Historical figures in Mumbai
The atlas holds 33 people and 77 moments here, from 1865 to 2026. The most recorded lives are B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Lata Mangeshkar. Among them Writers, Jurists and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Asha Bhosle
from 1943 to 2026
5 moments here
Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
from 1995 to 2005
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Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
B. R. Ambedkar
from 1897 to 1945
8 moments here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Chulalongkorn
in 1872
1 moment here
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
C. V. Raman
in 1921
1 moment here
Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…
Jacques Chirac
in 1998
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1942
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 1924 to 1947
2 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…
Lata Mangeshkar
from 1945 to 2022
5 moments here
Indian playback singer and occasional composer whose career spanned eight decades. Born in Indore, she moved to Mumbai in 1945 and became a central…
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1888 to 1942
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Manmohan Singh
in 1982
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mark Twain
in 1896
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
from 1896 to 1944
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and political leader who led the All-India Muslim League and became Pakistan’s first governor-general after…
Osho
from 1970 to 1986
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Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Paramahansa Yogananda
from 1935 to 1936
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Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…
Pran
from 1947 to 2013
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Pran Krishan Sikand, known mononymously as Pran, was an Indian actor whose screen career extended from pre-Partition Lahore to Hindi cinema in…
Premchand
from 1934 to 1935
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Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (1880–1936), known by the pen name Premchand, was an Indian Hindi and Urdu writer.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1878
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Rajendra Prasad
in 1957
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Rajiv Gandhi
from 1944 to 1985
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Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ram Narayan
from 1949 to 2024
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Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1944
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Ronald Ross
from 1895 to 1897
2 moments here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
Rudyard Kipling
from 1865 to 1882
2 moments here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Moments
- 1865 Birth in Bombay Rudyard Kipling
- 1872 Administrative tour of Bombay Chulalongkorn
- 1878 Guest of the Pandurang family Rabindranath Tagore
- 1879 Arrival at Bombay Ulysses S. Grant
- 1882 Return to Bombay from Britain Rudyard Kipling
- 1888 Waits in Bombay for passage to England Mahatma Gandhi
- 1888 Sails from Bombay for London Mahatma Gandhi
- 1891 Attempts legal practice in Bombay Mahatma Gandhi
- 1893 Departure for the United States Swami Vivekananda
- 1895 Malaria work at Bombay Civil Hospital Ronald Ross
- 1896 Lectures in Bombay Mark Twain
- 1896 Returned to Bombay to begin legal career Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1897 Schooling in Mumbai B. R. Ambedkar
- 1897 Transfer to Bombay Ronald Ross
- 1904 Attended Congress annual meeting Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1913 Return to Mumbai for his father B. R. Ambedkar
- 1915 Returns to India at Apollo Bunder Mahatma Gandhi
- 1918 Professor at Sydenham College B. R. Ambedkar
- 1918 Women's-franchise resolution Sarojini Naidu
- 1921 Arrival at Bombay Harbour C. V. Raman
- 1924 Return to Bombay as barrister B. R. Ambedkar
- 1924 Visit to Bombay Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1924 Departed Bombay for Europe Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1928 Childhood in Worli Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1930 Departure from Bombay for Europe Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1931 Sails from Bombay for Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Returns to Bombay from Europe Mahatma Gandhi
- 1934 Congress organizer based in Bombay Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1934 At Rajgraha with family B. R. Ambedkar
- 1934 Film-work residence in Dadar Premchand
- 1935 Departure from Bombay Premchand
- 1935 Arrival in Bombay Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1936 Mumbai Elaka Mahar Parishad speech B. R. Ambedkar
- 1936 At Bombay hotel before departure Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1939 Day of Deliverance address B. R. Ambedkar
- 1940 All India Congress Committee meeting Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1942 Quit India resolution meeting Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1942 Delivers Quit India speech Mahatma Gandhi
- 1942 Quit India speech at Gowalia Tank Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1943 First film-song recording at Mohan Studio Asha Bhosle
- 1944 Move to Mumbai after completing training Ravi Shankar
- 1944 Birth in Bombay Rajiv Gandhi
- 1944 Jinnah–Gandhi talks at his Bombay residence Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1945 Move to Mumbai Lata Mangeshkar
- 1945 All India Scheduled Caste Federation conference B. R. Ambedkar
- 1947 Twelve public talks in Bombay Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1947 Migration to Bombay after Partition Pran
- 1948 Work at Delmar Hotel on Marine Drive Pran
- 1949 Move into Mumbai film music Ram Narayan
- 1950 Death at Birla House Vallabhbhai Patel