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Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was born in Karnal, India. Kalpana Chawla was born in the family of three elder sisters and one younger brother. Since childhood, she was unusual in everything. Kalpana Chawla was born in 1st July 1962. Even as a child, she showed her independent nature and she ever selected her own “Monto” …

Born: 21 March 1923 Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India Died: 23 February 2011 Genoa, Italy Known for: Sahaja Yoga Website: www.sahajayoga.org Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi — Nirmala Srivastava (March 21, 1923 – February 23, 2011), more widely known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, was the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement. To her devotees she declared that she was …

Full name: Xavier Hernández Creus Date of birth: 25 January 1980 Terrassa, Spain Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Central midfielder Current teams: Al Sadd SC, Spain national football team (#6 / Midfielder) Spouse: úria Cunillera (m. 2013) Children: – Xavi — Xavi Hernandez, who has pulled the strings in the centre of the field for Barcelona for a decade, was voted the …

Full name: Yasuhito Endō Date of birth: 28 January 1980 Sakurajima, Kagoshima, Japan Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Central midfielder Current teams: Gamba Osaka, Japan national football team (#7 / Forward) Spouse: – Children: – Yasuhito Endo, may never have played club football outside his homeland, but there is little doubt that he is one of the greatest Japanese players of all time. A …

Full name: Wayne Mark Rooney Date of birth: 24 October 1985, Croxteth, Liverpool, United Kingdom Height: 1.76 m Playing position: Forward Current teams: Everton, England national football team (#9 / Forward) Spouse: Coleen Rooney (m. 2008) Children: Kai Wayne, Klay Anthony, Kit Joseph Wayne Rooney is one of the world’s best-known soccer players and a top scorer for the Manchester United club. Wayne Rooney — Wayne …

Full name: Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini Date of birth: 24 June 1987 Rosario, Argentina Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position: Forward Current teams: FC Barcelona (#10 / Forward), Argentina national football team (#10 / Forward) Spouse: Antonella Roccuzzo (m. 2017) Children: Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, Mateo Messi Roccuzzo, Ciro Messi Roccuzzo Lionel Andres Messi (born June 24, 1987 …

Full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM Date of birth: 5 February 1985 Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Funchal, Portugal Height: 1.87 m Playing position: Forward Current teams: Real Madrid C.F. (#7 / Forward), Portugal national football team (#7 / Forward) Spouse: Antonella Roccuzzo (m. 2017) Children: Eva Maria Dos Santos, Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., …

It is difficult to pinpoint who exactly Gyaneshwar was. He had so many talents in himself, that it is not easy to explain his contribution to the Indian culture in a single sentence. He was a poet, an intellectual, a spiritual leader, a master of yoga and an enlightened One. As we move on further with Gyaneshwar Biography, you will …

Born: 9th January, 1922 in Rajpur, Punjab, India 1958: Merch Award of the Chemical Institute of Canada 1960: Gold Medal of the Professional Institute of Canadian Public Service 1967: Dannie Heineman Prize 1968: Lasker Foundation Award 1968: Lousia Gross Horutiz Prize 1968: Nobel Prize 1969: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India Har Gobind Khorana Biography: Har Gobind Khorana was …

Born: 5 April 1908, Chandwa, Bhojpur District, Bihar, India Died: 6 July 1986, New Delhi Spouse: Indrani Devi (m. 1935) Education: University of Calcutta, Banaras Hindu University Parents: Sobhi Ram, Vasanti Devi Political party: Indian National Congress (1981–1986) Jagjivan Ram, (born April 5, 1908, Chandwa, near Arrah, India—died July 6, 1986, New Delhi), Indian politician, government official, and longtime leading …