Lata Mangeshkar is the melody Queen of India. Lata Mangeshkar has ruled over the hearts of millions of music lovers throughout the world for the last 40 years by the magic of her melodious voice. She was born on 29th September 1928, in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) in a family of musicians. She took to singing […]

Lala Lajpat Rai was born on 28th Jan, 1865 at a village named Dhudike in Ferozepur District of Punjab. His father, Munshi Radha Krishan Azad was a great scholar of Persian and Urdu. Lalaji’s mother, Gulab Devi, a strict religious lady, inculcated in her children strong morals values. Lalaji was brought upin a family background

Lala Har Dayal was born in a Mathur family on October 14, 1884 in Delhi. His mother was a pious lady. His father Shri Gauri Dayal Mathur was a scholar of Persian and Urdu.Lala Har Dayal was actuated by zeal for public welfare from his very boyhood. As a student he led a band of

Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977), is the daughter of the boxer many consider to be the greatest fighter of all time, Muhammad Ali.Laila, who is a personal trainer in Los Angeles, surprised the boxing world in 1999 by announcing she would try a hand at women’s boxing.To much fanfare, she made her debut on

Khudiram Bose is hailed as the first martyr of organised revolutionary movement for India’s freedom. He has become a legend on account of his fearlessness and valiant defiance of death. Khudiram Bose was born on December 3, 1889 in Habibpur Village of Midnapur district in Bengal. He had lost his parents at a very early

Malleswari, born in Srikakulamn, Andhra Pradesh, was the first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal. She won the bronze in the women’s 69 kg weightlifting at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.In 1995, Malleswari won the world weightlifting title in her class (54 kg) with a new record, by lifting 113.0 kg in the

Karl Heinrich Marx was born on 5 May 1818 in Trier in Germany, the son of a Jewish lawyery. Marx studied law in Bonn and Berlin, but was also introduced to the ideas of Hegel and Feuerbach. In 1841, he received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Jena. In 1843, after a short

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj, better known simply as Kapil Dev (born January 6, 1959, Chandigarh, India) was one of the best all-rounders of all-time and also a successful cricket captain for India. He led India to its only World Cup victory in 1983.In addition he held the record for the most Test match wickets, breaking

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