Mohammad Rafi was a famous playback singer. He was born on 25 December 1924 in Punjab. Even at a young age he was more fond of music than studies. He started learning music from the famous Hindustani singer Chotte Gulam Ali Khan. Later he became the disciple of Firoze Nizam. When Firoze was appointed as a […]
It was through his efforts that Muslim League and Congress Party agreed to a political settlement in 1916. This agreement is known as ‘Lucknow Pact’. According to this pact, Congress for the first time recognized a separate position of the Muslims and accepted the Muslim demand for a separate electorate. As the time passes and
Born as Asad Ullah Khan, in 1797 in Agra, Mirza Ghalib was his pen name. His father, Abdullah Baig died in battle, when little Ghalib was just 5 years old. His uncle looked after the family for about 4 years, after which his mother brought up her two sons on a meagre pension of Rs.
Mira Nair is an Indian filmmaker of international repute. She started her carrier as an actor and then turned to directing documentaries. Her early documentaries included ‘So Far From India’ and ‘India Cabaret’. Mira Nair made a mark from her very first feature film, Salaam Bombay, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Mike Tyson was born on 30 June 1966 in Brooklyn, New York.The boxer, whose full name is Michael Gerard Tyson, had a tough background. Mike Tyson’s father was a pimp whom he never knew, and his mother died when he was 16. His sister died in her twenties.As a boy, Mike Tyson was a member
Michael Schumacher was born on 3 January 1969 in Hurth-Hermulheim, Cologne, West Germany.Michael Schumacher was German Formula Three Champion in 1990 and had his first Grand Prix start in Belgium in 1991 for Jordan. Later that year Schumacher joined Benetton, and a year later gained his first Grand Prix win.It was to be the first
Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana on 29 August 1958.Michael Jackson’s extraordinary musical career started at the age of five as the lead singer of the Jackson Five, alongside four of his brothers. These early days saw the Jacksons play the local clubs and bars near their hometown. They were soon discovered by another
Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. He is famous for creating the fresco ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, as well as the Last Judgment over the altar, and ‘The Martyrdom of St. Peter’ and ‘The Conversion of St.
Known and loved by millions of villagers and city-folk of India and the world over, Medha Patkar, founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and the National Alliance of People’s Movements, was born on 1 December 1954 in Bombay. Her father fought in India’s independence movement and later was a trade unionist. Her mother works in
Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov (March 16, 1868 – June 18, 1936), better known as Maxim was a Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist. He was born in the city of Nizhny Novgorod and died in Moscow.Gorky became an orphan at the age of nine and was brought up
Mata Amritanandmayi the great spiritual personality lovingly known as Amma or Ammachi, belongs to Kollam, Kerala. Earlier named as Sudhamani, she was born on September 27th 1953 to parents Sugunandan and Damayanthi. Amma mostly draped in a white sari with her loving smile and her healing touch, has a huge number of followers both in
Marya Salomee Skodowska-Curie (November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a pioneer in the early field of radiology and a two-time Nobel laureate. She founded the Curie Institute.Born desperately poor in Warsaw, Poland, her first years were sorrowful ones, marked by the death of her sister and, four years later, her mother. She was
Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-born American tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour, competing in singles from 1973 until 1994. She won 18 major singles titles from 1978-1990 (including nine at Wimbledon, winning six in a row from 1982-1987), 167 singles tournaments and 174 doubles tournaments, including 31 in the
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortensen in Los Angeles on 1 June 1926.Most of Marilyn Monroe’s childhood was spent in foster homes because of the mental illness of her mother. Monroe became a photographer’s model in 1946. After several small parts she started to land more significant roles from 1952 onwards.In 1952 Marilyn Monroe