B. R. Ambedkar
…orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar, then…
K R Naraynan
…under the Indira Gandhi administration. Narayanan’s tenures as Indian ambassador to China, the first such high level Indian diplomatic posting in that country after the 1962 Sino-Indian War, and to…
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( About this soundlisten born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded…
R Venktaraman
…young age, he was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement. He was appointed member of the Constituent Assembly and the provisional cabinet.…
Sarvapaali Radhkrishnan
…January, 1948. When India became independent in 1947, Radhakrishnan represented India at UNESCO, and was later Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, from 1949 to 1952. He was also…
Bhupen Hazarika
…to have introduced the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India to Hindi cinema at the national level. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction…
Amartya Kumar Sen
…its price rose rapidly due to factors that include British military acquisition, panic buying, hoarding, and price gouging, all connected to the war in the region. In Poverty and Famines,…
Dr. Zakir Husain (8 February 1897 β 3 May 1969)
…13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India. He was awarded the highest Indian national honour, the Bharat Ratna,…
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India (Marathi: ΰ€ΰ€Ύΰ€°ΰ€€ΰ€Ύΰ€ΰ₯ ΰ€ͺΰ₯ΰ€°ΰ€΅ΰ₯ΰ€Άΰ€¦ΰ₯ΰ€΅ΰ€Ύΰ€°) is a monument in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. Located on the waterfront in Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai, the Gateway is a…
India Gate
INDIA GATE The 42-metre tall India Gate is situated such that many important roads spread out from it. Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous until the roads…