Dr.Rajendra Prasad ( 1884- 1963): Independent activist. He was the only President to serve for two terms in office.
Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) : A prominent philosopher, writer and vice chancellor. His birthday in India is celebrated as India as Teacher day on 5th September.
Dr.Zakir Husain ( 1897-1969) : Vice Chancellor. Nominated as a member of the Upper House of Indian parliament in 1956. Died on 3 May 1969, the first Indian President to die in office.
Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894-1980) : Acting President of India 1969, Vice President of India 1967-1969.
Dr.Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) : Served as a Minister and elected to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) : The first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State and only Member of Parliament from Janata Party.
Giani Zail Singh ( 1916-1994) : Chief Minister of Punjab and Union Home Minister in 1980.
R.Venkataraman (1910-2009) : Served as Minister of Finance and Industry and later as Minister of Defence.
Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma ( 1918-1999) : Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and the Union Minister for communications. He also served as Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra.
K.R.Narayanan ( 1920-2005) : Served as India's ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China and United States of America. He was also Chancellor in several universities besides being the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Dr.A.P.J.Kalam (1931) : Scientist who played a leading role in development of India's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs, a writer and a motivator.
Smt.Pratibha Patil (1934) : The first woman to become president of India. The was also the first female Governor of India.
Pranab Mukerjee (1935) : The 13th President , former finance minister and Rajya Sabha Member.
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