Kundan Lal Saigal, the famous singer was born on April 11, 1904 in Jammu and Kashmir. Even at a young age he had a special talent for singing folk songs beautifully. He was very much influenced by his mother who used to sing Punjabi religious bhajans. He also had talent in acting.Saigal’s initial performance was at […]
Julie Fiona Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia, never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism.When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, on May 29, 1917, and became one of the most charismatic leaders of the United States when he was elected president in 1961. Born into a political family, he graduated from Harvard in 1940; distinguished himself while in the military service, and then decided to run for political
John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American capitalist and philanthropist. He was born in Richford, New York, the second of the six children to William Avery Rockefeller and his wife Eliza Davison. In 1853 his family moved to Strongsville, Ohio.After 1857 he lived in Cleveland, Ohio, where he had
Jim Corbett (1875-1955) was a hunter and naturalist in India. Famous for his writings on the hunting of man-eating tigers and leopards. The Corbett National Park in India is named in his memory.He was a hunter and fishing enthusiast in early life but took to big game photography later. In later life he resolved never
In 1967, Jhumpa Lahiri was born in London to Bengali parents. As a child, Lahiri moved with her family to Rhode Island where Jhumpa spent her adolescence. Lahiri went on to attend Barnard College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English and later attending Boston University. It was here Lahiri attained Master’s Degrees in
Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York.Jennifer Lopez initially built up a career as an actress before emerging as a pop star.Her major breakthrough came in 1990 as one of the ‘Fly Girls’ in the comedy sketch show ‘In Living Color’.J-Lo’s first major movie was ‘Money Train’, which she followed up with a
The only child of Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-Sang (meaning Born In Hong Kong) on the 7th of April, 1954. The family lived in a mansion in the exclusive Victoria Peak district, not owned by them. Charles worked as a cook for the French Ambassador, while Lee-Lee was the housekeeper.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, was born on July 29, 1904 in Paris. He was the second child of Mr Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. He spent much of his childhood in France since his mother was French.In 1922, Tata returned to India to join the family business.He inherited most of his grandfather Jamshedji’s industrial empire but first
Indian history has been witness to only one female Prime Minister—Indira Gandhi. She was the third Prime Minister of India and the daughter of the first—Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru. Her charm, intelligence and charisma made her a powerful statesperson, much loved and admired by her people.Born on 19th November 1917, in Allahabad, she was greatly loved
Imran Khan (Mohammad Imran Khan Niazi, born November 25, 1952) was a cricketer (1971-1992) and captain of the Pakistani cricket team.Khan is seen as Pakistan’s finest ever all-rounder and, along with Garfield Sobers and Ian Botham, one of the greatest three of all time. He made his Test debut against England at Birmingham in 1971
Ian Terence Botham, (born November 24, 1955) was one of England’s best-ever cricketers and one of the best all-round cricketers of all time. In a Test career spanning 15 years from 1977, he made 5200 runs at 33.54, and took 383 wickets at an average of 28.40. Similarly successful at one-day cricket, he was a
The eminent scientist who ushered India into the atomic age was Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha. He was born on 30 October 1909 in a Parsi family of Mumbai. He is called the ‘Father of Indian Nuclear Science’.Dr.Bhabha was appointed the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, set up in 1948. It was largely due
Hamid Karzai was born on December 24, 1957 in Karz, Kandahar.His father Abdul Ahad Karzai was a political leader and Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament.In 1979, however, while Karzai was a student in India, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and his family fled to Quetta, Pakistan.Karzai joined the resistance and when the Soviets withdrew
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas,