Category Archives: Profiles

Dr. Najma Heptualla Deputy Chairwoman of the Rajya Sabha At the time of Amritavarsham50, Dr. Najma Heptullla was serving as the deputy chairwoman of the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Indian Parliament) and as the president of the Indian … Continue reading →

Smt. K.R. Gouri Kerala’s Honourable Minister of Agriculture At the time of Amritavarsham50, Smt. K.R. Gouri was serving as Kerala’s Honourable Minister of Agriculture. She is the senior-most member in Kerala’s Legislative Assembly and has been elected MLA as many … Continue reading →

Professor Mangalam Srinivasan Special Advisor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Professor Srinivasan is an eminent scholar with a multi-faceted career as a consultant in science and technology. She has a long association with Harvard University. … Continue reading →

H.H. Swami Gautamananda Maharaj President of Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai Swami Gautamananda Maharaj has been the president of Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai since 1995 and a trustee of the Ramakrishna Math & Mission since 1990. He joined the … Continue reading →

Shri. Alan Ganoo Mauritius’ Honourable Minister of Public Utilities At the time of Amritavarsham50, Shri. Alan Ganoo was serving as Mauritius’ Honourable Minister of Public Utilities. After studying law at Middle Temple and at King’s College in London, Shri. Alan … Continue reading →

Soubugen Japanese folk dance In olden times, folk dances formed an integral part of the lives of Japanese people, and are still performed during certain festivals. Each dance has a specific purpose: to revere a god or a spirit, to … Continue reading →

Smt. Mridula Sinha Writer, social worker, Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board Smt. Mridula Sinha is the chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board, the national body concerned with all the welfare programmes implemented by the Government of India … Continue reading →

Mrs. Kuki Gallmann Environmentalist Co-founder of Gallmann Foundation, Kenya Italian-born author, poet, conservationist and founder of the Gallmann Memorial Foundation (GMF), Kuki Gallmann moved to Kenya as a young woman and settled in Ol ari Nyiro in Laikipia, a 100,000-acre … Continue reading →

Shri. Jagjit Singh Popular Ghazal Singer For nearly 30 years, Shri. Jagjit Singh has thrilled audiences all over the world with his original renderings of classical ghazals, a form of Arabic, Persian and Urdu poetry written in a distinctive couplet … Continue reading →

The Gaekwad Brothers Shehnai and Jalatarangam artists The Gaekwad Brothers, from Baroda, Ahmedabad, present a unique combination of two ancient instruments of India: shehnai and jalatarangam. Jalatarangam is Sanskrit for “water waves.” Eighteen porcelain bowls of varying sizes are filled … Continue reading →