Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, celebrated for his groundbreaking work, "Things Fall Apart," which brought African literature to global prominence.
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author and philosopher whose works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina revolutionized literature with their profound exploration of human nature.
Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear physicist who played a pivotal role in the development of India's nuclear program and served as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.