Famous Indians a Poll!

agni5454 · May 11th, 2005, 22:27

what about Aryabhatta, the famous mathematician

cyberhippie · May 11th, 2005, 22:32

Is he the one who came up with the notion of a number zero??
I've got a great T-shirt that talks about this the punchline is "we always knew we good for nothing"
Tantra T-shirts check them out they're really funny

Paagla Dashu · May 11th, 2005, 22:37

NETAJI Subhash Chandra Bose

But there has historically been a conscious attempt to "forget" him - which is why Benegal aptly titled his film - "Bose - The forgotten Hero".

What a pity

The other famous Indians for me (and here the yardstick is contribution - not appearance on TV/Movie screens - Swami Vivekananda, Mother Theressa, Gandhi

machadinha · May 11th, 2005, 22:41

Phoolan Devi? Lata Mangeshkar? (Rumored to have made up to 30,000 recordings!) Ila Arun?

Paagla Dashu · May 11th, 2005, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

They've just made a film about him!! Subash Chandra Bose this was the reason I done the poll to see if that is reflected in the minds of others!!

SPOT ON!

zenkris · May 12th, 2005, 00:27

how do you define indian for someone who lived before india was founded as 1 country?

gautama siddhartha - the buddha is the most important and the most famous.

BUT, he was born in what is now nepal. so if we're speaking in national terms and not it regional (south-asian for example) he WAS a nepali by birth (even though he spent most of his life in the now india).

Theon · May 12th, 2005, 00:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

They've just made a film about him!! Subash Chandra Bose this was the reason I done the poll to see if that is reflected in the minds of others!!

Is the film finally out in India? Any reviews?

I would've thought Gandhi would be the greatest in the minds of the youth! cyberhippie, where did you conduct the poll?

Rob_The_Pom · May 12th, 2005, 00:38

To be honest, this isn't even a contest as to who is the most famous.
If you ask almost any non-India or non-Indianophile there really can be only one answer.

SC Bose is certainly one of the more interesting figures in modern Indian history, but unlikely ever to be particularly famous globally. Whatever your feelings about his intentions as a nationalist and his armed struggle, to many he danced with the very devil himself.

cyberhippie · May 12th, 2005, 00:47

Theon I haven't held a poll as such, rather in casual conversations I found it quite alarming that Gandhiji was often dismissed out of hand as the man who split India, allowing the creation of Pakistan!
Scary but always aware of local feelings, rather than disagree I often went on to ask who would be the hero of India
Subhash Chandra Bose's name cropped up more than once!!
Of course these are random casual conversations I speak of but it did get me to wondering????

Rob_The_Pom · May 12th, 2005, 00:51

Sorry, I wasn't dismissing the poll; I just meant that outside of somewhere like Indiamike the result is a foregone conclusion.
Bose is certainly a figure whose biography I'd like to read. The myths, legends and rumour that have arisen about him are certainly very interesting as well.

mira4bai4 · May 12th, 2005, 14:20

Just taking a stab at all of this I went for Emperor Asoka as there is more dedicated to this person from the little that I know than anyone else.

Paagla Dashu · May 12th, 2005, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob_The_Pom

To be honest, this isn't even a contest as to who is the most famous.
If you ask almost any non-India or non-Indianophile there really can be only one answer.

SC Bose is certainly one of the more interesting figures in modern Indian history, but unlikely ever to be particularly famous globally. Whatever your feelings about his intentions as a nationalist and his armed struggle, to many he danced with the very devil himself.

No offence meant to anyone here, but as Bose said himself, he had to choose between two devils and he decided to use one to try to evict the other - the one that was at the time was causing more harm to his own motherland.

Many people within the Indian political establishment of the time were scared of Bose and his popularity and therefore did all in their powers to misinterpret his actions and to obliterate him from the public memory.

