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Munshi Premchand, also spelled Prem Chand, pseudonym of Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, Indian author of novels and short stories in Hindi and Urdu who pioneered in adapting Indian themes to Western literary styles. Name: Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (Known by his pen name ) Born: 31 July 1880, Lamhi, Uttar Pradesh, India Died: 08 October 1936, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Pen Name: …

Name: Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born: July 23, 1856 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India Died: August 1, 1920 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation: Author, Politician, Freedom Fighter, Social Reformer Political Party: Indian National Congress Movement: Indian Independence movement Achievements: Considered as Father of Indian National Movement; Founded “Deccan Education Society” to impart quality education to India’s youth; was a member of the Municipal Council …

Name: Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh) Born: 05 January 1893, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Death: 07 March 1952 (aged 59), Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Religion: Hinduism Nationality: Indian and American Guru: Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri Occupation: Hindu Monk, Yogi and Guru Philosophy: Kriya Yoga Founder of: Self-Realization Fellowship / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Paramahansa …

Rahul Gandhi (born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency. Gandhi is the general-secretary of the Indian National Congress. He is the grandson of Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, and fourth generation scion of the Nehru Gandhi family. Rahul Gandhi Biography For Students Rahul Gandhi was born in Delhi …

सुमित्रानंदन पंत — बीसवीं सदी का पूर्वार्द्ध छायावादी कवियों का उत्थान काल था। उसी समय अल्मोड़ा निवासी सुमित्रानंदन पंत उस नये युग के प्रवर्तक के रूप में हिन्दी साहित्य में अभिहित हुये। इस युग को जयशंकर प्रसाद, महादेवी वर्मा, सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी ‘निराला’ और रामकुमार वर्मा जैसे छायावादी प्रकृति उपासक-सौन्दर्य पूजक कवियों का युग कहा जाता है। सुमित्रानंदन पंत का प्रकृति चित्रण …

Guru Amar Das Biography: Guru Amar Das – (05 May, 1479 – 01 September, 1574), sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Name: Guru Amar Das Born: 05 May, 1479 AD, Amritsar, Punjab Death: 01 September, 1574 AD, Goindwal Sahib, Taran Taran …

Name: Sushma Swaraj (Sushma Sharma) Born: 14 February 1952 Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, India Died: 6 August 2019 (aged 67) New Delhi Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse(s): Swaraj Kaushal (m. 1975–2019) Profession: Lawyer, Politician Sushma Swaraj is an Indian politician and the current Minister of External Affairs of India, in office since 26 May 2014. A leader of Bharatiya Janata …

Subhas Chandra Bose Biography: Netaji was an Indian nationalist whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani language: “Respected Leader”), first applied to Bose in Germany, by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials …

Name: Swami Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta) Born: 12 January 1863 – Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Died: 4 July 1902 (aged 39) Belur Math, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India) Religion: Hinduism Occupation: Indian Hindu monk, Philosopher, Author, Religious Teacher, Disciple of Indian mystic Ramakrishna Guru: Ramakrishna Philosophy: Modern Vedanta, Raja yoga Founded: Ramakrishna Mission (1897); Ramakrishna …

K J Yesudas Biography: Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian music and also as a cultural icon of Kerala. Name: Yesudas (Kattassery Joseph Yesudas) [Other names: Dasettan, Gana Gandharvan] …