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
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.…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1924
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sridevi
from 2007 to 2018
3 moments here
Indian actress Sridevi (Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan) worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema from childhood through 2018.…
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
in 1930
1 moment 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…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1879
1 moment here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Vallabhbhai Patel
from 1934 to 1950
5 moments here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
V. S. Naipaul
in 1962
1 moment here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
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
- 1950 Transfer by air to Bombay Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1954 First solo festival concert Ram Narayan
- 1956 Successful second Mumbai solo attempt Ram Narayan
- 1957 World Vegetarian Congress inauguration Rajendra Prasad
- 1962 Month in Bombay and Delhi V. S. Naipaul
- 1970 Relocation to Mumbai Osho
- 1970 Residence at Woodlands Apartments Osho
- 1982 Reserve Bank governorship in Mumbai Manmohan Singh
- 1985 Announces Sandesh Yatra Rajiv Gandhi
- 1986 Return to Bombay Osho
- 1995 BJP prime-ministerial candidacy conference Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1997 First live performance at Andheri Sports Complex Lata Mangeshkar
- 1998 Arrival in Bombay Jacques Chirac
- 2005 Retirement announcement at BJP rally Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2007 Filmfare performance Sridevi
- 2010 Maharashtra Day appearance Lata Mangeshkar
- 2013 Music launch for Mai Asha Bhosle
- 2013 Dadasaheb Phalke Award at home Pran
- 2013 Death at Lilavati Hospital Pran
- 2017 Mom screening Sridevi
- 2018 HT Most Stylish Awards Sridevi
- 2022 Admission to Breach Candy Hospital Lata Mangeshkar
- 2022 Death at Breach Candy Hospital Lata Mangeshkar
- 2023 Maharashtra Bhushan presentation Asha Bhosle
- 2023 Asha@90 press conference Asha Bhosle
- 2024 Death at Bandra residence Ram Narayan
- 2026 Death at Breach Candy Hospital Asha Bhosle