B. R. Ambedkar
…orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar, then…
Sachin Tendulkar
…Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that…
K R Naraynan
…in Public Life, Journalism, Civil Service, Medical Science, Social Service, Literature, Sports, Entertainment, Politics etc. K R Narayanan Foundation (KRNF) is producing a documentary film (both in Malayalam and English)on…
Bidhan Chandra Roy
…death) July 1 every year. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy constituted a trust for his properties at Patna for social service and made eminent nationalist Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha) the trustee.[1]…
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928)
…study law. There he came in contact with patriots like Lala Hans Raj and Pandit Guru Dutt. The three became fast friends and joined the Arya Samaj founded by Swami…
Amartya Kumar Sen
…became Chairman of the West Bengal Public Services Commission. Sen’s first wife was Nabaneeta Dev Sen, an Indian writer and scholar, with whom he had two children: Antara, a journalist…
Gateway of India
…town. The Writing on the Gateway of India which reads “Erected to commemorate the landing in India of their Imperial Majesties King George V and Queen Mary on the Second…
Swatantra Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966)
…the tasks presented to him. He was successful in getting permission to start a jail library. With great effort and patience he taught the illiterate convicts to read and write….
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria
…actions prevented the Katangese rebels from encircling the UN Headquarters in Elisabethville. His leadership, courage, unflinching devotion to duty and disregard for his personal safety were in the best traditions…
M. Visvesvaraya
…over 90 years old. He was called “Father of Modern Mysore State”. During his service with Government of Mysore state, he was responsible for founding of (under the patronage of…