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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 …

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 …

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 …

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of one of the largest religions of the world, Sikhism. He was also the first amongst the ten Gurus of the Sikhs. He believed that there is only one God and we can reach him through any religion, be it Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, etc. he was also a great poet as well as …

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was born in a Gujarati family on October 31, 1875. After his schooling, he saved money to go to England for higher studies. He studied law there and returned to India as a barrister. Gandhiji had a great impact on Patel, and he entered the political field in 1918. His excellent work in every field made him …

Guru Ram Das Biography: The real name of Guru Ram Das Ji was Bhai Jetha Ji who became an orphan at the age of 7. Later he became the servant of 3rd Guru Amar Dass Ji and also his son-in-law. Guru Ka Chak or Ram Dass Pura which later became the focal point for the Sikh Tradition with the name …