Chaitanya :  Chaitanya was born in Nadia (Bengal). His original name was Bishaber. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and preached the doctrine of love and devotion to Krishna. He sang songs in praise of God and held Kirtana. He laid the foundation of  Vaishnavism  in Bengal.

Chanakya or  Kautilya :  Chanakya was Chandragupta’s minister and wrote a book  “Arthashastra”  in Sanskrit which tells us about the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. Chanakya was also known as  Vishnu Gupta. Kautilya has fully discussed the duties and responsibilities of an ideal King. He says:  “Whatever pleases himself, he (king) shall not consider as good but whatever pleases his subjects he shall consider as good”. Arthashastra is regarded to be the greatest treatise in politics. Some writers compare Arthashastra with  Machiavelli’s Prince, because Kautilya like Machiavelli tried to separate ethics from politics. He is also called  “Aristotle of the East”.

Chandragupta-I :  Chandragupta-I was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty.  The Gupta era is called the Golden age of Hinduism. Chandragupta assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja.

Chandragupta Maurya : He was the founder of the Maurya dynasty. He was the first historical emperor of India.  Magasthenes, the Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus, visited the court of Chandragupta and wrote a very interesting book  “Indica”  giving a most valuable account of the reign of Chandragupta.

Chandragupta Vikramaditya : Chandragupta Vikramaditya was the son of Samudragupta was as brave and powerful as his father. In some of his coins he was shown a live lion which shows that he possessed great physical strength.  Vikramaditya means “Sun of Valour”. His court was adorned by  `Nine gems’.  Kalidas, the Shakespeare of India  flourished during his reign. The famous iron pillar standing near Qutab Minar was erected in his reign as a kind of victory Pillar. His reign was the Golden age of art and literature.  Fahien was the first Chinese Pilgrim to visit India during his reign.

Chaplin, Charlie : The British born comedian, whose silent films gave delight to millions.

Charlemagne :  Also known as Charles the great Roman emperor and Frankish King.  He founded the Holy Roman Empire in the year 800 and was the rest of his life the champion of the Christian faith and the most powerful figure in Europe.

Chavan Y.B.  :  The former Deputy Prime Minister died on Nov. 25, 1985.

Chidambaram Pillai : (VOC) Chidambaram Pillai, immortalised under the famous initials  VOC (Va Oo Si) was a lawyer in Tuticorin. He was the first to float a corporate enterprise “The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company Limited”. The native company attracted a good deal of the sea traffic between Tuticorin and Colombo, which was dominated by the British Indian Steam Navigation Company and naturally VOC came to be seen as an opponent of English business interests in India in general.

Chittaranjan Dass : A famous Indian Patriot and freedom fighter who founded the Swarajist party in 1923

Chittaranjan Singh Ranawat : The  World  renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon who flew into Mumbai from New York, successfully operated upon Mr.  Atal Behari Vajpayee replacing his left knee-joint by an artificial one at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on October 10, 2000.  The surgery lasted for 65 minutes. Dr. Ranawat has performed close to 3000 such operations. He also replaced the right knee-joint of Mr. Soli.J.Sorabjee, India’s Attorney General at the same Hospital the same day.

Chola, Rajaraja :  The great Siva temple of Thanjavur (Tanjore) was  built by him. Suryankoil or Surya’s temple built by him is at  Thanjavur. Here Surya is shown on a par with Brahma,  Vishnu and Shiva.

Columbus, Christopher : Famous Italian Navigator who discovered America in 1498.