Tag: Padma Bhushan

    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...

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  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: 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: 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 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 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...