Mumbai in the Cold War
The atlas holds 9 people and 15 moments here, from 1947 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Osho, Ram Narayan and Pran.
Notable people
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1947
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Manmohan Singh
in 1982
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Osho
from 1970 to 1986
3 moments here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pran
from 1947 to 1948
2 moments here
Pran Krishan Sikand, known mononymously as Pran, was an Indian actor whose screen career extended from pre-Partition Lahore to Hindi cinema in…
Rajendra Prasad
in 1957
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1985
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ram Narayan
from 1949 to 1956
3 moments here
Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Vallabhbhai Patel
in 1950
2 moments here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
V. S. Naipaul
in 1962
1 moment here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Moments
- 1947 Twelve public talks in Bombay Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1947 Migration to Bombay after Partition Pran
- 1948 Work at Delmar Hotel on Marine Drive Pran
- 1949 Move into Mumbai film music Ram Narayan
- 1950 Death at Birla House Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1950 Transfer by air to Bombay Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1954 First solo festival concert Ram Narayan
- 1956 Successful second Mumbai solo attempt Ram Narayan
- 1957 World Vegetarian Congress inauguration Rajendra Prasad
- 1962 Month in Bombay and Delhi V. S. Naipaul
- 1970 Relocation to Mumbai Osho
- 1970 Residence at Woodlands Apartments Osho
- 1982 Reserve Bank governorship in Mumbai Manmohan Singh
- 1985 Announces Sandesh Yatra Rajiv Gandhi
- 1986 Return to Bombay Osho