Vinoba Bhave (11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982)
…order to know the best mind of Islam he gave one year to the study of Koran in the original. He found this study necessary for cultivating contact with the…
Bhupen Hazarika
…to have introduced the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India to Hindi cinema at the national level. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction…
Parliament of India
…the President and shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely literature, science, art and social service. The 238…
C. V. Raman
…his government service and took up the newly created Palit Professorship in Physics at the University of Calcutta. At the same time, he continued doing research at the Indian Association…
Govind Ballabh Pant
…India resigned. As Chief Minister, Pant won the confidence of the Indian Civil Service, and Sir Harry Haig, the governor of the United Provinces, wrote to the Viceroy that Pant…
Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve
…a lower middle-class Chitpāvan Brahmin family. His father’s name was Keshav Bāpunnā Karve. In his autobiography, he wrote of his struggle to appear in a certain public service examination, walking…
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-?)…
R Venktaraman
…his travelogue on K. Kamaraj‘s visit to the Socialist countries. He was the recipient of a Souvenir from the Secretary-General of the United Nations for distinguished service as President of…
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (13 May 1905 – 11 February 1977)
…Ahmed was born on 13 May 1905, in Delhi, India, to Lt. Colonel Zulnur Ali Ahmed, a Gujjar[1] surgeon in the Indian Medical Service, and Sahibzadi Ruqqaiya Sultan Begum, a…
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999)
…education at St. John’s College, Agra College, Punjab University, Lucknow University, Fitzwilliam College- Cambridge University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Law at Cambridge. Dr. Sharma was awarded the Chakravarti Gold…