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Freda Bedi

People 5 February 1911 ‐ 26 March 1977

Left-wing Indian nationalist and Buddhist nun who was married to Baba Pyare Lal Bedi

People 5 September 1946 ‐ 24 November 1991

British Indian singer and songwriter who became an international rock icon as the frontman of Queen

People 11 April 1849 ‐ 22 November 1884

Pioneering medical researcher and the grandson of shampooing surgeon Sake Dean Mahomed

People 23 January 1868 ‐ 15 August 1926

Amateur archaeologist and son of the Maharaja Duleep Singh

People 10 February 1897 ‐ 1986

Poet and writer

People 22 November 1955 ‐ 23 July 2023

British Sri Lankan newsreader, journalist and television presenter for BBC News

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Governor of Bombay who promoted the 1924 Wembley Empire Exhibition

People 1 December 1878 ‐ 12 August 1945

President of the Theosophical Society who was involved with the All-India Home Rule League

People 26 July 1856 ‐ 2 October 1950

Anglo-Irish playwright, activist and an outspoken supporter of Indian independence

People 8 December 1832 ‐ 28 June 1917

Anglo-Indian administrator with a strong interest in Indian arts and culture