Biographies for Kids

Alka Yagnik [Born: March 20, 1966, Kolkata] is one of the most talented singers of Bollywood. She was born to a Gujarati family on the 20th of March in Calcutta (now Kolkata). She comes from a music background. Both her parents were actively involved in classical music. Since the late 1980s, she has been one of the most leading playback …

Born: December 14, 1918, Bellur, Karnataka Died: August 20, 2014, Pune The full name of BKS Iyengar, one of the most renowned yoga gurus in the whole world, is Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar. Popularly known as Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, he is man who founded the Iyengar Yoga. The guru has been teaching people the art of yoga since the past …

सद्गुरु जगजीत सिंह जी का जन्म 22 नवम्बर 1920 को श्री भैणी साहिब (लुधियाना) में पिता गुरु प्रताप सिंह जी व माता भूपिंद्र के गृह में हुआ। तीक्ष्ण बुद्धि और दैवी शक्तियों के मालिक होने के कारण आपको ‘बेअंत’ के नाम से पुकारा जाता था। गुरु पिता की आज्ञा में रह कर आपने बचपन से ही संगीत विद्या व नाम-वाणी …

Namdev was one of the most famous poet saints of the thirteenth and fourteenth century. He was the composer of hundreds of ‘abhangs’ (devotional songs). Even today, devotees can be seen singing the beautiful abhangs of Namadeva. Read on this biography to know more about Namadeva… His Life There is an interesting legend associated with the birth of Namadeva. It is …

Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 16 November 2015) is an Indian actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits include “The Man Who Would Be King” (1975), “Shatranj Ke Khiladi” (1977), “Gandhi” (1982), “A Passage to India” (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and “My Beautiful Laundrette” (1985). He has also …

Piyush Dadriwala, born on 10th February, 1967, Aquarian, belongs to a middle class family, elder son of Dr. Devender Kumar Goel and Ravikanta. He is Diploma Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Material Management, Diploma in Vastu Shastra and Diploma in Business Management. Creative, believe in God, believe in love & friendship. Piyush Goel ‘Dadriwala’ has written Bhagwad Gita in mirror image. …

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, (born October 13, 1948, Lyallpur [now Faisalabad], Pakistan—died August 16, 1997, London, England), Pakistani singer who is considered one of the greatest performers of qawwali, a Sufi Muslim devotional music characterized by simple melodies, forceful rhythms, and energetic improvisations that encourage a state of euphoria in the listener. Nusrat’s father, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, and two …

Daughter of an Army officer, Nimrat was born on 13 March, 1982 in Pilani, Rajasthan, and like most army children travelled widely living in army cantonments in Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Kashmir. She had changed schools six or seven times by the age of 11. In fact, hers was the archetypal army child’s life when tragedy struck. On …

Annie Besant was born on 1 October 1847 in London to Irish parents. In 1893, she left for India having been influenced by the Indian culture and civilization. She was famous as a social worker, educationalist and journalist. She became a staunch supporter of Indian Independence Movement and her contribution to India’s freedom struggle was remarkable. She founded the Home-Rule …

Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) commonly known as M.F. Husain, was an Indian painter and Film Director. In 1967, He has received the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film for Through The Eyes of a Painter. In 2004, he directed Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, which was screened in the Marché du Film section …