Biographies for Kids

Mario De Miranda — Mario Miranda (born: 2 May 1926 – Died: 11 December 2011) is a well-known Indian cartoonist based in Loutolim in the Indian state of Goa. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and Padma Shri in 1988. Miranda has been a regular with The Times of India and other newspapers in Mumbai, including The Economic …

Arijit Singh, is an Indian playback singer. He was one of top six contestants in reality-singing series, Fame Gurukul in 2005 and became an assistant to music director Pritam. Known for his soulful voice that reverberates with romantic songs, Arijit Singh is setting new trends in the music industry, by stirring up unforgetable notes for the young hearts. Arijit was …

Born On: April 15, 1922 Born In: Jaipur, Rajasthan Died On: September 17, 1999 Occupation: Poet and Bollywood lyricist Nationality: Indian Hasrat Jaipuri is one of those celebrated poets who have gone down as immortal in the history of Hindi film songs. A poet who composed lines in Urdu, Persian and Hindi, he went on to become one of the …

Alka Yagnik [Born: March 20, 1966, Kolkata] is one of the most talented singers of Bollywood. She was born to a Gujarati family on the 20th of March in Calcutta (now Kolkata). She comes from a music background. Both her parents were actively involved in classical music. Since the late 1980s, she has been one of the most leading playback …

Born: December 14, 1918, Bellur, Karnataka Died: August 20, 2014, Pune The full name of BKS Iyengar, one of the most renowned yoga gurus in the whole world, is Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar. Popularly known as Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, he is man who founded the Iyengar Yoga. The guru has been teaching people the art of yoga since the past …

सद्गुरु जगजीत सिंह जी का जन्म 22 नवम्बर 1920 को श्री भैणी साहिब (लुधियाना) में पिता गुरु प्रताप सिंह जी व माता भूपिंद्र के गृह में हुआ। तीक्ष्ण बुद्धि और दैवी शक्तियों के मालिक होने के कारण आपको ‘बेअंत’ के नाम से पुकारा जाता था। गुरु पिता की आज्ञा में रह कर आपने बचपन से ही संगीत विद्या व नाम-वाणी …

Namdev was one of the most famous poet saints of the thirteenth and fourteenth century. He was the composer of hundreds of ‘abhangs’ (devotional songs). Even today, devotees can be seen singing the beautiful abhangs of Namadeva. Read on this biography to know more about Namadeva… His Life There is an interesting legend associated with the birth of Namadeva. It is …

Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 16 November 2015) is an Indian actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits include “The Man Who Would Be King” (1975), “Shatranj Ke Khiladi” (1977), “Gandhi” (1982), “A Passage to India” (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and “My Beautiful Laundrette” (1985). He has also …

Piyush Dadriwala, born on 10th February, 1967, Aquarian, belongs to a middle class family, elder son of Dr. Devender Kumar Goel and Ravikanta. He is Diploma Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Material Management, Diploma in Vastu Shastra and Diploma in Business Management. Creative, believe in God, believe in love & friendship. Piyush Goel ‘Dadriwala’ has written Bhagwad Gita in mirror image. …

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, (born October 13, 1948, Lyallpur [now Faisalabad], Pakistan—died August 16, 1997, London, England), Pakistani singer who is considered one of the greatest performers of qawwali, a Sufi Muslim devotional music characterized by simple melodies, forceful rhythms, and energetic improvisations that encourage a state of euphoria in the listener. Nusrat’s father, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, and two …