Perhaps the single greatest invention of the century is the computer. The computer is essentially a machine that enables humans to complete tasks that may be time consuming or very repetitive in nature. This it achieves by imitating human thought processes. In much the same way that humans think using pathways in their brains that […]
What we call life is a very complex affair. It is not simply eating, reproducing and finally dying. Every creature does these. But in the case of man he has to lead a highly complicated life. It is like going through a maze and coming out. He is an economic being and a social animal.
Reading makes it possible for one to speak intellectually or write well. One will be at a disadvantage anywhere he finds himself if eh has not read widely enough. Most school children read their textbooks only. Knowing there is a wealth of knowledge not found in textbooks alone, a few of the more diligent ones
Many people today are not as happy as they wish to be. Technological advancements have made our lives easier and more comfortable. We enjoy higher incomes and better standards of living as a result of progress and development, but happiness has remained a rather elusive goal for many of us. Our pursuit of material wealth
Nothing remarkable occurs in any of these tribes, except that they unite in the worship of Ertha, or Mother Earth. They believe that she interposes in the affairs of men, and visits the different nations in her chariot. On an island of the ocean stands a sacred and inviolate grove, in which is a consecrated
Dr Hakim Ajmal Khan was a noted Indian freedom fighter, renowned physician and educationalist. He was the founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi. Hakim Ajmal Khan was born in 1863 in Delhi. His family, a distinguished line of physicians descended from the army of Babar, the founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
Senapati Bapat was born in Ahmednagar, a district of Maharashtra, on November 12, 1880. He was fearless as a child. Having once almost drowned in a nearby stream, he didn’t think twice of venturing into the stream again. He brought this same dedication and fearlessness to the aid of his motherland.Bapat was educated in Edinburgh,
Born on November 19, 1848, Surendranath Banerjee had his early education in Calcutta. He appeared for the Indian Civil Service Examination in London and started his career in 1871 as an Assistant Magistrate. He had to leave the service on his dismissal on a flimsy charge. He went back to England and prepared himself for
Vengalil Krishnan (V.K.) Menon was an Indian nationalist and politician. Menon was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala, into the powerful Vengalil family of South India. He was the grandson of the Raja of Kartanad and the first son of a successful lawyer of the Calicut bar, Komath Krishna Kurup, one of Kerala’s richest men
Benoy Krishna Basu was an Bengali Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. Benoy Basu was born on 11 September 1908, in the village Rohitbhog in the Munshiganj District, now in Bangladesh. His father, Rebatimohan Basu was an engineer. After passing the matriculation examination in Dhaka, Benoy enrolled into the Mitford Medical School (now Sir Salimullah Medical
Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade was a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer and author. He was a founding member of the Indian National Congress and owned several designations as member of the Bombay legislative council, member of the finance committee at the centre, and the judge of Bombay High Court.A well-known public figure, his personality as
Gopal Hari Deshmukh was a social reformer from Maharashtra, India. He was born on 18 February 1823 in Pune. His original surname was Shidhaye. Because of ‘Vatan’ that he had received he was later called as Deshmukh. Deshmukh started his career as a translator for the government then under British Raj. In 1867, the government
Swami Brahmananda, born Rakhal Chandra Ghosh, was one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna and the first president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Rakhal Chandra Ghosh (Swami Brahmananda) was born on 21 January 1863 at Sikra Kulingram, a village 39 km from Calcutta, in present North 24 Parganas district. His father Ananda Mohan
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (18th Feburary 1486—1534) was born in Mayarpur in the town of Nadia. In his eighth year he was admitted into the Tol of Gangadas Pandit in Ganganagar close by the village of Mayapur. In two years, he became well read in Sanskrit Grammar and Rhetoric. His readings after that were of the nature
Dr Sampurnanand (1 January 1891—7 March 1969) was a teacher and politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was served as the second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1954 to 1960. If single tenures in the office of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers are only considered, then Dr Sampurnanand had the longest stretch from 28