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Ustad Bismillah Khan was born on March 21, 1916 at Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, in Dumraon as the second son of Paigambar Khan and Mitthan. He was named as Qamaruddin to rhyme with Shamsuddin, their first son. His grandfather, Rasool Baksh Khan uttered “Bismillah” (the basmala) after looking at the newborn, thus he was named Bismillah Khan. His ancestors were …

Born: 9 November 1904, Jaipur, Rajasthan Died: 18 May 1966, Delhi Award: Fellow of the Royal Society (1965) Education: Ewing Christian College Field: Botany Panchanan Maheshwari – In the heyday of science at Allahabad University students from all parts of the country used to flock to it. Of the hundreds who entered it in July, 1921, was Panchanan Maheshwari. At …

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. …

Name: M. G. K. Menon Born: 28 August 1928 Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India Died: 22 November 2016 (aged 88) Nationality: Indian Alma mater: University of Mumbai, University of Bristol Known for: KGF Experiments (Particle experiments at Kolar Gold Fields) Fields: Physics Awards: 1996 Abdus Salam Medal 1985 Padma Vibhushan 1970 FRS 1968 Padma Bhushan 1960 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize …

Born: 16 August 1968, Siwani, Hisar District, Haryana Party: Aam Aadmi Party Education: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1985–1989), Campus School, CCS HAU, Dayanand college Awards: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership 2006 NDTV Indian of the Year CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Politics 2013 Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award 2005 CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Public Service …

Peter Thangaraj was an Indian Football player known for his impeccable goalkeeping skills, and considered to be one of the best goalkeepers Indian Football has ever got. He represented the Indian National Football team in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Early Life Thangaraj was born in the year 1936 at Bolarum in the state of Andhra Pradesh. During his early …

Born as Akhtar Hussain Rizvi in a family of landlords of a small town of Uttar Pradesh, Kaifi Azmi was a very renowned Urdu poet of India. Though his father, Syed Fateh Hussain Rizvi was a landlord, he also worked as a Tehsildar in a small state in Uttar Pradesh. He wanted to send him to a school that imparted …

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 …

Sonal Mansingh, is one of the leading exponent of Odissi, an ancient classical dance form of Orissa. She has been called a philosopher among dancers for her opinions and interpretations. Apart from a dancer, she is a known social activist, thinker, researcher, orator, choreographer and teacher. Sonal has had training in Bharatnatyam, Chaau dance and Indian music. She has been …

Anil Wilson (1947 – June 25, 2009) was an Indian educationist who served as Principal of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi from 1991 to 2007. Anil Wilson’s father, M. M. Wilson, was a school Headmaster in Gorton Mission School Kotgarh, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Anil Wilson was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St Edward’s School, Shimla. He graduated from Panjab …