Amartya Kumar Sen born November 3, 1933 is a economist best known for his work on famine, human development theory, welfare economics, and the underlying mechanisms of poverty. He received Noble Prize for his work in mathematical economics in 1998 and the Bharat Ratna in 1999. Sen first studied in India before moving to Trinity […]
Probably no contemporary film director was better known to the general public or more admired by his colleagues and critics than Alfred Hitchcock. Born in London, Aug. 13, 1899, he began his directorial career in the silent era with The Lodger (1927). Hitchcock’s work during the next decade—Blackmail (1929), The Man Who Knew Too Much
Alexander the Great, who would become the Conqueror of the Ancient World, was born at Pella, Macedonia in 356 B.C. His father was King Phillip II and his mother was Olympias, a deeply spiritual woman who taught her son that he was a descendant of Achilles and Hercules. From the earliest age, then, Alexander was
Sir Alexander Fleming was born at Lochfield near Darvel in Ayrshire, Scotland on August 6, 1881. He attended Louden Moor School, Darvel School, and Kilmarnock Academy before moving to London where he attended the Polytechnic.He spent four years in a shipping office before entering St. Mary’s Medical School, London University. He qualified with distinction in
Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) entered into his intensive theological studies in 1893 at the University of Strasbourg where he obtained a doctorate in philosophy in 1899. He began preaching at St. Nicholas Church in Strasbourg in 1899; he served in various high ranking administrative posts from 1901 to 1912 in the Theological
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Wurttemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich and he began his schooling there at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in
The lovely green eyed Miss world 1994, Aishwarya Rai popularly known as Ash was born on 1st November 1973 at Mangalore. Born to parents Krishna Raj and Vrinda Rai, she and her brother Aditya, were brought up in a middle class background. Aishwarya did her schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz in Mumbai and junior college
Agatha Marry Clarissa popularly known Agatha Christie (15 Sept., 1890-12 Jan., 1976) was a best-seller author. Her first marriage, an unhappy one, was in 1914 to Colonel Archibald Christie, an aviator in the Royal Flying Corps. The couple had one daughter, Rosalind, and divorced in 1928.During World War I she worked as a pharmacist, a
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Adi, as he was known in his youth, spent his childhood in Austria. His father, Alois, retired from civil service in 1895, when Hitler was only six, which created a tense, strict atmosphere at home. When Hitler was 13, his father passed
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County of Kentucky state of USA. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Lincoln had to struggle for a living and for learning.Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on afarm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois. He was
Badshah Khan (1890-20 Jan., 1988), as Abdul Gaffar Khan was well known, was the founder of a party called Khudai Khidmatgar in 1929—a great follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Badshah Khan was the President of All India Congress Committee in 1934.For all his austerity and simplicity, Gaffar Khan embraced the modern world and acknowledged the progress
It is a Sikh tradition that after partaking the holy potion (Amrit) men write ‘Singh’ with their first names similarly women write ‘Kaur’ to their first names.Once a group of Sikhs was coming to Anandpur from a village. The group had already partaken Amrit. The group included a woman named Deep.The menflok were feeling thirsty.
Guru Sahib stayed on at Nanded and preached. There are several legends connected to Guru Sahib that occurred during his preaching tours which deserve to be mentioned because they are part of his charismatic life which illustrate his character.Fine for GuruIt happened when Guru Sahib reached Naraina Via Sirsa, Nauhar and Pushkar on his southern
His mission at Nanded was to meet Madhodas Vairagi. The idea was given to him by Mahant Jaitram of Burhan. Madhodas was early known as Banda Vir Vairagi. His real christened name was Laxmandas. He was born to the family of Ramdev Dogra of Rajouri on 27 October, 1670.As a young man he was very
The letter was carried to Aurangzeb by Bhai Daya Singh. The letter contained the references to the valour of Khalsas against the Moguls. Aurangzeb did not mind it. He was then a 90 year old bed ridden emperor. He infact asked his minister Munim Khan to formally invite Guru Gobind for talks with due honour.