Sarnath in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 3 people and 7 moments here, from 1920 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Premchand, Ravi Shankar and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Notable people

1. Premchand

   from 1921 to 1936

   4 moments here

   Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (1880–1936), known by the pen name Premchand, was an Indian Hindi and Urdu writer.…

2. Ravi Shankar

   from 1920 to 1927

   2 moments here

   Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…

3. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

   in 1939

   1 moment here

   Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…

Moments

1. 1920 Birth in Benares Ravi Shankar
2. 1921 Departure for Banaras Premchand
3. 1923 Saraswati Press founded Premchand
4. 1927 Schooling in Benares Ravi Shankar
5. 1931 Return to Banaras as Maryada editor Premchand
6. 1936 Death in Benares Premchand
7. 1939 Vice-chancellor at Banaras Hindu University Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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