Jagjivan Ram was born on 5th April 1908, at Chandwa near Arrah in Bihar, to a family of five siblings, elder brother Sant Lal, and three sisters. His father Sobhi Ram was with British Indian Army, posted at Peshawar, but later resigned.Young Jagjivan started going a local school in January 1914, but shortly after his […]
Rana Pratap was born to father Maharana Udai Singh II and mother Maharani Javantha Bai Songara on 9th May 1540, (Jyestha Sudi), third day of Vikram Era 1597 in Ardh Nakshatra. Though born at Kumbhalgarh fort, some historians believe it to be “Juni Kacheri” near Pali District. His birth was considered auspicious and predictions were
A Nana Saheb was born in 1824 to Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai. In 1827 his parents went to the court of the last Peshwa Baji Rao, who adopted Nana Saheb, thus making him heir-presumptive to the throne.Nana Saheb studied Sanskrit and was known for his deep religious nature. On the death of the last
Govind Vallabh Pant (10th Sep. 1887—7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter, an important political leader from Uttar Pradesh and of the movement to establish Hindi as the national language of India. As a lawyer in Kashipur, Pant began his active work against the British Raj in 1914, when he helped a local parishad,
If Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the Nation, Jawahar Lal Nehru is the architect of modern India. He was one of the leaders who led India to freedom. He shaped India’s destiny during his seventeen years when he was the Prime Minister.He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His father, Pt
Madan Lal Dhingra was an Indian political activist studying in England, where he murdered Sir Curzon Wylie, a British MP, which is hailed as one of the first acts of revolution in the Indian independence movement in the 20th century. Madan Lal Dhingra was born in 1887 to a prosperous Hindu family in the province
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14th April 1891—6th Dec. 1956), popularly known as Baba Saheb, was an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist. A revivalist for Buddhism in India, he inspired the Modernist Buddhist Movement in Maharashtra which is spreading all across India is also called Dalit Buddhist movement. As independent India’s first law minister,
Born in Mecca in 1888, Maulana came to India in 1890 as a child. The best part of his formative years was spent in Calcutta. In 1916, he was to meet Gandhiji in Calcutta, and was greatly influenced by his speeches.Azad joined the freedom movement of India, and was arrested by the British for his
Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya, was born in Birsingha village of Midnapore district, West Bengal on 26th Sep. 1820. His father Thakurdas Bandyopadhyay and mother Bhagavati Devi were very religious persons. After the completion of elementary education at the village school, his father took him to Calcutta (Kolkata). It is believed that Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar learned english
Rabindranath Tagore, the brilliant poet and eminent educationist, was born on 6th May 1861 in Calcutta. His father Maharishi Debendranath Tagore was a cultured and pious Brahmin. At the time of his birth the country was passing through the revolutionary currents of religious, social, moral, political and literary movements.Rabindranath was the youngest of the fourteen
Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was the first Indian scientist to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930. The award was given for his discovery of the “Scattering Effect of Light”. The British government conferred knighthood on him. Henceforth the title ‘Sir’ was added to his name. He is known as Sir C.V.Raman.Raman was
She (18th Aug. 1900—Ist Dec. 1990) was the first woman in India to hold a ministerial position. She was inspired by Rani Lakshmi Bai and Sarojini Naidu’s work changed her thoughts and she decided to join the freedom movement. She took part in Non-Cooperation movement and Civil Disobedience movement. She was the first woman to
Shri Jai Prakash Narayan, the sarvodaya leader of India, is known popularly as Loknayak. He was the social reformer with socialistic zeal. He was the man who raised voice against the emergency rule of Mrs Indira Gandhi and her government. He was an author too.Shri Jai Prakash Narayan was born on October 11, 1902 in
A patriot who fought against the prevalence of social injustices in society, Lohia’s unique achievement is the manner in which he evolved the socialist movement in India. Ram Manohar Lohia (23rd March 1910—12th Oct. 1967) was a founder-member of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934.His spirit and role in the freedom movement did not end
Jotirao Govindrao Phule (11th April 1827—28th Nov. 1890) was born in Satara district of Maharashtra in a family belonging to Mali (Fulmali) caste, a lower caste. His father, Govindrao, was a vegetable vendor. His mother died when he was 9 months old. After completing his primary education Jotirao had to leave school and help his