Arati Gupta' Saha; (24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian Bengali long-distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959. In 1960, she became the first Indian sportswoman to be awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India. Born in Kolkata, India, Arati had been introduced to swimming at age four. Her talent was spotted by Sachin Nag, and later she was inspired by the Indian swimmer Mihir Sen to try to cross the English Channel.
Govind Vinayak Karandikar (23 August 1918[1] – 14 March 2010), better known as Vindā, was an Indian poet, writer, literary critic, and translator in the Marathi-language.