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Khushwant Singh: Biography, Awards, Books & Achievements

Sep 13, 2018
Name of Khushwant Singh is bound to go down in Indian literary history as one of the premium historians & novelists, an up-front political commentator & an exceptional observer & social critic.

Know 7 Interesting Facts about Sir Donald Bradman

Sep 6, 2018
Sir Donald Bradman was born on August 27, 1908 in New South Wales, Australia. Sir Donald Bradman started his Test career against England in November 30, 1928. Bradman is known as the best batsman in the history of Test cricket. In the Test matches his average was 99.94, which is a record so far. In this article, we are publishing some interesting facts about him.

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: History, Contributions and Achievements

Sep 4, 2018
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a great philosopher who introduced western philosophies into Indian thought. On his birthday (5 September) Teacher's Day is celebrated. Popularly he became the nation's teacher. He was the first Vice-President and second president of India. His contributions in the field of education and also as a political leader are unforgettable. His works and achievements have inspired many youths. Let us study about Radhakrishnan in detail through this article.

Ismat Chughtai: Important Facts and Works

Aug 21, 2018
Today on 21 August we are observing the 107th birth anniversary of famous Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai. She was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh on 21 August 1915. She was a strong feminist writer who always fought with the traditions of the Indian society. She became notorious in 1942 for her work Lihaaf; which is based on homosexuality. Ismat Chughtai passed away on Oct 24, 1991 but remains an integral figure in Urdu literature till date.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India

Jul 17, 2018
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a prominent Scientist and 11th president of India. He was also known as the Missile Man of India. He was honoured with several prestigious awards including India's highest civilian honour "Bharat Ratna" in 1997. Let us study through this article about Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam biography, books, quotes, facts, family history etc.

10 interesting facts about Rajiv Gandhi

May 29, 2018
Rajiv Gandhi was born on 20 August, 1944 in Mumbai. He became the seventh and youngest Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. He had entered politics in 1980. Let us study some unknown and interesting facts about Rajiv Gandhi's life, his hobby, political career etc. through this article.

10 interesting facts about Dadasaheb Phalke

Apr 30, 2018
Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the "Father of Indian Cinema". He was born on 30 April, 1870 in Maharashtra. Dadasaheb Phalke award was established in 1969 to commemorate the contribution of him to the contemporary Indian cinema. Let us study 10 interesting and unknown facts about Dada Saheb Phalke through this article.

10 amazing facts about Mahadevi Varma

Apr 27, 2018
Mahadevi Varma was born on 26 March 1907 in Farrukhabad Uttar Pradesh, India. She is a famous poet of Hindi language, social worker, freedom fighter etc. She devoted her entire life to the education and development of women. Let's study 10 interesting facts about Mahadevi Varma through this article.

7 Interesting facts about Ustad Bismillah Khan

Mar 21, 2018
Ustad Bismillah Khan was born on 21 March 1916 in Dumaron, Bihar. At the very young age he had learned to play shehnai and became the Ustad or master of it. He is a recipient of Bharat Ratna (2001), Padma Bhushan (1968), Padma Vibhushan (1980) and the Padma Shri (1961). Let us study 7 interesting facts about Ustad Bismillah Khan through this article.

International Women's Day

Mar 8, 2018
International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements.This article deals with the history of International women’s day, why it is celebrated, what is the theme of 2017 celebration etc.

25 unknown facts about Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Dec 6, 2017
Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is known as a world-class lawyer, Dalit political leader and chief architect of Indian Constitution. Due to being born in an untouchable family, he had spend all his life in hellish tribulations. But there are lots of facts related to him that most people are unknown. Therefore, in this article we are describing 25 unknown facts about Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.

List of all 25 books written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Oct 27, 2017
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was a prominent Indian scientist and 11th President of India. He worked in some of the most important organizations (DRDO and ISRO) of the country. He also played an important role in the second Pokhran nuclear test in 1998. Dr. Kalam was also associated with India's space program and missile development program. Therefore, he is also called "Missile Man". He was honoured with several prestigious awards including India's highest civilian honour "Bharat Ratna" in 1997. In this article we are giving a List of all 25 books that written by Abdul Kalam and hope that these books will prove to be inspirational in your life.

Ramnath Kovind: 10 facts about 14th President of India

Jul 20, 2017
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ramnath Kovind has become 14th President of India. The formal announcement of his name as the President was made at 4:22 in the evening. In the presidential election of 2017, Ramnath Kovind got 7,02,044 votes, while his opponent and a candidate of 17 opposition parties Meira Kumar got 3,67,314 votes. In this article, we are giving details of 10 amazing facts about 14th President of India Ramnath Kovind.

National Science Day a discovery of Raman Effect

Feb 28, 2017
National Science Day is celebrated all over India on 28 February to mark the discovery of the phenomenon of Raman Effect by CV Raman in 1928 and for his remarkable discovery in 1930 he got Nobel Prize which was the first Nobel Prize for India in the field of Science. This article deals with why National Science Day is celebrated, how it is celebrated, when it is celebrated, its objectives behind the celebration etc.

Donald Trump: From Billionaire Real Estate Mogul to 45th President of USA

Nov 11, 2016
Donald John Trump will be the 45th president of USA. At the age of 70, Trump will be the oldest person to assume the US presidency. During his career, Trump has built office towers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other branded facilities worldwide. Teetotaler trump is the owner of net wealth closer to $4 billion.

Mahatma Gandhi: Icon of 20th Century

Sep 29, 2014
Mahatma Gandhi, the visionary of 20th century who changed the perception that British supremacy can never be challenged.

10 Facts about Mahatma Gandhi

Sep 22, 2014
Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Indian independence movement has been a subject of deep study in India and outside.

Mahatma Gandhi

Sep 22, 2014
Mahatma Gandhi is considered by many the father of the Indian independence movement. He worked diligently using his concept of Satyagraha to end the British rule in India as well as to improve the lives of India’s poor people.

Uddhav Thackeray

Apr 25, 2014
Uddhav Thackeray is the present Chief of Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena is the popular political party in Maharashtra.

Prakash Karat

Apr 24, 2014
Prakash Karat is an Indian politician. He was born in Burma (Myanmar) on 7th February, 1948. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2005 to 2015. Karat is replaced by Sitaram Yechury as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India in 2015.

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