Historical figures in Allahabad
The atlas holds 10 people and 14 moments here, from 1599 to 1942. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Ramakrishna. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Interwar Period and World War I.
Notable people
Ghalib
in 1827
1 moment here
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known as Ghalib, was an Indian Urdu and Persian poet and letter writer.…
Indira Gandhi
from 1917 to 1942
2 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Jahangir
in 1599
1 moment here
Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim, known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
from 1889 to 1934
3 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1930
1 moment here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Paramahansa Yogananda
in 1936
1 moment here
Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…
Premchand
in 1935
1 moment here
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (1880–1936), known by the pen name Premchand, was an Indian Hindi and Urdu writer.…
Ramakrishna
from 1863 to 1868
2 moments here
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay) was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious teacher.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1887
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
in 1916
1 moment here
Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…
Moments
- 1599 Separate court at Allahabad Jahangir
- 1827 Journey through Allahabad Ghalib
- 1863 First northern pilgrimage: Prayag Ramakrishna
- 1868 Pilgrimage at Prayag Ramakrishna
- 1887 Transfer to The Pioneer Rudyard Kipling
- 1889 Birth in Allahabad Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1912 Return to Allahabad legal practice Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1916 Family move to Allahabad Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1917 Birth at Anand Bhavan Indira Gandhi
- 1930 Allahabad Address Muhammad Iqbal
- 1934 Arrest in Allahabad Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1935 Hindi-Urdu writers' conference Premchand
- 1936 Kumbha Mela visit Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1942 Marriage to Feroze Gandhi Indira Gandhi