Makhanlal Chaturvedi

…emotional depth, and lyrical beauty. He is best remembered for his immortal patriotic poem “Pushp Ki Abhilasha”, which expresses the poet’s desire to sacrifice himself at the altar of the…

Amarendranath Chatterjee

Amarendranath Chatterjee: A Revolutionary Organizer of Bengal Amarendranath Chatterjee was an important revolutionary freedom fighter of India, best remembered for his role in organizing secret revolutionary movements during the early…

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…

Hari Kishan Sarhadi

…and challenge British oppression. He is best remembered for his involvement in the Central Legislative Assembly Bomb Case (1929). On 8 April 1929, after Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw…

Raj Narayan Mishra

…activities, he was imprisoned several times by the British government. After independence, Raj Narayan emerged as one of the most outspoken and courageous leaders in Indian politics. He is best

M. Visvesvaraya

…planned neighbourhoods in Bangalore and at the time, the largest in Asia. It is believed that locality, designed by Visvesvaraya, is one of the best-planned layouts in Asia. One of…