List of People of Indore - Rulers, Nationalists, and Others of Prominence

Rulers, Nationalists, and Others of Prominence

• Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar, most noted ruler of Holker State who built numerous temples, wells and dharamshalas all over India. She spent most of her life in Maheshwar, then capital of the Holkars, situated on the banks of the Narmada and is said to have visited Indore only twice in her lifetime. Her name is synonymous with Indore and the University and airport are named after her.
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution and campaigner for Dalit rights was born in Mhow.
• Guru Radha Kishan, Swatantrata Sangram Sainik fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor and the issues of social deprivation.
• Prabhash Joshi: A well known journalist. Editor in chief of Jansatta,(The Indian Express group).
• Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army studied at Daly College Indore.
• Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw was Commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow during the 1950s.
• General K. Sundarji was Commandant of the College of Combat,Mhow (now known as Army War College) during the early 1980s.
• Sumitra Mahajan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader and MP