and Empowerment in Narendra Modi government Paras Chandra Jain, leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Satyanarayan Jatiya, former cabinet minister from 1999 to 2004 and held portfolios of labour and social justice and empowerment Ajit Jogi, first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh; District Magistrate of Indore in the 1980s Prabhash Joshi, journalist; editor in chief of Jansatta (The Indian Express group) Hukam Chand Kachwai, leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Guru Radha Kishan, Swatantrata Sangram Sainik, fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor and the issues of social deprivation Prakash Chandra Sethi, Indian National Congress politician; Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, was the Member of Parliament from Indore Lok Sabha constituency (1984–1989); served in a number of positions in the Centre, including Home Minister, Defence Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister, Railways, and Housing and Development Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution; campaigner for Dalit rights; born in Mhow Sports persons Sandhya Agarwal, former captain of Indian women's cricket team Captain Mushtaq Ali, Colonel Nayudu's teammate in the Holkar team and in the Indian team; popularly known as the 'Errol Flynn' of Indian cricket Captain Syed Mushtaq Ali (1914–2005), Indian international cricketer; born and died in Indore Minoti Desai (born 1968), Indian cricketer; represented Indian women's team; born in Indore Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer; former captain of the Indian cricket; born in Indore Raj Singh Dungarpur, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India; former Indian cricket selector was an ex-student of Daly College, Indore Narendra Hirwani, leg spin bowler; former member of Indian cricket team; moved to Indore when he was a teenager Sanjay Jagdale, former state cricketer; presently one of the national selectors for the senior all-India teams and the honorary secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association; director of the Cricket Club of Indore Amay Khurasiya, former member of Indian Cricket team; studied in Indore Shankar Lakshman (1933–2006), goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two golds and a silver; captain of the team which won the gold in the 1966 Asian Games; belonged to Mhow and lived his retired life here until his death Colonel C.K. Nayudu, first Indian Test Captain in cricket; led India between 1932 and 1934 Mir Ranjan Negi, hockey goalkeeper and coach of Indian women's team; won Asian Championship Naman Ojha, Indian cricketer Chandu Sarwate (died