Historical figures in Mumbai

The atlas holds 5 people and 12 moments here, from 1865 to 1942. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain. Among them Writers, Jurists and Philosophers, across World War II and the Interwar Period.

Notable people

1. Mahatma Gandhi

   from 1888 to 1942

   7 moments here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

2. Rudyard Kipling

   from 1865 to 1882

   2 moments here

   English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

3. Mark Twain

   in 1896

   1 moment here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

4. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1878

   1 moment here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

5. Jawaharlal Nehru

   in 1942

   1 moment here

   Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

Moments

1. 1865 Birth in Bombay Rudyard Kipling
2. 1878 Guest of the Pandurang family Rabindranath Tagore
3. 1882 Return to Bombay from Britain Rudyard Kipling
4. 1888 Waits in Bombay for passage to England Mahatma Gandhi
5. 1888 Sails from Bombay for London Mahatma Gandhi
6. 1891 Attempts legal practice in Bombay Mahatma Gandhi
7. 1896 Lectures in Bombay Mark Twain
8. 1915 Returns to India at Apollo Bunder Mahatma Gandhi
9. 1931 Sails from Bombay for Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi
10. 1931 Returns to Bombay from Europe Mahatma Gandhi
11. 1942 Quit India resolution meeting Jawaharlal Nehru
12. 1942 Delivers Quit India speech Mahatma Gandhi

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