Name: Rabindranath Tagore Born: 7 May 1861, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Died: 7 August 1941, Kolkata Spouse: Mrinalini Devi (m. 1883–1902) Education: St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, UCL Faculty of Laws, UCL Advances, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Notable Works: Gitanjali, Manasi, Gitanjali (Song Offerings) Awards & Honors: Nobel Prize Occupation: Writer, Song Composer, Playwright, Essayist, Painter Rabindranath Tagore was born on …
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Gautam Buddha: The history of Buddhism is the story of one man’s spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the teachings and ways of living that developed from it. Name: Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama, Siddhārtha Gautama, Buddha Shakyamuni Born: Siddhartha Gautama – c. 563 BCE or 480 BCE – Lumbini, Shakya Republic (present-day Nepal) (according to Buddhist tradition) Died: c. 483 BCE …
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Guru Amar Das Biography: Guru Amar Das – (05 May, 1479 – 01 September, 1574), sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Name: Guru Amar Das Born: 05 May, 1479 AD, Amritsar, Punjab Death: 01 September, 1574 AD, Goindwal Sahib, Taran Taran …
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Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan. He hailed from Badarka in Unnao district …
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Name: Sushma Swaraj (Sushma Sharma) Born: 14 February 1952 Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, India Died: 6 August 2019 (aged 67) New Delhi Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse(s): Swaraj Kaushal (m. 1975–2019) Profession: Lawyer, Politician Sushma Swaraj is an Indian politician and the current Minister of External Affairs of India, in office since 26 May 2014. A leader of Bharatiya Janata …
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Lala Lajpat Rai 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. Name: Lala Lajpat Rai (Punjab Kesari) Birthday: 28 …
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Subhas Chandra Bose Biography: Netaji was an Indian nationalist whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani language: “Respected Leader”), first applied to Bose in Germany, by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials …
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Name: Swami Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta) Born: 12 January 1863 – Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Died: 4 July 1902 (aged 39) Belur Math, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India) Religion: Hinduism Occupation: Indian Hindu monk, Philosopher, Author, Religious Teacher, Disciple of Indian mystic Ramakrishna Guru: Ramakrishna Philosophy: Modern Vedanta, Raja yoga Founded: Ramakrishna Mission (1897); Ramakrishna …
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K J Yesudas Biography: Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian music and also as a cultural icon of Kerala. Name: Yesudas (Kattassery Joseph Yesudas) [Other names: Dasettan, Gana Gandharvan] …
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Name: Manna Dey (Prabodh Chandra Dey) Born: 01 May, 1919 – Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Died: 24 October, 2013 (aged 94) Bangalore, Karnataka, India Occupation: Singer, Playback Singer, Music Director, Musician Spouse(s): Sulochana Kumaran Instrument(s): Vocals, Harmonium, Tabla, Sitar, Tanpura Awards: 1971 – National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi Film Mere Huzur 2005 – Padma Bhushan Award …
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