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In 1964, Gandhian socialist and Member of Parliament Ram Manohar Lohia refused to leave a restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, which did not serve non-whites, for which he courted arrest. What followed was a remarkable chapter in the struggle for civil liberties.

He embarked on a journey that helped him better understand his ethnic identity, professional goals and personal mission.

An exemplary economist who enhanced India's credibility in the global arena, Raghuram Rajan could end up winning the Nobel Prize in Economics, according to predictions made by research firm Clarivate Analytics.