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Born: December 11, 1922 (age 94), Peshawar, PakistanFull name: Muhammed Yusuf KhanSpouse: Asma Rehman (m. 1980–1982), Saira Banu (m. 1966) Dilip Kumar – One of the greatest actors ever to grace the Indian silver screen – Dilip Kumar was a name to reckon with in the Hindi tinsel world in the 50’s and 60’s. His unique style of acting has inspired …

Born: August 15, 1872 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)Died: December 5, 1950 Puducherry, IndiaLiterary works: The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri Founder of: Sri Aurobindo AshramPhilosophy: Integral Yoga, Involution (Sri Aurobindo), Evolution, Integral psychology, Intermediate zone, SupermindProfession: Indian philosopher, Yogi, Guru, Poet, Nationalist Achievements: He was a freedom fighter, poet, scholar, yogi and philosopher. Worked …

Born: 10 December 1878Died: 25 December 1972Profession: Lawyer, Writer, StatesmanAwards: Bharat Ratna (1954) Achievements – He was a very well-known lawyer, writer and statesman of India during the independence struggle. A prominent figure in the Indian National Congress, he was elected the second governor-general of India after its independence. Following this, Rajaji was made the chief minister of the Indian state of Madras. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, …

Born: 19 November 1828, Varanasi Died: 18 June 1858, Gwalior Full name: Manikarnika Tambe Nickname: Manu Spouse: Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar (m. 1842–1853) Parents: Moropant Tambe, Bhagirathi Sapre Rani Lakshmi Bai – Lakshmi Bai, the great daughter of India, was born on November 19, 1828. Her father was Morapant and her mother was Bhagirathi. As a child she was called …

Tulsidas was a great saint of India. He was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born in 1540 at Banda in Uttar Pradesh. He had to face a lot of hardships from childhood itself. Tulsi’s parents died when he was just five. He had to beg and work in fields to fill his stomach. The life of Tulsi became …

Jawahar Lal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889. He died on 27 May 1964. He was an Indian statesman who was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India’s …

Born: 11 November 1888, Saudi Arabia Died: 22 February 1958, Delhi Full name: Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad Education: Al-Azhar University (1905–1907) Awards: Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad — Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad, was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement, who lived from 11 November 1888 …

Born: 5 November 1870, Dhaka, Bangladesh Died: 16 June 1925, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India Nickname: Deshbandhu Title: “Deshbandhu” (Friend of the Nation) Parents: Bhuban Mohan Das, Nistarini Devi Achievements – C.R. Das was an important personality in Bengal during the time of the non-cooperation movement from 1919 to 1922. It was he who started the boycott of British or western dresses. …

Born: 18 November 1901, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India Died: 30 October 1990, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Children: Rajshree, Kiran Shantaram, Madhura Pandit Awards: Padma Vibhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award Spouse: Sandhya Shantaram (m. 1956–1990), Jayashree V. Shantaram (original name Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre and fondly called Annasaheb)  (1901-1990) was a legendary filmmaker from whose sensitive imagination, some indelible images of Indian cinema came. His …

Born: 30 October 1909, Mumbai Died: 24 January 1966, Mont Blanc Full name: Homi Jehangir Bhabha Awards: Padma Bhushan Homi Jahangir Bhabha (H. J. Bhabha) Cosmic rays are fast-moving, extremely small particles coming from outer space. When these particles enter the earth’s atmosphere, they collide with the atoms in the air and produce showers of electrons. In 1937, Homi Jahangir Bhabha, …