B. R. Ambedkar
…his final work, The Buddha and His Dhamma, in 1956. It was published posthumously. After meetings with the Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Hammalawa Saddhatissa,[11] Ambedkar organised a formal public ceremony…
Founder
…21km. long race, at the age of 56. After donating blood number of times, Mr. Gupta has now pledged to donate all his organs and body tissues (Cadaver Organ Donation)…
Nanaji Deshmukh
…to attend RSS shakhas. In 1940, after Hedgewar’s death, many youngsters inspired by him joined the RSS in Maharashtra. Deshmukh was among those who joined the RSS devoting their whole…
R Venktaraman
…Committee. Venkataraman was also, variously, a member of the Political Affairs Committee and the Economic Affairs Committee of the Union Cabinet; Governor, International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction…
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey
…Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) designed and constructed an apartment complex for veterans in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh and named it for Pandey as Manoj Vihar. The National Defence Academy named…
Rajendra Prasad
…was five years old, his parents put him under a Mawlawi to learn the Persian language, followed by Hindi and arithmetic. After the completion of traditional elementary education, Rajendra Prasad…
Govind Ballabh Pant
…several weeks for organizing a Salt March inspired by Gandhi‘s earlier actions. In 1933, he was arrested and imprisoned for seven months for attending a session of the then-banned provincial…
Bidhan Chandra Roy
…relatives with affection and understanding. Bidhan’s mother died when he was 14. His father played the role of both father and mother to his five children. He promised never to…
K R Naraynan
…ministry of external affairs (1976). He retired in 1978. After his retirement, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi from 1978–80; he would later describe…
Red Fort
…royal family. The layout of the Red Fort was organised to retain and integrate this site with the Salimgarh Fort. The fortress palace was an important focal point of the…