Mumbai in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 11 people and 18 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Paramahansa Yogananda.

Notable people

  1. B. R. Ambedkar

    from 1918 to 1939

    5 moments here

    Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…

  2. 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.…

  3. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    in 1924

    1 moment 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…

  4. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1931

    2 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  5. Paramahansa Yogananda

    from 1935 to 1936

    2 moments here

    Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…

  6. Premchand

    from 1934 to 1935

    2 moments here

    Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (1880–1936), known by the pen name Premchand, was an Indian Hindi and Urdu writer.…

  7. Sarojini Naidu

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…

  8. Satyendra Nath Bose

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…

  9. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

    in 1930

    1 moment here

    Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…

  10. Vallabhbhai Patel

    in 1934

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…

  11. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

  1. 1918 Professor at Sydenham College B. R. Ambedkar
  2. 1918 Women's-franchise resolution Sarojini Naidu
  3. 1921 Arrival at Bombay Harbour C. V. Raman
  4. 1924 Return to Bombay as barrister B. R. Ambedkar
  5. 1924 Visit to Bombay Jiddu Krishnamurti
  6. 1924 Departed Bombay for Europe Satyendra Nath Bose
  7. 1928 Childhood in Worli Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  8. 1930 Departure from Bombay for Europe Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  9. 1931 Sails from Bombay for Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi
  10. 1931 Returns to Bombay from Europe Mahatma Gandhi
  11. 1934 Congress organizer based in Bombay Vallabhbhai Patel
  12. 1934 At Rajgraha with family B. R. Ambedkar
  13. 1934 Film-work residence in Dadar Premchand
  14. 1935 Departure from Bombay Premchand
  15. 1935 Arrival in Bombay Paramahansa Yogananda
  16. 1936 Mumbai Elaka Mahar Parishad speech B. R. Ambedkar
  17. 1936 At Bombay hotel before departure Paramahansa Yogananda
  18. 1939 Day of Deliverance address B. R. Ambedkar

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