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 or 400 BCE – Kushinagar, Malla Republic (according to Buddhist tradition) Spouse: Yasodharā Children: Rāhula Parents: Śuddhodana (father); Maya Devi (mother) Known for: Founder of Buddhism Gautam Buddha …
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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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Name: Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh Born: 26 December 1899 Sunam, Punjab, British India Died: 31 July 1940 Barnsbury, England, United Kingdom Organization: Ghadar Party, Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, Indian Workers’ Association Movement: Indian independence movement External Link: More on Wiki Udham Singh, a revolutionary nationalist, was born as Sher Singh on 26 December 1899, at Sunam, in the then princely …
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Name: Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile (popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra) Born: Either 1598 or 1608 Dehu, near Pune, Maharashtra, India Died: Either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu Religion: Hinduism Known For: Abhanga devotional poetry, Marathi poet-sant of Bhakti movement Order: Varkari tradition Guru: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Literary works: Tukaram Gatha Tukaram was one of the greatest poet saints ever …
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Name: Ramakrishna Paramahansa – Gadadhar Chattopadhyay Born: Gadadhar Chattopadhyay – 18 February 1836 Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Hoogly, West Bengal, India) Died: 16 August 1886 (aged 50) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Cossipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Spouse: Sarada Devi Guru: Totapuri Disciple(s): Swami Vivekananda and others Honors: Paramahansa Religion: Hinduism Founder of: Ramakrishna Order Philosophy: Advaita …
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नाम: महर्षि स्वामी दयानन्द सरस्वती (मूल शंकर तिवारी) जन्म 12 फ़रवरी, 1824 टंकारा, गुजरात मृत्यु: 30 अक्टूबर, 1883 (59 वर्ष), अजमेर, Rajasthan, India माता / पिता: अमृत बाई / करशनजी लालजी तिवारी कार्यक्षेत्र: समाज सुधारक, देशभक्त, सन्यासी, महान चिंतक उपलब्धि: आर्य समाज के संस्थापक ‘स्वराज्य‘ का नारा देने वाले पहले व्यक्ति, जिसे बाद में लोकमान्य तिलक ने आगे बढ़ाया. रुढ़िवादी सोच …
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Name: Dayanand Saraswati (Mool Shankar Tiwari) Birthday: 12 February 1824 Tankara, Company Raj (present-day Gujarat, India) Died: 30 October, 1883 (aged 59) Ajmer, Ajmer-Merwara, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India) Religion: Hinduism Founder of: Arya Samaj Occupation(s): Philosopher, Social Reformer, Spiritual Guru Philosophy: Vedic Dayanand Saraswati — The founder of Arya Samaj (the Society of Nobles), Swami Dayanand Saraswati was one …
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Name: Asha Bhonsle (Ashatai) Birthday: 8 September 1933 Goar, Sangli State, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) Parents: Deenanath Mangeshkar (Father) Spouse(s): Ganpatrao Bhosle (married in – 1949; separated in – 1960; died in – 1966) R. D. Burman (married in – 1980; died in – 1994) Occupation(s): Playback Singer, Vocalist Honours: Padma Vibhushan (2008) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2000) Asha Bhonsle …
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पूरा नाम: शिवाजी राजे भोंसले उप नाम: छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज जन्म: 19 फ़रवरी, 1630, शिवनेरी दुर्ग, महाराष्ट्र मृत्यु: 3 अप्रैल, 1680, महाराष्ट्र पिता का नाम: शाहजी भोंसले माता का नाम: जीजाबाई शादी: सईबाई निम्बालकर के साथ, लाल महल पुणे में सन 14 मई 1640 में हुई दृढनिश्चयी, महान देशभक्त, धर्मात्मा, राष्ट्र निर्माण तथा कुशल प्रशासक छत्रपति शिवाजी का व्यक्तित्व बहुमुखी …
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Sant Ravidas — The details of Guru Ravidas’ life are controversial. According to some he was born in 1376/7 or else 1399 CE but many scholars offer later dates. Schaller estimates his lifespan as 1450-1520 while the Encyclopædia Britannica contents itself with a floreat of 15th-16th century CE. Partly this is due to traditions that make him, one one hand, …
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