Biographies for Kids

Name: Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile (popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra) Born: Either 1598 or 1608 Dehu, near Pune, Maharashtra, India Died: Either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu Religion: Hinduism Known For: Abhanga devotional poetry, Marathi poet-sant of Bhakti movement Order: Varkari tradition Guru: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Literary works: Tukaram Gatha Tukaram was one of the greatest poet saints ever …

Name: Ramakrishna Paramahansa – Gadadhar Chattopadhyay Born: Gadadhar Chattopadhyay – 18 February 1836 Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Hoogly, West Bengal, India) Died: 16 August 1886 (aged 50) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Cossipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Spouse: Sarada Devi Guru: Totapuri Disciple(s): Swami Vivekananda and others Honors: Paramahansa Religion: Hinduism Founder of: Ramakrishna Order Philosophy: Advaita …

नाम:  महर्षि स्वामी दयानन्द सरस्वती (मूल शंकर तिवारी) जन्म  12 फ़रवरी, 1824 टंकारा, गुजरात मृत्यु: 30 अक्टूबर, 1883 (59 वर्ष), अजमेर, Rajasthan, India माता / पिता: अमृत बाई / करशनजी लालजी तिवारी कार्यक्षेत्र: समाज सुधारक, देशभक्त, सन्यासी, महान चिंतक उपलब्धि: आर्य समाज के संस्थापक ‘स्वराज्य‘ का नारा देने वाले पहले व्यक्ति, जिसे बाद में लोकमान्य तिलक ने आगे बढ़ाया. रुढ़िवादी सोच …

Name: Asha Bhonsle (Ashatai) Birthday: 8 September 1933 Goar, Sangli State, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) Parents: Deenanath Mangeshkar (Father) Spouse(s): Ganpatrao Bhosle (married in – 1949; separated in – 1960; died in – 1966) R. D. Burman ​(married in – 1980; died in – 1994) Occupation(s): Playback Singer, Vocalist Honours: Padma Vibhushan (2008) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2000) Asha Bhonsle …

Name: Guru Har Rai (ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ) 7th of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism Born: January 16, 1630 Kiratpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab, India Died: October 6, 1661 (aged 31) Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab, India Religion: Sikhism Spouse: Mata Krishen Devi Children: Baba Ram Rai and Guru Har Krishan Parents: Baba Gurditta (father), Mata Nihal Kaur (mother) Guruship: Tuesday, 19 March 1644 …

Lata Mangeshkar is the melody Queen of India. Lata Mangeshkar has ruled over the hearts of millions of music lovers throughout the world for the last forty years by the magic of her melodious voice. She was born in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) in a family of musicians. She took to singing at the age of 13. She has sung songs …

Name: Birju Maharaj (Brijmohan Mishra) Birthday: 04 February, 1938 Handia, Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India Parents: Acchan Maharaj, Amma ji Maharaj Genres: Indian classical (Kathak dance) Occupation(s): Dancer, Composer, Singer Died On: 17 January, 2022 (aged 83) New Delhi Brijmohan Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj (born February 4, 1938) is currently the leading exponent of the Lucknow Kalka Bindadin gharana …

स्वामी विवेकानंद की जीवनी: भारतीय संस्कृति को विश्व स्तर पर पहचान दिलाने वाले महापुरुष स्वामी विवेकानंद जी का जन्म 12 जनवरी 1863 को सूर्योदय से 6 मिनट पूर्व 6 बजकर 33 मिनट 33 सेकेन्ड पर हुआ। भुवनेश्वरी देवी के विश्वविजयी पुत्र का स्वागत मंगल शंख बजाकर मंगल ध्वनी से किया गया। ऐसी महान विभूती के जन्म से भारत माता भी …

Mahatma Gandhi — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Born: October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India 1893: Goes to South Africa and battles for rights of Indians 1915-20: Begins his struggle for India’s Independence 1930: Leads hundreds on long Salt March to Dandi to protest a tax on salt 1947: Negotiatives an end to 190 years of British colonial rule in India Died: 1948, Killed by a fanatic opposed …

Name: Chandra Mohan Jain Born: 11 December 1931 Kuchwada, Bhopal State, British India Died: 19 January 1990 (aged 58) Pune, Maharashtra, India Education: MA in philosophy Known for: Spirituality, Mysticism Movement: Neo-sannyasins Osho Rajneesh — Osho was one of the most renowned as well as most controversial spiritual leaders of his times. During the 1970s and 1980s, he was known …