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The Prodigy Of Words — Rabindranath Tagore, the First Asian to Win the Nobel Prize
Who does not know about the Great Rabindranath Tagore in India? The person whom we remember every time we utter the lyrics of India’s...
Satyajit Ray – The Most Celebrated Filmmaker From India Who Was Considered A Genius
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:...
Manna Dey – The Great Indian Playback Singer Whose Career Spanned Seven Decades
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...
Remembering the Forgotten Hero of Indian Football – Mohammed Salim, the First Indian Player to Play Abroad
I guess everyone knows that football is one of the games that are played worldwide until today. The madness that circles around FIFA World...
Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee – The Father of the Indian Air Force
Quick Facts Name: Subroto Mukerjee
Also Known As: Father of the Indian Air Force
Famous As: First Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force
Birth Date: 5 March...
Benode Behari Mukherjee – Indian Artist who Mixed Colours and Traditions
Quick Facts Name: Benode Behari Mukherjee
Famous As: Artist
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 7 February 1904 (Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Died On: 11 November 1980
Awards: Padma Vibhushan (1974), Rabindra Puraskar (1980)
Benode (also Binod) Behari...
Nirmal Kumar Bose – Leading Indian Anthropologist, Educationist and a Gandhian
Quick Facts Name: Nirmal Kumar Bose
Famous As: Anthropologist, Educationist, Sociologist, Social Worker
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 22 January 1901 (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Died On: 15 October 1972
Awards: Annandale Gold Medal (1948),...
Swami Vivekananda – The Monk who Taught the World to Believe in Themselves
Quick Facts Name: Swami Vivekananda
Born As: Narendranath Datta
Famous As: Indian Hindu Monk
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 12 January 1863 (Kolkata)
Died On: 4 July 1902
Guru: Ramakrishna Paramahansa
We live in a world where the...
Indra Lal Roy – The Flying Ace of India and the Only Hindustani Pilot in World War 1
Quick Facts Name: Indra Lal Roy
Also Known As: Laddie
Famous As: First Flying Ace of India
Birth Date: 2 December 1898
Died On: 22 July 1918 in Carvin, France
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place:...
Surendranath Banerjee – The Freedom Fighter and Elite Legislator of India
Quick Facts Name: Surendranath Banerjee
Also known As: Indian Burke
Famous As: Academician, Politician
Birth Date: 10 November 1848
Died On: 6 August 1925
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Kolkata, West Bengal
Sir Surendranath...
Kumar Sanu: Spreading Magic Through The Voice
Quick Facts Birth Name: Kedarnath Bhattacharya
Also Known As: King Sanu
Professionally Known As: Kumar Sanu
Famous As: Indian Playback Singer
Birth Date: 20 October 1957
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Kolkata, West Bengal
Awards: Padma Shri,...
The Maestro of Goalpariya Lok Sangeet – Pratima Barua Pandey
Quick Facts Name: Pratima Barua Pandey
Famous As: Folk Singer
Birth Date: 3 October 1934
Died On: 27 December 2002
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Kolkata, India
Awards: Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak...