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In this e-book, we will be sharing the list of famous personalities of J&K that will be helpful for the JKSSB VLW exam
preparation.

Kalhana

• Famous author from 12th Century

• Book written: Rajatrangini

Habba Khatoon

• Known as The Nightingale of Kashmir

• Famous Poetess of the 16th Century

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

• Born – 13th January 1938, Jammu

• Famous Santoor player who popularised santoor in Indian Classical Music
• Important Awards won - Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986, Padma Shri in 1991, Padma Bhusan - 2001

Prem Nath Dogra

• Known as Sher -e – Duggar

• Was popularly called Pandit Ji
• Was the president of ‘Bhartiya Jana Sangh’ in 1955

Ram Nath Shastri

• Known as ‘Father of Dogri’

• Important Awards won - Sahitya Akademi Award (1977) for Badnami Di Chaan, Padma Shri (1990), Sahitya
Akademi Fellowship (2001)

Padma Sachdev

• First women poet of Dogri Language.

• Awards Won – Sahitya Akademi Award (1971) for Meri Kavita Mere Geet, Padma Shri (2001), Kabir
Samman for poetry (2007-08).

Dr. Karan Singh

• Son of Maharaja Hari Singh

• Last Sadar – e- Riyasat of J&K
• First Governor of J&K
• Indian politician, philanthropist and poet.
• Awarded the Padma Vibushan in 2005

Meher Chand Mahajan

• Prime Minister of state of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh (1947-1948)
• Third Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India

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Sheikh Abdullah

• Known as Sher-e- Kashmir.

• Served as the 1st elected Prime Minister of J&K after its ascension to India.
• Founding leader of the ‘All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference’ (later renamed Jammu and Kashmir
National Conference)

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad

• Also known as Architect of Modern Kashmir

• Served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1947-1953
• PM of J&K state after Sheikh Abdullah (1953-1964)

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

• He was the First Muslim Home Minister of India.

• Founder of PDP (People Democratic Party) in J&K
• He served twice as the Chief Minister of J&K

Mehbooba Mufti

• First woman chief minister of J&K

• Last chief minister of state of J&K
• Daughter of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Farooq Abdullah

• Former CM of J&K
• Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.

Omar Abdullah

• Youngest CM of J&K
• Son of Farooq Abdullah

Bana Singh

• Awarded Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra for capturing highest peak on the Siachen glacier as
part of Operation Rajiv in 1987
• The post occupied by him is known as Bana Top

Satish Dhawan

• Indian Mathematician and Aerospace Engineer

• 3rd Chairman of ISRO
• Father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India
• Awards Won - Padma Vibhushan (1981), Padma Bhushan (1971), Indira Gandhi Award (1999)

Jitendra Singh

• Indian Physician and Politician

• Ex-chairman of the National Scientific Committee Diabetes and the Research Society for the Study of
Diabetes in India
• Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences,
• Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology,
• Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions,
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• Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy

• Minister of State in the Department of Space
• Author of 8 books

Pushkar Bhan

• Radio actor and script writer

• Won Padma Shri in (1974) and the Sahitya Akademi Award (1976)

M.K Raina or Maharaj Krishen Raina

• India's most well-known theatre actor and director

• Awards won - Sanskriti Samman (1980), Sahitya Kala Parishad Award (1981), Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award (1995)

Anupam Kher

• Popular Bollywod Actor

• Lok Sabha MP
• Awards Won – Padma Shri (2004) and Padma Bhushan (2016)

Mulkh Raj Saraf

• Indian journalist and writer

• Author of ‘Sher-e-Duggar Lala Hans Raj Mahajan Jeevan Katha’, first autobiography in Dogri Language
• Awards Won – Padma Shri (1976)

Parveez Rasool Zargar

• Known as ‘Bhaijaan of Bijbehara’.

• Indian Cricketer (All Rounder).
• Captain of J&K Cricket Team
• First player from J&K to win IPL Contract

Vijayendra Nath Kaul

• 10th Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

• Awards Won – Padma Bhushan (2014)

Adarsh Sein Anand

• 29th Chief Justice of India

• Longest serving Chief Justice of India
• Awards Won - Shiromani Award (2002), Padma Vibhushan (2008)

Justice T.S Thakur

• 43rd Chief Justice of India.

Bashrat Peer

• Scriptwriter of Haider
• Journalist, author, and political commentator

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