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Mukesh Chand Mathur (July 22, 1923 – August 27, 1976) born in Delhi, popularly known as Mukesh and nicknamed The Man With the Golden Voice, was one of the finest male playback singers of Bollywood, along with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. Mukesh Chand Mathur alias Zoravar Chand popular as the ‘man with the golden voice’ was one of the …

Sonu Nigam, (born 30 July 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is a playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Bollywood movies. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums. He changed the spelling of his last name from Nigam to Niigaam to reflect an auspicious number in astrology. Sonu Nigam: Early Life Sonu was born in Faridabad. His family …

Dr. Madhuri Bhardwaj is an Indian social worker who founded the “Maa Madhuri Brij Varis Sewa Sadan, Apna Ghar” along with her husband, Dr. Brij Mohan Bhardwaj. Today, this home for the homeless has 21 ashrams across India, and it serves more than 4000 people. The couple has dedicated their whole lives to serving the sick and homeless. Dr. Madhuri …

Om Puri [18 October, 1948 Ambala, Haryana – 6 January, 2017] is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has also received an honorary OBE. Early life Puri was born in Ambala, and spent early part of his life …

Amitabh Bachchan — The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts. Full Name: Amitabh Bachchan Nick Name: “Amitji”, “Big B” Date of Birth: 1942, October 11th Place of Birth: Allahabad, India Height: 6′ 3″ Profession: Actor, Playback Singer, Voice-over Actor …

Born: 26 August 1927 Golagarh, Punjab, British India Died: 28 March 2006 (aged 78) New Delhi, India Education: Punjab University Law College Spouse: Vidya Devi (m. ?–2006) Children: Surender Singh, Ranbir Singh Mahendra, Sunita Chahar, Saroj Siwach, Sumitra Devi, Savita Sheron Chaudhary Bansi Lal (August 26, 1927 – March 28, 2006) was an Indian freedom fighter, senior Congress leader, former …

Born: 5 September 1888 Village near Tiruttani erstwhile Chittoor District, Madras Presidency, British India Died: 17 April 1975 (aged 86) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Political party: Independent Spouse(s): Sivakamu Children: 5 (daughters); 1 (Son) Sarvepalli Gopal Alma mater: University of Madras Profession: Philosopher; Professor Awards: Bharat Ratna (in 1954) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, was born into a middle class family at Tirutani …

Name: Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Born: 11 June 1989 Ahmedabad, India Height & Weight: 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) / 68 kg (150 lb) Category: Women Para-Badminton player (SL3 Singles) Education: Electronics Engineer Manasi Joshi is an Indian Para-Badminton athlete who is currently World No. 2 in SL3 Singles. She was six when she started playing badminton with her father, …

Birth Name: P. V. Sindhu (Pusarla Venkata Sindhu) Born: 5 July 1995, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Height & Weight: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) / 60 kg (132 lb) Sports Category: Right Handed Women’s Badminton Player Coach: Pullela Gopichand P. V. Sindhu – an Indian professional badminton player. She is the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships. She …

Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali — Bang! A bird fluttered for seconds and fell to the ground. A ten-year old bespectacled boy, who had shot the bird, ran and picked it up. The bird looked like a house sparrow but, to the boy’s surprise, it had a yellow patch on its throat. Puzzled, the boy took the sparrow to his uncle, …