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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rama Raghoba Rane
…Karwar. He was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers on 15 December 1947. He retired as a Major from the Indian Army in 1968. During his 21 years’ service with…
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat (born 20 May 1918, Rampura Beri- Churu Rajputana, India) was a soldier in the British Indian Army. He died in service during the Indo-Pakistani…