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Samudragupta (A.D. 330-375) : son and successor of Chandra Gupta I ; one of the most powerful and the ablest of the Hindu kings; a great military genius, a great scholar, poet and musician; known as the Indian Napolean on account of his great conquests.

Savarkar, V.D : was an ardent Indian Nationalist who was in the front ranks of the freedom fighters in the twenties. He was sentenced by the British to transportation for life for his part in a conspiracy case. He remained President of the Hindu Mahasabha for a long time. He wrote an account of the happenings of 1857 under the title Indian War of Independence.

Shah Jahan (1627-58) : the Mughal Emperor. His period is described as the golden age of the Mughals. He built Taj Mahal at Agra in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Lal Qila and Jama Masjid in Delhi were also built in his time.

Shastri, Lal Bahadur : Prime Minister of India after Nehru, well-known as ‘Man of Peace’. His greatest achievement was Indo-Pak accord at Tashkhent meet in January ‘66. The slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan was given by him.

Sher Shah Suri : Muslim kin who reigned during 1540-1545. He was the first Muslim king who paid special attention to administration and reforms. Grand Trunk Road was built in his time. He is known for many reforms in works of public utility and in land revenue. He introduced Kabuliyat and Patna for the purpose of collection of revenue.

Shivaji : son of Shahji Bhonsla, born in 1627 ; was a brave general, military genius and capable administrator. He was the last great Hindu king who partly succeeded in establishing ‘Hindu Swaraj’. He fought successfully many battles against Aurangzeb’s army and was instrumental in shattering the structure of Mughal Empire in India.

Stalin (1879-1953) : Soviet statesman. He was leader of the Russian people for nearly thirty years. He assumed military leadership against the German invasion, June, 1941. After his death, he was severely criticised by the Russian leaders.

Susruta (A.D. 350) : is associated with the city of Benaras (Varanasi). He is the author of a work on medicine which is rather a treatise on surgery (hernia, cataract, plastic surgery etc.) There is also a small section on interpretation of dreams for diagnosis.