Govind Ballabh Pant
…he helped a local parishad, or village council, in their successful challenge of a law requiring locals to provide free transportation of the luggage of travelling British officials. In 1921,…
Nanaji Deshmukh
…take charge of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in Uttar Pradesh as its general secretary. Deshmukh had worked as RSS pracharak in Uttar Pradesh and his groundwork proved of a great help…
B. R. Ambedkar
…all-European Simon Commission in 1925. This commission had sparked great protests across India, and while its report was ignored by most Indians, Ambedkar himself wrote a separate set of recommendations…
Hawa Mahal Jaipur
…for several years, since the unusually designed window screens provided the needed cool breeze. The Mahal, called as the “specimen of fanciful architecture”, is located to the north of the…
Captain Vikram Batra
…an enemy commander, who challenged him by saying, “Why have you come Sher Shah (Vikram’s nick name given by his commanding officer)? You will not go back.” Captain Vikram Batra…
Dr. Zakir Husain (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969)
…Uttar Pradesh. He was educated at Islamia High School, Etawah and at the Anglo-Muhammadan Oriental College (now Aligarh Muslim University, where he was a prominent student leader). He was known,…
Lance Naik Karam Singh
…shelling. Communications with his commander was also cut off, hence Karam Singh was unable to update his situation or ask for reinforcements. Although wounded, he brought back two injured comrades…
Vinoba Bhave (11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982)
…in universal spinning being the central activity which would remove the poverty in the villages. He abolished every trace of untouchability from his heart. He believed in communal amity. In…