Tenzin Gyatzo (Dalai Lama) 6 July 1935 (age 85 years)
Tenzin Gyatzo (Dalai Lama) 6 July 1935 (age 85 years) Tenzin Gyatzo – Born on July 6, 1935 in Tibet, is 14th Dalai Lama, a Buddhist noted public speaker, spiritual leader revered among the people of Tibet. In 1950 the army of People’s Republic of China entered in Tibet, he managed to escape and came […]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar – Born on October 19, 1910, in Lahore, Punjab (a Tamil by origin), died on Aug 2, 1995 at Chicago, United Sates. Recipient of National medal for Science 1966 and Padma Vibhushan in 1968, he served as Governor of Maharashtra. The Nobel Prize was awarded in 1983 for his work on “structure & […]
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997) Mother Teresa (1910-1997) won Nobel Prize for Peace, “Exemplary Charity and Social Service” in the year 1979. She was born in Skopje (Yugoslavia). She founded ‘missionaries of charity’ in Kolkata. She also received Bharat Ratna Award in 1980 and Magsaysay Award in 1962. Other awards to […]
Har Gobind Khorana (9 January 1922 – 9 November 2011)
Har Gobind Khorana (9 January 1922 – 9 November 2011) Har Gobind Khorana – Born on January 9, 1922 in Multan, after completing his education from Punjab University in 1945, he completed his Ph.D. in 1948 from University of Liverpool, where he want on a Govt. of India fellowship. He received Nobel Prize 1968 in […]
Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970)
Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman – Born on November 7, 1888 at Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu and died on November 21, 1970 in Bangalore. Knighted in 1929 with ‘Sir’, recipient of Bharat Ratan and Lenin Peace Prize. He became first Indian scientist to receive Nobel Prize in […]
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861- 7 August 1941)
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861- 7 August 1941) Rabindranath Tagore – (May 7, 1861-Aug. 7, 1941) commonly known as Gurudev, was a Poet, Philosopher, Musician, Educationist & Social activist. He founded Shantiniketan known as Vishwa Bharti University. Writer of Indian National Anthem “Jan Gan Man”, he had also written “Amar Sonar Bangla (Now National Anthem […]
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) Joseph Rudyard Kipling – Born on December 30, 1865 in Bombay and died on January 18, 1936 in Middlesex hospital in London, England. He had written a lot of short stories, Novels, poems and was a renowned journalist. Nobel Prize was conferred on him for […]
Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross – Born on May 13, 1857 in Himalayan valley at Almora and died on September 16, 1932. After his education in England, he joined the Indian Medical Services in 1881. He discovered malarial parasite in Anopheles. sp. of mosquito. Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Sir Ronald Ross for his work […]
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018)