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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai – Father of the Indian Space Program
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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 – A Great Indian Politician and Social Reformer
Kanshi Ram was a great Indian politician and a social reformer who fought his entire life for the rights and honor of that particular...
Indrani Rahman – First Miss India to Participate in Miss Universe Contest in 1952
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 Gandhi: The First and the Only Woman Prime Minister of India
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...
Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia – The First Indian To Climb Mount Everest
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...
Ramananda Chatterjee – The Great Indian Editor Who Is Known As The Father Of Indian Journalism
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:...
Raja Ram Mohan Roy – The Great Indian Social Reformer Who Is Also Known As The Father Of The Indian Renaissance
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...
Tanjore Balasaraswati – The Great Indian Dancer Who Popularized Bharatanatyam All Over The World
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:...
Gopal Krishna Gokhale – The Great Indian Social Reformer and Political Leader who was Gandhi’s Political Guru
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...
Ustad Allarakha Qureshi – The Great Indian Tabla Maestro Who Popularized Tabla All Over The World
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...
Pandita Ramabai – The First Indian Woman Who was a Feminist, Social Reformer and Educationist
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...
Kartar Singh Duggal – The Indian Top Bureaucrat Who Was Also One of the Greatest Writers of India Post-Independence
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...