Tag: Biography

  Quick Facts Name: Prabodh Chandra Dey Popularly Known As: Manna Dey Famous As: Playback Singer Birth Date: 1 May 1919 (Kolkata, West Bengal) Died On: 24 October 2013 Nationality: Indian Parents: Purna Chandra Dey (Father), Mahamaya (Mother) Spouse: Sulochana Kumaran Children: Daughters...

  Quick Facts Name: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Also Known As: Dadasaheb Phalke, "Father of Indian Cinema" Famous As: Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter Birth Date: 30 April 1870 Birth Place: Trimbak, Nashik District, Maharashtra Died On: 16 February...

  Quick Facts Name: Alla Rakha Qureshi Also Known As: Ustad Allah Rakha Famous As: Tabla Maestro Birth Date: 29 April 1919 Birth Place: Ghagwal, Jammu and Kashmir, British India Died On: 3 February...

  Quick Facts Full Name: Pandita Ramabai Saraswati Birth Name: Rama Dongre Famous As: Social Reformer, Feminist, Educationist Birth Date: 23 April 1858 Birth Place: Canara district, Madras Presidency, British India Died On: 5...

  Quick Facts Name: Dhondo Keshav Karve Also Known As: Maharishi Karve Famous As: The Pioneer of Widows Education in India Birth Date: 18 April 1858 Birth Place: Dapoli, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra Died...

      Quick Facts Name: Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Also Known As: Kerala Maupassant Pen Name: Thakazhi Famous As: Novelist Birth Date: 17 April 1912 Birth Place: Thakazhi Village, Alappuzha District, Kerala Died On: 10 April 1999 Nationality: Indian Spouse: Karthyayani Amma Awards:...

    Quick Facts Name: Sultan Khan Famous As: Hindustani Classical Musician, Vocalist, Sarangi Maestro Birth Date: 15 April 1940 (Jodhpur, Rajasthan) Died On: 27 November 2011 Nationality: Indian Spouse: Bano Children: Son – Sabir Khan,...

  Quick Facts Full Name: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Also Known As: Babasaheb Famous As: The Framer of the Indian Constitution Birth Date: 14 April 1891 Birth Place: Mhow, Indore District, Madhya Pradesh Died On: 6 December...

  Quick Facts Name: Akbar Padamsee Famous As: Artist, Painter Birth Date: 12 April 1928 (Mumbai, Maharashtra) Nationality: Indian Parents: Hassan Padamsee and Jenabhai Awards: Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (1962), J.D. Rockefeller Fellowship (1965), Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship...

  Quick Facts Full Name: Jyotirao Govindrao Phule Also Known As: Mahatma Phule, Jyotiba Phule, Jotiba Phule, Jotirao Phule Famous As: Social Activist, Social Reformer, Founder of Satyashodhak Samaj Birth Date:...

  Quick Facts Name: Rahul Sankrityayan Birth Name: Kedarnath Pandey Also Known As: "Father of Indian Travel Literature”, “Mahapandit” Famous As: Travel Writer, Historian Birth Date: 9 April 1893 Birth Place: Pandaha Village, Azamgarh...

  Quick Facts Name: Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury Popular Name: Pandit Ravi Shankar Also Known As: Most Famous Indian Musician in the World Famous As: The Sitar Maestro Birth Date: 7 April 1920 (Varanasi, Uttar...