarian ideas.
Roy, Raja Ram Mohan (1774-1833) : He was one of the greatest social reformers that India has produced. He was instrumental in eradicating social evils like Sati, Purdah and child marriage from the Indian soil. He advocated widow remarriage and stood for women’s education. He was a profound scholar of Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. He was also the founder of Brahmo Samaj. He is called the first modern Indian.
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