<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Abul Kalam Azad </Th> <Td> Independence activist Azad was India's first Minister of Education and worked towards free primary education . He was widely known as "Maulana Azad" and his birthday on 11 November is observed as National Education Day in India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> J.R.D. Tata </Th> <Td> Industrialist, philanthropist, and aviation pioneer, Tata founded India's first airline Air India . He is the founder of various institutes including Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tata Motors, TCS, National Institute of Advanced Studies, and National Centre for the Performing Arts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Satyajit Ray </Th> <Td> Having debuted as a director with Pather Panchali (1955), film - maker Ray is credited with bringing world recognition to Indian cinema . In 1984, Ray was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Gulzarilal Nanda </Th> <Td> Independence activist Nanda was two times interim Prime Minister of India (1964, 1966) and two times deputy chairman of the Planning Commission . </Td> </Tr>

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