Raipur - Notable People Associated With Raipur

Notable People Associated With Raipur

  • Swami Vivekananda spent 2 years of his teenage in Raipur from 1877 till 1879 when his father was transferred here.

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  • Ravishankar Shukla, the 1st Chief Minister of the state of Madhya Pradesh, spent his childhood and was educated in Raipur.
  • Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah, former Chief Justice of India and acting President of India, received his primary education at the Government High School of Raipur till 1922.
  • Osho started his teaching career as a lecturer in Raipur Sanskrit College in 1957.
  • Habib Tanvir, noted theatre artist and playwright, was born in Raipur in 1923.
  • K. S. Sudarshan, the former chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, was born in Raipur in 1931.Coincidentally he also died in Raipur on Sep 15,2012
  • Vidya Charan Shukla, former Union Minister and 9 times parliamentarian, was born in Raipur and still lives in Raipur.
  • Harshad Mehta, the infamous stock broker, spent his childhood in Raipur after his parents shifted here from Mumbai. He received his education from Holy Cross English School, Byron Bazar.
  • Lucky Ali, noted Bollywood singer/composer/actor did a part of his schooling from Rajkumar College, Raipur
  • Anurag Basu, noted Bollywood movie director was born in Raipur and later moved to the neighbouring city of Bhilai
  • Nitya Prakash, noted author and film writer teaches at ITM University, Raipur

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