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Unit-III

Explore India
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Indian Legends

India is the country where great freedom fighters, artists, and entrepreneurs were born and accomplished
significant achievements.

Read the descriptions and write the names of these Indians using the Help Box.

He was a famous Indian He was a Bengali writer, poet,
businessman and aviation and journalist. He composed
pioneer who created India’s national song
India's first airline and “Vande Mataram”. He was
oversaw the dramatic one of the first graduate of
expansion of the Tata the University of Calcutta.
Group, India's largest The British Government
industrial empire. honoured him with the title “Rai
Bahadur” in 1892.

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He was a nationalist, a social She was one of India's
reformer, and a political well-known and respected
leader. He is the chief playback singers. In 2001,
architect of the Indian she became the second
Constitution. He is vocalist to be awarded the
commonly known as the Bharat Ratna. She has also
"Father of Constitution" of featured in the Guinness
India. Book of World Records.

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He is one of the finest Indian
cricketers of all time. He is
regarded as one of the best batsmen Help Box
in the history of cricket. He is the
only player who has scored one Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar,
hundred centuries. In 2014, he was J.R.D. Tata, B.R. Ambedkar,
awarded the Bharat Ratna. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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