K. S. Chithra often credited as Chitra, is a six time National Film Award winning playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian (film) music playback industry. Known as the Nightingale of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese and Bengali films. Personal Life Born on July 27, 1963, in Thiruvananthapuram …
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K. C. S. Paniker (1911-1977) was one of the best metaphysical and abstract painters in India, took to interpreting the country’s age-old metaphysical and spiritual knowledge in the 60s, when Indian art was still under the influence of the western painters. “That was the time when a few Indian artists were trying to break out of this Western influence and …
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K P Thomas an ex-athlete, mentor and coach is lovingly called Thomas Master. K. P. Thomas, 63-year-old, trains one hundred and seventy young athletes all for free in his school in Koruthode in Kottayam district in Kerala. Anyone with even a little athletic ambition in Kerala has heard about Thomas Master and comes to him for a fresh start in …
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Jyotiraditya Scindia was born in Mumbai to Madhavrao Scindia and Madhavi Raje Scindia. He was born on January 1st, 1971 in Mumbai. Shri. Scindia is a descendant of the dynasty belonging to the Scindia Maratha clan that ruled Gwalior State in 17th and 18th centuries, being a grandson of the last princely ruler of Gwalior. In the 26th amendment to …
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1अगर आपको कहीं पर भी थूकने की आदत है तो यह निश्चित है कि आपको यश, सम्मान अगर मुश्किल से मिल भी जाता है तो कभी टिकेगा ही नहीं. Wash basin में ही यह काम कर आया करें ! 2जिन लोगों को अपनी जूठी थाली या बर्तन वहीं उसी जगह पर छोड़ने की आदत होती है उनको सफलता कभी भी स्थायी रूप से …
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Jyoti Basu (8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him India’s longest-serving Chief Minister as of 2010 of any Indian state. He was a member of the CPI(M) Politburo from …
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Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982), formerly known as Justine Henin-Hardenne is a professional Belgian tennis player. At the age of 12 she lost her mother, who died of cancer. Her family is pretty numerous: she has also two brothers and one sister. Another child of her parents died before she was brought to life. The relationship with her father …
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In Beijing Justin Anlezark joined countryman Scott Martin in the shot put, making it the first Olympics since Melbourne in 1956 that Australia was represented by two male shot putters. A solid opening throw (19.91m) put Justin in a strong position to make the final of the Olympics. However, unable to improve on that mark, he exited the competition in the …
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Junichiro Koizumi was Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture on January 8, 1942. He is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Koizumi is a third-generation politician. His father, Junya Koizumi, was director general of the Japan Defense Agency and a member of the Diet. His grandfather, Koizumi Matajiro, was Minister of Posts and …
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Juan Ramon Jimenez was a Spanish poet. One of his most important contributions to modern poetry was the idea of ‘poesia pura’ (Spanish for ‘pure poetry’). A prolific author, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. Strongly influenced by the poet Ruben Dario, he published his first two books, in 1900, at the age of eighteen. The death …
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