Historical figures in Chennai
The atlas holds 11 people and 28 moments here, from 1893 to 2001. The most recorded lives are Srinivasa Ramanujan, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Jiddu Krishnamurti. Among them Jurists, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.
Notable people
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
from 1955 to 2001
2 moments here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
C. V. Raman
from 1902 to 1909
2 moments here
Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1927
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
from 1909 to 1986
4 moments here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1970
1 moment here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1915
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
from 1909 to 1975
2 moments here
Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1929
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Srinivasa Ramanujan
from 1906 to 1920
8 moments here
Indian mathematician whose documented life moved between Tamil Nadu, southern India, England, and back to India.…
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
from 1918 to 1936
5 moments here
Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1893
1 moment here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Moments
- 1893 Madras preparations for Chicago Swami Vivekananda
- 1902 Student at Presidency College C. V. Raman
- 1906 Pachaiyappa's College Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1909 Return to Madras after his father's death C. V. Raman
- 1909 Move to the Theosophical headquarters Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1909 Discovery on the Adyar beach Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1909 Appointment at Madras Presidency College Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1912 Family residence in George Town Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1912 Temporary Accountant General post Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1912 Madras Port Trust clerkship Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1913 Research scholarship and Triplicane residence Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1914 Departure for England Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1915 Addresses Madras law dinner Mahatma Gandhi
- 1918 Settlement in Madras Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1920 Final treatment in Chetpet Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1920 Death at Chetpet Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1922 Meeting his father at Adyar Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1922 Student at Hindu High School Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1925 Studies at Presidency College Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1927 Madras Congress session Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1929 Indian Science Congress session in Madras Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1936 Return visit to Madras Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1936 Marriage to Lalitha Doraiswamy Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1955 Moved to Madras for aerospace engineering A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 1970 Arrival for Indian state visit Lee Kuan Yew
- 1975 Death in Madras Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1986 Final public talk Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 2001 Academic work at Anna University A. P. J. Abdul Kalam