Purana Qila
…in 1540, and renamed the fort as Shergarh, and also added several more structures in the complex, during his reign that lasted for the next five years until his death…
R Venktaraman
…Committee. Venkataraman was also, variously, a member of the Political Affairs Committee and the Economic Affairs Committee of the Union Cabinet; Governor, International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction…
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945)
…led the Indian National Army to battle against the allies in Imphal & Burma during the World War II. His political views and the alliances he made with Nazi and…
Major Dhan Singh Thapa
…was honoured with the highest wartime gallantry medal, the Param Vir Chakra. He was believed to have been killed in this engagement, and the original citation reflects this. He was…
Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore
…courage when he saved his sister, Yadgar, from a family cow that had broken loose. By the time he was seven years old he was sent to the Sardar Dastur…
C. N. R. Rao
…his interest in chemistry. His father enrolled him to a Kannada-medium course to encourage his mother tongue, but at home used English for all conversation. He completed secondary school leaving…
Nanaji Deshmukh
…and rural education. Deshmukh assumed chairmanship of the institute after relinquishing politics and devoted all his time to building up the institute. He was also instrumental in carrying out social…
C. V. Raman
…ordinary light. He also started a company called Travancore Chemical and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in 1943 along with Dr. Krishnamurthy. The Company during its 60 year history, established four factories…
Sarvapaali Radhkrishnan
…India’s religious and philosophical literature for the English speaking world. His academic appointments included the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta (1921-?)…