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Chapter 4: Great People of the Past

The following people were famous in their own way. Read their brief description and write their names.

1. The Sikh Guru who attained martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb: Guru Tegh Bahadur

2. The King of Macedonia who set out for mighty military exploits and invaded India in 327 B.C.E.: Alexander

3. He was the most celebrated of the learned men and court poet of King Harshavardhana. He was the author of Kadambari: Banabhatta

4. The great Indian astronomer and mathematician after whom India’s first scientific satellite was named: Aryabhatta

5. An Irish woman who was a staunch supporter of India’s freedom and became the President of the Indian National Congress: Annie Besant

6. The queen of Maratha who is symbolised as a warrior queen, riding a horse with her son tied on her back: Rani Laxmi Bai

7. He was one of the greatest exponents of Bhakti Movement in the Middle Ages. He preached the unity of God and equality of all religions: Kabir

8. A great politician and the author of Arthashastra. He helped Chandragupta Maurya in securing political power: Kautilya

9. He is known as the ‘Father of Surgery’: Sushruta

10. He is known as the ‘Father of Medicine’. He consolidated Ayurveda in 400 BC: Charaka

11. The greatest epic poet in Sanskrit, he wrote the Shakuntala: Kalidasa

12. The most famous Raja of Vijayanagar Kingdom, the last great Hindu ruler of Southern India: Krishnadevaraya

13. The famous Hindu lawgiver, the author of Manu Smriti: Manu

14. An ambassador to Chandragupta Maurya’s court sent by Seleucus: Megasthenes

15. Italian educator and originator of the method of education known as Montessori System: Maria Montessori

16. The great Sanskrit grammarian of ancient India: Panini

17. Great religious saint and teacher of Bengal whose teachings led Swami Vivekananda to found the Ramakrishna Mission: Ramakrishna Paramhansa

18. An eminent Indian scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930: C.V. Raman

19. The bravest and most illustrious figure in the history of Rajputs who refused to submit to Akbar: Rana Pratap

20. The first Muslim female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate: Razia Sultan

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