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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...
Sachin Tendulkar – First Indian To Score 30,000 Runs In All Forms Of Domestic And International Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar, also known as the “Little Master” and “Master Blaster”, has scored the highest runs in the world in International cricket, and is...
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...
Sukumar Bose – The Great Indian Artist and Painter Who Helped Spread Indian Art Across the World
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...
Devi Prasad Shetty – The Eminent Surgeon Who Brought Cardiac Surgery Within Reach Of Everyone
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...
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...
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...
Ustad Bismillah Khan – The Great Indian Musician Maestro Who Popularized Shehnai Across The World
Quick Facts Name: Bismillah Khan
Birth Name: Qamruddin Khan
Famous As: Shehnai Player, Musician
Birth Date: 21 March 1916
Birth Place: Dumraon, Buxar District, Bihar
Died On: 21 August 2006
Nationality: Indian
Awards: Bharat Ratna (2001);...
Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’ – The Great Hindi Writer Who is Ranked Next to Munshi Premchand
Quick Facts Name: Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Birth Name: Fanindranath Mukhopadhaya
Famous As: Writer, Novelist
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 4 March 1921
Birth Place: Village - Aurahi Hingna, Araria district, Bihar
Died On: 11 April...
Uppalapu Srinivas – aka Mandolin Srinivas, The Mozart of Classical Carnatic Indian Music
Quick Facts Name: Uppalapu Srinivas
Also Known As: Mandolin Srinivas
Famous As: Musician
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 28 February 1969 (Palakollu, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh)
Died On: 19 September 2014
Awards:...
Protul Chandra Sorcar – The Greatest Indian Magician Who Enthralled the World with ‘Indrajal’ – the Magic from India
Quick Facts Name: Protul Chandra Sorcar
Also Known As: P. C. Sorcar
Famous As: Magician
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 23 February 1913
Birth Place: Tangail, Bengal, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died On:...
Sayed Haider Raza – The Modernist Indian Painter Whose Paintings Sold for More Than 3 Million Dollars
Quick Facts Name: Sayed Haider Raza
Also Known As: S. H. Raza
Famous As: Painter
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 22 February 1922
Birth Place: Babaria, Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh
Died On: 23 July...