“As an 18-year-old, this is how I worked on my first venture. From what I saved, I stayed at 100 bed and breakfasts,” says Ritesh Agarwal. Ritesh Agarwal, founder of hotel chain Oyo, has opened up about his journey in an interview to Humans of Bombay. The 26-year-old spoke about his childhood in Odisha, studying in Kota and how he …

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Born: 9 May 1866, Bombay Presidency Died: 19 February 1915, Mumbai Nickname: Professor to Order Books: Speeches and Writings of Gopal Krishna Gokhale Education: Elphinstone College (1884), Rajaram College Parents: Valubai Gokhale, Krishna Rao Gokhale Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a great freedom fighter of India. He was born on March 9, 1866. Gokhale’s mother had lot of influence on him. …

Moozhikkal Pankajakshi is Kerala’s last surviving link with Nokkuvidya Pavakkali – a unique form of puppetry that is centuries old. She is also a recipient of the Padma Shri Award – India‘s fourth highest civilian honour – this year in the category of arts. According to Kerala Tourism, Nokkuvidya Pavakkali demands strenuous training. “This puppetry form requires the performer to balance …

Name: Balkrishna Subedi Birth: 4 August 1972 Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India Parents: Jay Vallabh Subedi (father), Sumitra Devi (mother) Occupation: Ayurvedacharya, Businessman Known For: Patanjali Ayurved Acharya Balkrishna Ji — The modern science of medicine (Allopathic system) has failed to cure a number of diseases of the present time. In spite of scientific researches, treatment of many diseases has failed to bear any …

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Muslims were not given such eligibility. The act was the first time religion …

With the coming of Hanukkah, an aura of festivity and celebration spreads all around. On this occasion, people remember the heroic victory of Maccabees, led by Judah, over the Hellenistic Syrians, which took place around 165 BC. They light the special candelabrum called Menorah or Hanukiah, as an integral tradition of the festival. During this festival, the markets are virtually …

Yesudasan was born on June 12, 1938 at Mavelikkara, Kerala in South India. His first cartoon appeared in 1955 in a magazine called ‘Asoka’ published from Kottayam. But it was only in 1960, he made an entry into the world of political cartooning, that too through ‘Janayugam’, the mouth-piece of the Communist Party in Kerala. In Janayugam he started a …

Stories For Kids — Is there anyone who doesn’t love listening to stories? Right from our toddler days, we humans have this insatiable craving for tales, of the known and the unknown, that is satisfied first by our parents and then a plethora of other sources. Go through a host of fascinating stories from 4to40, including fables and fairytales, moral stories, …

Sonu Nigam, (born 30 July 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is a playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Bollywood movies. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums. He changed the spelling of his last name from Nigam to Niigaam to reflect an auspicious number in astrology. Sonu Nigam: Early Life Sonu was born in Faridabad. His family …