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Few Notable Kayasthas

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century.	Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan (born 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.	Mahadevi Verma Mahadevi Varma best known as an outstanding Hindi poet was a freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist from India. She is widely regarded as the "modern Meera". She was a major poet of the Chhayavaad generation, a period of romanticism in Modern Hindi poetry ranging from 1914-1938.
Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi and Kannada languages. He has also sung many songs in Oriya, Tamil, Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi and Telugu movies. He has released Indian pop albums and acted in a few movies.	Harivansh Rai Bachchan Harivansh Rai Shrivastav (27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was a noted Indian poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. Born in a Srivastava Kayastha family, he was also a famous poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala.	Mukesh Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer of Hindi movies. He, alongside Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, and Kishore Kumar, left such an impact on the Hindi film industry that they are still remembered to date. Mukesh is also popular as being the voice of legendary actor Raj Kapoor.
Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. Deeply impressed and influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he became a loyal follower, first of Gandhi, and then of Jawaharlal Nehru. Shastri was chosen as Nehru's successor owing to his adherence to socialism .	Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Sinha (born Shatrughan Prasad Sinha on 15 July, 1946) is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003-May 2004) and Shipping (Aug. 2004). He was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.	Dr Rajendra Prasad Dr Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of the Republic of India. An Indian political leader, lawyer by training and a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament.
Munshi Premchand Munshi Premchand (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936) was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent. Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav, he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand". A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat". His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations.	Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – August 18, 1945 (aged 48)) was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy.

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