Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, and established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century. He was one of …

Loretta Napoleoni is an Italian economist, author, journalist and political analyst, well known for having calculated the size of the terror economy. Napoleoni was born in Rome, and was an active member of the feminist movement in the 1970s. She has a Masters in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, and an M.Phil. in Terrorism from the …

Lord Swaraj Paul — Born: 1931; Achievement: Knighted by British Queen in 1978; Awarded Padma Bhushan in 1983. Lord Swaraj Paul is one of the most famous Indian origin entrepreneurs, based in Britain. He is the founder of multinational company Caparo-the UK-based steel and engineering group. Swraj Paul was born in Jalandhar in 1931. His father ran a small foundry and used …

Limba Ram is perhaps the most famous Archer to have ever existed in the history of Indian Sports. Hailing from a poor tribal family, just by the din’t of his sheer luck and determination he went on to become the most successful Indian sportsperson in his discipline, and made the nation proud with his achievements. Early Life He was born …

Lech Walesa — Biography Born: September 29, 1943, in Popowa, Poland 1967: Started as electrician at shipyard in Gdansk 1980: Becomes leader of Solidarity 1981: Arrested in government crackdown 1982: Released from internment; martial law eased 1983: Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1989: Solidarity legalized 1990: Elected President of Poland 1995: Defeated in presidential election Lech Walesa, The Fly, Feisty, Mustachioed Electrician from Gdansk, shaped the twentieth century …

कच्छ के एक गाँव में एक युवक रहता था जिसका नाम था अली। अली बढ़ई का काम करता था। गाँव के सब लोग उसे बहुत प्यार करते थे। वह छोटा – सा था, तभी उसके माता – पिता की मृत्यु हो गई थी। इसलिए वह अकेला ही रहता था।रोज शाम को अपना काम खत्म करके, अली गाँव के पोखर के …

Laurel & Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. Composed of thin Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and heavy American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), they became well known during the late 1920s to the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend …

Lallan Singh Gahmari, lives in Allahabad though he belongs to the Bhojpuri region. He is deeply interested in research on music and keeps traveling to dig out forms which are not sung or remembered by too many people. Apart from performing on a regular basis, he also teaches folk music- passing on some of his vast collection.

Lalit Suri (15 April 1947 – 10 October 2006) was the ‘uncrowned hotel king’ of India and a member of the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of India’s Parliament). Lalit Suri was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent from Uttar Pradesh in 2002. Born on April 15, 1947 in Rawalpindi (Pakistan), Lalit Suri was an alumnus of St …

Lakshmi Nivas Mittal (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur Village, in Churu district of Rajasthan, India and residing in Kensington, London. He is the 5th richest person in the world and the richest Indian, with a fortune of U$32 billion according to Forbes. The Financial Times named Mittal its 2006 Person of the …