Tag: Indian

  It does not matter of surprise that India does not let every sports field grow at the same pace. Where everyone is crazed about...

  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: Sumitranandan Pant Birth Name: Gosain Dutt Famous As: Poet Birth Date: 20 May 1900 (Bageshwar, Uttarakhand) Died On: 28 December 1977 Nationality: Indian Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award (1960); Padma Bhushan...

  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: Sukumar Bose Famous As: Artist, Painter Birth Date: 12 May 1912 (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) Died On: 10 November 1986 Nationality: Indian Parents: Sanat Kumar Bose (Father), Bina Pani Bose...

  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: Devi Prasad Shetty Famously Known As: Henry Ford of Heart Surgery Famous As: Cardiac Surgeon Birth Date: 8 May 1953 (Mangalore, Karnataka) Nationality: Indian Awards: Padma Bhushan (2012); Padma Shri...

  Quick Facts Name: Satyajit Ray Also Fondly Known As: Manik Da Famous As: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Music Composer, Calligrapher, Illustrator, Writer Birth Date: 2 May 1921 (Kolkata, West Bengal) Died On:...

  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...