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First non-European Nobel laureate; wrote two nations' anthems.

Physician of Unani medicine who built its modern colleges and led the Indian National Congress.

Turned nonviolent resistance into a working political technology.

Founded Arya Vaidya Sala at Kottakkal and industrialised classical Ayurvedic pharmacy.

Led the campaign that won Ayurveda statutory recognition in independent India.

Turned yoga into a precise therapeutic method taught in clinics and studios worldwide.

Founded the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico and trained the first Western practitioners.

Philosopher of seed sovereignty and critic of industrial agriculture.

Freed tens of thousands of children from bonded labour.