Historical figures in Pune
The atlas holds 11 people and 16 moments here, from 1642 to 2010. The most recorded lives are Osho, Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
B. R. Ambedkar
from 1932 to 1939
2 moments here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1967
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Indira Gandhi
in 1956
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.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1948
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…
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1932 to 1942
2 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Osho
from 1974 to 1990
3 moments here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Ram Narayan
in 2010
1 moment here
Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Sarojini Naidu
in 1942
1 moment here
Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…
Shivaji
from 1642 to 1663
2 moments here
Shivaji Bhonsle (1630–1680), later Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founded the Maratha state in western India.…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1892
1 moment here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Vallabhbhai Patel
in 1932
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
Moments
- 1642 Lives at Lal Mahal in Pune Shivaji
- 1663 Raids Lal Mahal in Pune Shivaji
- 1892 Stay with Tilak in Pune Swami Vivekananda
- 1932 Imprisoned at Yerawada Central Jail Mahatma Gandhi
- 1932 Imprisonment at Yeravda Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1932 Poona Pact negotiations at Yerwada B. R. Ambedkar
- 1939 Gokhale Institute lecture B. R. Ambedkar
- 1942 Confined at Aga Khan Palace Mahatma Gandhi
- 1942 Internment during Quit India Sarojini Naidu
- 1948 Yoga study in Poona Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1956 Antibiotics facility visit with Nehru Indira Gandhi
- 1967 Lecture at the National Chemical Laboratory Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1974 Relocation to the Pune ashram Osho
- 1987 Return to Pune ashram Osho
- 1990 Death at the Pune ashram Osho
- 2010 Sawai Gandharva Music Festival appearance Ram Narayan