Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar was one of the greatest and most beloved playback singers in the history of Indian music. She was born on 28 September 1929 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, into a musical family. Her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theatre artist, who deeply influenced her musical journey. Lata Mangeshkar began her singing […]
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was one of the greatest filmmakers in world cinema and a multi-talented genius known as a director, writer, screenwriter, composer, illustrator, and thinker. He was born on 2 May 1921 in Kolkata, West Bengal, into a culturally rich family. His father, Sukumar Ray, was a famous writer and poet. Satyajit Ray gained international […]
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian classical musician who elevated the shehnai from a folk and ceremonial instrument to the world stage of classical music. He was born on 21 March 1916 in Dumraon, Bihar, into a family of traditional musicians. From an early age, he showed extraordinary dedication to music. Ustad Bismillah Khan […]
Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika (8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely known as Sudhakantha. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most […]
Nanaji Deshmukh
Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh also known as Nanaji Deshmukh (11 October 1916 – 27 February 2010) was a social activist from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award in 2019 by […]
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 as one of the greatest batsman in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. Tendulkar took […]
C. N. R. Rao
Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao FRS, also known as C. N. R. Rao (born 30 June 1934), is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. Rao has honorary doctorates from 60 universities from around […]
M. Visvesvaraya
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya KCIE FASc also spelled as Sir Mokshagondam Visweswarayya, popularly known as Sir MV (15 September 1861 – 12 April 1962) was an Indian civil engineer and statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, who served from 1912 to 1919. He received India’s highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted […]
Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee was a distinguished Indian statesman, parliamentarian, and administrator who played a pivotal role in shaping modern India’s political and economic policies. He was born on 11 December 1935 in Mirati village, Birbhum district, West Bengal. Pranab Mukherjee began his political career in the 1960s and soon emerged as a key strategist and troubleshooter […]