Tuesday, May 19, 2009

From Hinduism to Islam

* Parameswara - Malay prince of Palembang Hindu descent from Srivijaya that founded the Sultanate of Malacca around 1402.[169]
* Dhiren Barot - convicted terrorist, who confessed to planning "to detonate a dirty bomb and launch an attack on London's Tube".[170][171][172]
* Sumita Devi - Bengali actress and filmmaker.[173]
* Vilayil Fazila - popular Mappila songs singer from Kerala.
* Malik Kafur - Indian military general.[174]
* Abdul Wahid Pedersen - Danish cleric.[175]
* Sahaj Ram Sapru - the grandfather of the British-Indian Muslim Philosopher, Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, who was an official in Kashmir during the administration of the Afghan Governor Azim Khan. [176]
* Kamala Suraiyya (formerly Kamala Das) - Anglo-Malayalam writer[177]
* Sharmila Tagore - Bollywood film actress.[178]
* A.R. Rahman - Indian Composer and Musician from Tamil Nadu

Source : Wikipedia

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