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Born: 10 December 1878Died: 25 December 1972Profession: Lawyer, Writer, StatesmanAwards: Bharat Ratna (1954) Achievements – He was a very well-known lawyer, writer and statesman of India during the independence struggle. A prominent figure in the Indian National Congress, he was elected the second governor-general of India after its independence. Following this, Rajaji was made the chief minister of the Indian state of Madras. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, …

Born: 19 November 1828, Varanasi Died: 18 June 1858, Gwalior Full name: Manikarnika Tambe Nickname: Manu Spouse: Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar (m. 1842–1853) Parents: Moropant Tambe, Bhagirathi Sapre Rani Lakshmi Bai – Lakshmi Bai, the great daughter of India, was born on November 19, 1828. Her father was Morapant and her mother was Bhagirathi. As a child she was called …

Jawahar Lal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889. He died on 27 May 1964. He was an Indian statesman who was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India’s …

Born: 11 November 1888, Saudi Arabia Died: 22 February 1958, Delhi Full name: Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad Education: Al-Azhar University (1905–1907) Awards: Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad — Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad, was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement, who lived from 11 November 1888 …

Born: 5 November 1870, Dhaka, Bangladesh Died: 16 June 1925, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India Nickname: Deshbandhu Title: “Deshbandhu” (Friend of the Nation) Parents: Bhuban Mohan Das, Nistarini Devi Achievements – C.R. Das was an important personality in Bengal during the time of the non-cooperation movement from 1919 to 1922. It was he who started the boycott of British or western dresses. …

Born: 18 November 1901, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India Died: 30 October 1990, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Children: Rajshree, Kiran Shantaram, Madhura Pandit Awards: Padma Vibhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award Spouse: Sandhya Shantaram (m. 1956–1990), Jayashree V. Shantaram (original name Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre and fondly called Annasaheb)  (1901-1990) was a legendary filmmaker from whose sensitive imagination, some indelible images of Indian cinema came. His …

Born: 30 October 1909, Mumbai Died: 24 January 1966, Mont Blanc Full name: Homi Jehangir Bhabha Awards: Padma Bhushan Homi Jahangir Bhabha (H. J. Bhabha) Cosmic rays are fast-moving, extremely small particles coming from outer space. When these particles enter the earth’s atmosphere, they collide with the atoms in the air and produce showers of electrons. In 1937, Homi Jahangir Bhabha, …

Name: Rama Tirtha Born: 22 October 1873, Gujranwala District, Pakistan Died: 17 October 1906, New Tehri, Uttarakhand Disciple(s): Puran Singh, Narayan Swami Known for: Preaching Vedanta in the United States Work Areas: Social Reformer, Writer Education: Forman Christian College, Government College University स्वामी रामतीर्थ एक हिन्दू धार्मिक नेता थे, जो अत्यधिक व्यक्तिगत और काव्यात्मक ढंग के व्यावहारिक वेदांत को पढ़ाने के लिए …

Born: 14 December 1953 (age 64 years), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Spouse: Shyamala Amritraj (m. 1983) Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Awards: Arjuna Award for Lawn Tennis Education: Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Loyola College, Chennai Children: Prakash Amritraj, Vikram Amritraj Vijay Amritraj, born on December 14, 1953, kept the Indian flag flying high, with his notable …

Mahendra Kapoor [January 9, 1934, Amritsar – September 27, 2008, Mumbai] was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar chalo’ (Gumrah), ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ (Hamraaz), and in various language, but he became synonymous with patriotic songs, with ‘Mere Desh …