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Facts

Also Known As Gorakshanatha
Flourished c.950 - c.1050
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Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
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Shammi Kapoor
Indian actor
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Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
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Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
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Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
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Ashok Kumar
Indian actor
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Govinda Das
Bengali poet
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Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
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Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Indian writer
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Devika Rani
Indian actress
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Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
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Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
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N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
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Antal
Indian poet
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O. P. Nayyar
Indian composer
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Candidus
Greek theologian
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Rajesh Khanna
Indian actor
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Saeed Jaffrey
Indian-born actor
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Mani Kaul
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Buddha
founder of Buddhism