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
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,