Biographies for Kids

Mukhtaran Bibi — Only a few leaders are alchemists who take the worst of human behavior and turn it into the best. Mukhtaran Bibi is a Pakistani woman from the village of Meerwala, in the rural tehsil (county) of Jatoi of the Muzaffargarh District of Pakistan. Mukhtar Mai was the victim of a gang rape as a form of honour …

Mort Walker — Without question, Mort Walker of Beetle Bailey fame is one of the most popular and most successful cartoonists who ever lifted a pen. He has a golden reputation for being one of the busiest and friendliest people in the business. Mort is the original creator of Hi & Lois and Boner’s Ark and the founder and chairman …

Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian agricultural scientist. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha and is also member of the National Advisory Council. Swaminathan is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”, for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. …

Morari Bapu, real name Moraridas Prabhudas Hariyani born on September 25, 1946 in Talgajarda is a popular Hindu kathakaar (preacher), who has been giving 9 day-long sermons (kathaas) in both Gujarati and Hindi all over the world—including in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea, and on an …

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, also Sheikh Mohammed was born July 22, 1949, is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ruler of Dubai. Personal Life & Education He is the third of Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum’s four sons (members of Dubai’s ruling family Al Maktoum and descendants of the House of Al-Falasi, of which …

Miroslav Klose — An honest pro who shuns the trappings of stardom, Miroslav Klose has always let actions speak louder than words. The kind of player who can remain quite for long periods but then suddenly explode onto the scene with a vital goal, Klose has an exceptional strike rate for his country, especially at FIFA World Cup finals. The …

Mirabai was very saintly character of India. She was born in 1503 in the royal family of Mewar. When she was a child, she was watching a marriage procession from the balcony of her palace. She innocently asked her mother who her husband was. The queen pointed to a statue of Lord Krishna to humor her child. From then on, …

Mira Alfassa, later named as ‘the Mother’, was the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo. After Sri Aurobindo renounced the worldly life and went into seclusion, she looked after Auroville, also known as Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Read on to know more about the biography of Mirra Alfassa ‘the Mother’. Early Life The Mother was born as Mira Alfassa in the year …

Mike Brown honestly doesn’t care whether Pluto is a planet or not. “It’s like asking whether Australia is a continent,” says the Caltech astronomer. “The word has no formal scientific definition.” Nevertheless, Brown brought that long-simmering issue to a head last summer by discovering an object he nicknamed Xena. It’s similar to Pluto-only bigger. If Pluto is a planet, as …

Mihir Sen was an ace Indian long-distance swimmer. His courageous feats in the enormous seas have inspired the aspiring Indian swimmers to indulge in long distance swimming, thus motivated the youngsters to take up swimming as their profession. Born on 16 November 1930, in Purulia, West Bengal, Mihir Sen was a lawyer by profession. He was a trendsetter, whose performance in …