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Lala Lajpat Rai’s contribution to the Indian Freedom struggle was invincible. During the independence movement, he was famous as ‘Lal Bal Pal’ trio. He earned the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’ or the ‘Lion of Punjab’. Let us read more about Lala Lajpat Rai’s early life, family, political journey, achievements, slogans, books etc. Lala Lajpat Rai Biography: The name of Lala …

Valmiki — Maharishi (the great sage) claims the distinction of being the author of the holy epic ‘Ramayana‘, consisting of 24,000 verses. He is also believed to be the author of Yoga Vasistha, a text that elaborates on a range of philosophical issues. Written approximately 500 years ago, it was taught to Lord Rama when He lost all the hopes …

Indira Gandhi was the first women Prime Minister and an important world stateswoman. She was born in Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. She was a great crusader of world peace. When she was just 13 years old, Indira organized a ‘Monkey Army’ (Vanar Sena) …

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was born in a Gujarati family on October 31, 1875. After his schooling, he saved money to go to England for higher studies. He studied law there and returned to India as a barrister. Gandhiji had a great impact on Patel, and he entered the political field in 1918. His excellent work in every field made him …

Param Bir Singh Dahiya: From allegations of torturing Sadhvi Pragya in custody to dereliction of duty during 26/11 Mumbai terror attack: A brief intro on Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh Param Bir Singh, IPS officer of the 1988-batch, was appointed as the Mumbai police commissioner in February this year. Singh, prior to his appointment as the Mumbai Police, he was …

Name: Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (Known by his pen name Munshi Premchand) Born: 31 July 1880, Lamhi, Uttar Pradesh Died: 8 October 1936, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Occupation: Writer, Novelist Notable works: Godaan, Bazaar-e-Husn, Karmabhoomi, Shatranj ke khiladi, Gaban, Mansarovar, Idgah An extremely famous name that comes to mind when we talk of Urdu novel and Hindi writers is that of Munshi …

Name: Jayaprakash Narayan Born: 11 October 1902, Bengal Presidency Died: 08 October 1979, Patna, Bihar, India Movement: Quit India, Sarvodaya, JP Movement Nicknames: Lok Nayak, JP Education: University of California, Berkeley, Patna University Achievements: Jayaprakash Narayan was a freedom fighter and political leader of India. Popularly called JP, Narayan played a pivotal role in the Quit India movement and earned a lot …

Salman Khan is a celebrated actor and amongst the biggest stars of Bollywood. Salman was born on December 27, 1965, at Indore in Madhya Pradesh, India. Coming from a family with rich cinematic lineage, Salman’s father is Salim Khan, a renowned scriptwriter, while his stepmother Helen is a renowned Bollywood item dancer. Besides having two sisters, he also has two …

Name: Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran Born: 8 October 1922, Ernakulam Died: 7 April 2001, Chennai Known for: Ramachandran plot Children: Vijaya Ramachandran, Ramesh Narayan, Harishankar Ramachandran Books: Fourier Methods in Crystallography, Crystal Optics Education: University of Cambridge, St. Joseph’s college, University of Madras Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran — Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachandran, or G.N. Ramachandran, was a prominent Indian scientist, best known …

Mahatma Gandhi — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Born: October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India 1893: Goes to South Africa and battles for rights of Indians 1915-20: Begins his struggle for India’s Independence 1930: Leads hundreds on long Salt March to Dandi to protest a tax on salt 1947: Negotiatives an end to 190 years of British colonial rule in India Died: 1948, Killed by a fanatic opposed …