Tag: British India

  Famous Indian Space Researcher, Astronomer, and Physicist Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai is a gem in Indian History. His uplevel skills, intellectuals, and farsightedness have made...

  Kanshi Ram was a great Indian politician and a social reformer who fought his entire life for the rights and honor of that particular...

    Two of the top international beauty pageants are Miss Universe and Miss World. Femina magazine owned by the Times of India Group had been...

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was one of the most well-known personalities in Indian politics, a great stateswoman and the first and, to date, the only...

    Mount Everest is tallest mountain peak in the world at a height of about 8.848 meters above sea level. The peak was named after...

  Quick Facts Name: Ramananda Chatterjee Also Known As: Father of Indian Journalism Famous As: Editor, Journalist Birth Date: 29 May 1865 Birth Place: Village Pathakpara, Bankura District, West Bengal, British India Died On:...

  Quick Facts Name: Ram Mohan Roy Famously Known As: Raja Ram Mohan Roy Also Known As: Father of the Indian Renaissance Famous As: Social Reformer, Scholar, Founder of Brahmo Samaj...

  Quick Facts Name: Tanjore Balasaraswati Also Known As: Balasaraswati Famous As: Bharatanatyam Dancer Birth Date: 13 May 1918 (Madras Presidency, British India) Died On: 9 February 1984 Nationality: Indian Parents: Modarapu Govindarajulu (Father), Jayammal (Mother) Children:...

  Quick Facts Name: Gopal Krishna Gokhale Famous As: Social Reformer, Political Leader Birth Date: 9 May 1866 Birth Place: Kotluk, Ratnagiri District, Bombay Presidency, British India Died On: 19 February 1915 Nationality: Indian Parents: Krishna Rao...

  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: Kartar Singh Duggal Famous As: Writer Nationality: Indian Birth Date: 1 March 1917 Birth Place: Dhamal, Rawalpindi District, British India (now in Pakistan) Died On: 26 January...