Historical figures in Kathmandu
The atlas holds 10 people and 14 moments here, from 1516 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Edmund Hillary, Sushma Swaraj and Elizabeth II. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
B. R. Ambedkar
in 1956
1 moment here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Edmund Hillary
from 1953 to 2007
3 moments here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Elizabeth II
in 1961
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Guru Nanak
in 1516
1 moment here
Guru Nanak (1469–1539) was the founder and first guru of Sikhism. His early life is associated with Talwandi (now Nankana Sahib), Sultanpur Lodhi,…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
1 moment 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.…
Osho
in 1986
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pranab Mukherjee
in 2016
1 moment here
Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1987
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Sushma Swaraj
from 2014 to 2015
3 moments here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Tenzing Norgay
in 1953
1 moment here
Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, born Namgyal Wangdi, who with Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.…
Moments
- 1516 Traditional visit to Nanak Math Guru Nanak
- 1953 Meeting Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay
- 1953 Everest-expedition reception in Kathmandu Edmund Hillary
- 1956 Fourth World Buddhist Conference B. R. Ambedkar
- 1961 Visited Kathmandu Elizabeth II
- 1966 Goodwill visit to Kathmandu Indira Gandhi
- 1986 Move to Kathmandu Osho
- 1987 Third SAARC summit Rajiv Gandhi
- 2003 Honorary-citizenship ceremony Edmund Hillary
- 2007 Kathmandu trip and fall Edmund Hillary
- 2014 Indo-Nepal Joint Commission Sushma Swaraj
- 2014 SAARC foreign ministers meeting Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 Nepal earthquake donors conference Sushma Swaraj
- 2016 Civic reception in Kathmandu Pranab Mukherjee