): ▁Social ▁reform er ▁and ▁politician , ▁the ▁' S ocr ates ▁of ▁Southern ▁Asia ', ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Self - Res pect ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am . ▁Vin ay ak ▁Dam od ar ▁Sav ark ar ▁known ▁as ▁Ve er ▁Sav ark ar ▁( 1 8 8 3 – 1 9 6 6 ): ▁Indian ▁independence ▁activ ist , ▁politician , ▁lawyer , ▁writer , ▁and ▁the ▁form ulator ▁of ▁the ▁H ind ut va ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 6 4 ), ▁India ' s ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁was ▁a ▁sec ular - des cribed ▁" s cient ific ▁human ist " ▁who ▁dis av owed ▁belief ▁in ▁gods . ▁C . ▁N . ▁Ann ad ur ai ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 6 9 ), ▁known ▁as ▁Ar ign ar ▁Anna ▁( The ▁scholar ▁Anna ), ▁Prime ▁Follow er ▁of ▁Per i yar ▁E . ▁V . ▁R , ▁founder ▁of ▁D rav ida ▁Mun net ra ▁Kaz h ag am ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Chief ▁minister ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁▁ ▁G op ar aju ▁Ram ach andra ▁R ao , ▁Well ▁known ▁as ▁G ora ▁( 1 9 0 2 – 1 9 7 5 ) ▁Social ▁reform er , ▁founded ▁A the ist ▁Centre ▁on ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁positive ▁A the ism . Part icip ated ▁in ▁Indian ▁freedom ▁movement