But the irony is, that to most of the common Indians, he is still one of the true HEroes of India's freedom struggle.

kiwi_razz · May 12th, 2005, 15:57

My vote goes for Sachin Tendulkar as well.

torryquine · May 12th, 2005, 16:01

I have a confession

, Bose's sword is apparently in the possession of my husband's family - his cousin to be precise. How that came to be I don't know, but his grandfather was a major industrialist in Calcutta during Bose's era so they may have known one another. I will try to find out more.

somnath · May 12th, 2005, 16:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by torryquine

Bose's sword is apparently in the possession of my husband's family - his cousin to be precise.

Just a request TQ, if possible plz try to show us the picture of that great antique, it is a precious jewel.

View Poll Results: Who is the most famouse Indian??
Indira Gandhi.	5	8.06%
Subash Chandra Bose	13	20.97%
Gandhiji	30	48.39%
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar	0	0%
Dr C.V. Raman	2	3.23%
Rabindranath Tagore	5	8.06%
Swami Vivekananda	1	1.61%
Emporer Asoka	6	9.68%
Jawaharlal Nehru	0	0%
Rammanohar Lohia	0	0%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

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Rob_The_Pom Infidel in Chief Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,373	To be honest, this isn't even a contest as to who is the most famous. If you ask almost any non-India or non-Indianophile there really can be only one answer. SC Bose is certainly one of the more interesting figures in modern Indian history, but unlikely ever to be particularly famous globally. Whatever your feelings about his intentions as a nationalist and his armed struggle, to many he danced with the very devil himself. __________________ There is no God but Dawkins and Hitchens is his prophet.

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May 11th, 2005, 22:32	#17
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Is he the one who came up with the notion of a number zero?? I've got a great T-shirt that talks about this the punchline is "we always knew we good for nothing" Tantra T-shirts check them out they're really funny

May 11th, 2005, 22:37	#18
Paagla Dashu Unreasonably Unreasonable Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Where They Wear Clogs Posts: 1,222	NETAJI Subhash Chandra Bose But there has historically been a conscious attempt to "forget" him - which is why Benegal aptly titled his film - "Bose - The forgotten Hero". What a pity The other famous Indians for me (and here the yardstick is contribution - not appearance on TV/Movie screens - Swami Vivekananda, Mother Theressa, Gandhi

May 12th, 2005, 00:27	#21
zenkris always floating Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gone Beyond Posts: 176	how do you define indian for someone who lived before india was founded as 1 country? gautama siddhartha - the buddha is the most important and the most famous. BUT, he was born in what is now nepal. so if we're speaking in national terms and not it regional (south-asian for example) he WAS a nepali by birth (even though he spent most of his life in the now india).

May 12th, 2005, 00:47	#24
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Theon I haven't held a poll as such, rather in casual conversations I found it quite alarming that Gandhiji was often dismissed out of hand as the man who split India, allowing the creation of Pakistan! Scary but always aware of local feelings, rather than disagree I often went on to ask who would be the hero of India Subhash Chandra Bose's name cropped up more than once!! Of course these are random casual conversations I speak of but it did get me to wondering????

May 12th, 2005, 00:51	#25
Rob_The_Pom Infidel in Chief Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,373	Sorry, I wasn't dismissing the poll; I just meant that outside of somewhere like Indiamike the result is a foregone conclusion. Bose is certainly a figure whose biography I'd like to read. The myths, legends and rumour that have arisen about him are certainly very interesting as well.

May 12th, 2005, 14:20	#26
mira4bai4 Lost in Space Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ND PaharGanj Permanently/Temporarily Posts: 1,245	Just taking a stab at all of this I went for Emperor Asoka as there is more dedicated to this person from the little that I know than anyone else.

May 12th, 2005, 15:57	#28
kiwi_razz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 410	My vote goes for Sachin Tendulkar as well.

May 12th, 2005, 16:01	#29
torryquine Oilfield Trash! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 700	I have a confession , Bose's sword is apparently in the possession of my husband's family - his cousin to be precise. How that came to be I don't know, but his grandfather was a major industrialist in Calcutta during Bose's era so they may have known one another. I will try to find out more.

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