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Versatile Leader Pranab Mukherjee – The 13th President Of India
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Calm and Composed well-known politician Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012-2017. His political journey has been quite long. For...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
Subhash Mukhopadhyay – Indian Poet who Bridged a Root Between Poetry and Politics
Quick Facts Name: Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Also Known As: Podatik Kobi
Famous As: Poet
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: 12 February 1919 (Krishnanagar, West Bengal)
Died On: 8 July 2003
Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award (1964), Jnanpith Award (1991), Padma...
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),...
Upendranath Brahmachari – The Indian Scientist who Discovered the Medicine for Kala-azar and was Nominated for Nobel Prize in 1929
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Famous As: Doctor and Scientist in Medicine
Known For: Discovered Urea Stibamine - The medicine for Kala-azar in 1922
Birth...
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:...
Alokesh Bappi Lahiri – The Acclaimed Connoisseur of Pop Music Culture in India
Quick Facts Name: Alokesh Bappi Lahiri
Famous As: Singer, Music Composer, Music Director
Birth Date: 27 November 1952
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (1985),...