Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar (Chandra) was born in Lahore, British India, into a Tamil Hindu family, the third of ten children to Sita Balakrishnan, and Subrahmanya, a senior officer in the Indian Audits and Accounts Department.[4] Subrahmanya was posted in Lahore as the Deputy Auditor General of the Northwestern Railways at the time of Chandra's birth. His mother tongue is Tamil.Chandra's father was also an accomplished Carnatic music violinist who had authored...

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Nobel Laureates from tamilnadu-Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman was born to a Hindu family in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. His mother tongue was Tamil. At an early age Raman moved to the city of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. His father was a lecturer in mathematics and physics, so he grew up in an academic atmosphere. His nephew Subramanyan Chandrasekhar also won the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1983.Raman entered Presidency College, Madras, in 1902, and in 1904 gained his Bsc, winning...

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List of Tamils conferred Arjuna Award

The Arjun Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 300,000, a bronze statuette of Arjun and a scroll. Arjun awardees for 2007Over the years the scope of the award has been expanded and a large number of sportspersons who belonged to the pre-Arjun Award era were also included in the list. Further, the number of disciplines for which the award is given was increased to include indigenous games and the physically handicapped category.The Government has recently revised the scheme for the Arjun Award. As per the revised guidelines, to be...

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Padma Bhushan's from tamilnadu

The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. It stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Sri. It is awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field.ArtsM.S. Subbulakshmi, 1954.Rukmini Devi Arundale, 1956.T. Balasaraswathy, 1957.Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, 1958.Pammal...

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Bharat Ratna's from tamilnadu

Bharat Ratna (translates to Jewel of India or Gem of india in English) is India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna carry no special title nor any other honorifics, but they do have a place in the Indian order of precedence.The...

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Padma Vibhushan's from tamil nadu

This is a list of famous and notable people from Tamil Nadu state in India include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.Naryana Raghvan Pillai for Public Affairs 1960.H. Vardaraja Iyengar for Civil Service 1962.A. Lakshmanasamy...

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List of Tamils conferred Padma Shri till 2007

Padma Shri is India's fourth highest civilian honour.Distinguished personalities from Tamil Nadu have been awarded 190 Padma Shris out of the 1945 awarded since it was established in 1954.This list will be expanded after awards conferred each year by the Government of India FOR ARTS Sivaji Ganesan, 1966.Eswara Iyer Krishna Iyer, 1966.Vyjayanthimala, 1968.Yamini Krishnamurthy, 1968.T. R. Mahalingam, 197.Gemini Ganesan, 1970.Madaviah Krishnan, 1970.K....

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