Chidambaram Subramaniam
Chidambaram Subramaniam (Tamil: சிதம்பரம் சுப்பிரமணியம்) (commonly known as CS)(January 30, 1910 – November 7, 2000), was the man who ushered in an era of self-sufficiency in food production in India….
Sardar Bhagat Singh (28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931)
Sardar Bhagat Singh (28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) Bhagat Singh was born on September 27, 1907 in the village Banga of Layalpur. At an early age, Bhagat Singh…
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib (Urdu: استاد بسم اللہ خان صاحب; March 21, 1916 – August 21, 2006) was an Indian shehnai maestro. He was the third classical musician to be…
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928)
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928) Lala Lajpat Rai was born in 1865. After his schooling, he joined the Govt. College at Lahore in 1880 to…
M. Visvesvaraya
…the Mysore government) Mysore Soap Factory, Parasitoid Laboratory, Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Viswesvarayya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Bangalore, Bangalore Agricultural University,…
Vinoba Bhave (11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982)
…movements like Bhoodan (Gift of Land), Sampattidan (Gift of Wealth), and Jeevandan (Gift of Life). Vinobaji’s talks on the Bhagvad Gita delivered in jail are innovative and inspiring. He believed…
Bhupen Hazarika
…in 1975. Recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padmashri (1977), and Padmabhushan (2001), Hazarika was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1992), India’s highest award in cinema, by the…