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Born: September 28, 1907, Punjab, India 1930: Threw bombs in Central Assembly Hall, protesting on imposing severe measures like the Trades Disputes Bill by the Britishers. 1930: Went on hunger strike to protest the inhuman treatment of fellow-political prisoners by jail authorities. 1930: Sukh Dev and Raj Guru, he was awarded the death sentence. Cremated on the bank of the …

Ramakrishna Paramahansa — Ramakrishna was one of the greatest religious leaders ever born in India. He believed that every individual must have only one aim in life i.e., the realization of the Ultimate Reality. To achieve this aim, one of the preconditions is the purity of mind. He also played a significant role in the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th …

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 …

Chatrapati Shivaji, was the son of Shahji Bhosle and Jijabai. He was born on 19th February, 1630. As a young boy he learnt to read and write, wrestling riding and many other physical arts. Shivaji was deeply religious and hated the Muslim rulers. Name: Shivaji Bhonsale I (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) Born: 19 February 1630 – Shivneri Fort, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day …

स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती की जीवनी व इतिहास आर्य समाज के संस्थापक स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती एक महान देशभक्त व उच्च श्रेणी के समाजसेवी थे। उनका प्रभावशाली व्यक्तित्व और असीम ज्ञानकोश उन्हें इतिहास में विशेष स्थान प्रदान करता है। ज्ञान गुणवान सर्व सम्पन्न स्वामीजी का सम्पूर्ण जीवन समाज कल्याण कार्यों में बीता था। वे मूर्तिपूजा में आस्था नहीं रखते थे। बाल्यकाल से …

Dayanand Saraswati, was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of Hinduism. His magnum opus is the book Satyarth Prakash, which has remained a highly influential text on the philosophy of the Vedas and clarifications of various ideas and duties of human beings. Name: Dayanand Saraswati (Mool Shankar Tiwari) Birthday: 12 February 1824 …

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 …

Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande — Born in Mumbai, in 1951, Satyasheel Deshpande is one of the foremost Hindustani vocalists of his generation. A naturally gifted and instinctively creative artist by temperament, Satyasheel ji is as much an individualist as he is a thorough explorer of the tradition within which he works. His music emerges not only from his own virtuosity and …

Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan made groundbreaking contributions to number theory, mathematical analysis, and infinite series. Name: Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar Born: 22 December 1887 Erode, Madras Presidency, British India Education: Government Arts College (no degree) Pachaiyappa’s College (no degree) Trinity College, Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts by Research, 1916) Known For: Landau–Ramanujan constant Mock theta functions Ramanujan conjecture Ramanujan prime Ramanujan–Soldner constant …

Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. He was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru. Name: Guru Tegh Bahadur – (Baba) Tyag Mal Birthday: 21 April 1621 …