Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympics in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Sushil Kumar is the only Indian to have won an Olympic medal in wrestling. He won a bronze medal in the 66 kg freestyle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match, with 319 runs against South Africa in 2008.

Karnam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 2009 for her contributions to Indian music.

Lata Mangeshkar is known as the 'Nightingale of India' for her melodious voice and her contributions to Indian music.

Ravi Shankar is known for his innovative use of the sitar and for popularizing Indian classical music around the world.

Zakir Hussain is considered to be the greatest tabla player of all time for his virtuosity and his contributions to Indian classical music.

Amjad Ali Khan is known for his unique style of playing the sarod, which is characterized by its melodic and expressive qualities.

Ravi Shankar was the first Indian musician to win a Grammy Award, which he received in 1967 for his album 'West Meets East'.

Hariprasad Chaurasia is known for his innovative use of the flute and for his contributions to Indian classical music.

Bhimsen Joshi was the first Indian musician to win the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, which he received in 1956.

Bismillah Khan is known for his unique style of playing the shehnai and for his contributions to Indian classical music.

Ravi Shankar was the first Indian musician to win the Padma Vibhushan, which he received in 1971.

Zakir Hussain is known for his innovative use of the tabla and for his contributions to Indian classical music.