Prem Chand was born on 31 July 1880 in Lamahi, a village located near Varanasi (Banaras). His father Ajaib Lal was a post office clerk. His mother was Anandi Devi of Karauni village, who could have been the inspiration for the character Anandi in his Bade Ghar Ki Beti. Premchand was the fourth child of […]
Nelson Mandela was born in the year 1918 in rural Umata Transkei, South Africa. His father was the chief adviser of Tembu ruler. After the death of his father in 1930, Nelson Mandela was sent to live with the chief of Tembu Nation. However, in his late teens, Nelson Mandela renounced his hereditary rights to
Sarkar was born on 21 May 1921 to Lakshmi Narayan Sarkar, a homeopathic doctor of considerable renown. His family hailed from Bamunpara (Brahmanpara), in West Bengal. Sarkar was known as an exceptionally bright child in his youth, practicing meditation by himself at an early age and displaying great knowledge of various languages and various topics;
Rajneesh Chandra Mohan was the founder and leader of a controversial religious movement in India and the United States. Osho was born on December 11, 1931, at Kuchiwada, a small village in India. At the time, the astrologer predicted that he might die before he was seven years old according to the birth chart. His
Ravi Shankar, commonly known as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, was born on 13 May 1956 at Papanasam, Tamil Nadu to Smt. Visalakshi Ratnam and R. S. Venkat Ratnam, who was then active in the automobile business. He belongs to the Iyer Brahmin community. He was named “Ravi” (a common Indian name meaning “sun”) because his
Guru Nanak Dev was the first Guru of the Sikhs. He lived from 1469 to 1539. He was the founder of Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev was born into a simple Hindu family on Kartik Purnima at Talwandi, village in Seikhupura district, 65 km. west from Lahore.He founded a religion that was meant to cut out
Gautam Buddha was one of the greatest religious teachers of the world. He gave the message of truth, peace, humanity and equality. His teachings and sayings became the basis of Buddhism, one of world’s leading religions which are followed in some countries like Japan, China, and Burma etc. He is believed to have been born
Lord Mahavira was born in the royal family of Bihar in 599 B.C. His father’s name was King Siddhartha and mother’s name was Queen Trishala. Known by the name of Vardhamana, the young boy was a very bright and courageous lad who showed extraordinary skills at a very young age. He once saved his friends
Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gnocchi Bojaxhin, in South Yugoslavia in 1910, came to Kolkata at the age of 18 to pursue her life’s mission of caring for the poorest of the poor.After spending nearly two decades at the Loreto Convent, where she taught Geography and Catechism, Mother Teresa stepped out of the convent to begin
Born in London of Irish parents in 1847, Annie was a passionate Christian longing to wage battle against the sin and misery, when she was only sixteen. At twenty-eight, she was well-known as a leader of militant atheism.Annie left home in 1855 to be educated by Ellen Marryat, and returned eight years later. In 1867,
Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January, 1863 in Calcutta. His family name was Narendranath Dutta. His father Vishwanath Dutta was a learned man who was well-versed in English and Persian. By profession, he was a successful Attorney-at-law in the High Court of Calcutta. His mother was a pious lady who influenced Naren since his
Ramakrishna Paramhans was India’s great spiritual leader who is remembered for his valuable teachings based on humanity. He was primarily a religious reformer. He was a deeply spiritual man who believed that the basic meaning of all religions was the same.Ramakrishna Paramhans was born on February 18, 1836 in a poor orthodox Brahmin family in
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor General of India. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and Chief Minister
Morarji Desai was born on February 29, 1896 in Bhadeli near Bulsar in Gujarat. He is the eldest son of a school teacher. The Desais belong to the Anavil Brahmin community, who traditionally pursue farming and are known to be outspoken, industrious and hardy.Morarji himself has said that in childhood he was a timid boy,
The “Grand Old Man of India” and the “Father of Indian Nationalism” who worked with perseverance and unshakeable faith towards the goal of swaraj was the first Indian to claim self-government for his people. Dadabhai Naoroji was also the first Indian to show that India was being drained of its wealth under the British rule