Rama Raghoba Rane
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane, was born on 26 June 1918 at Chendia, Karwar, Karnataka, India. He comes from Konkan Maratha Community of Karwar. His statue has been erected in…
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928)
…the Simon Commission which comprised of British only. On February 16, 1927, Lalaji moved a resolution in the Central Legislative Assembly, refusing cooperation with the Simon Commission ‘at any stage…
M. Visvesvaraya
…State Bank of Mysore, Century Club, Mysore Chamber of Commerce (Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry), apex Chamber of Commerce in Karnataka, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (Bangalore)…
Lance Naik Albert Ekka
…hours on 4 December 1971. Lance Naik Ekka went with the left forward company of the battalion in the attack. Lance Naik Albert Ekka was in the left forward company…
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav
…the Commando ‘Ghatak‘ (Deadly or Lethal) Platoon tasked to capture three strategic bunkers on Tiger Hill. The approach was a vertical cliff face, snowbound at 16,500 feet. Grenadier Yadav, volunteering…
Major Hoshiar Singh
…minefields on both sides and protected by well-fortified defence by the Pakistani army. Major Hoshiar Singh, Commander of ‘C’ Company, was ordered to capture the Pakistani locality of Jarpal. The…
Red Fort
Red Fort.The Red Fort (Hindi: लाल क़िला, Urdu: لال قلعہ , usually transcribed into English as Lal Qil’ah or Lal Qila) is a 17th century fort complex constructed by the…
Taj Mahal
…is its most familiar component, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures. Building began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, and employed thousands of artisans and…
Major Dhan Singh Thapa
…under the command of Major Thapa when the Chinese attacked on 20 October 1962. At 06:00 on 20 October 1962, the Chinese opened a barrage of artillery and mortar fire…
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…