Biographies for Kids

Dr. Madhuri Bhardwaj is an Indian social worker who founded the “Maa Madhuri Brij Varis Sewa Sadan, Apna Ghar” along with her husband, Dr. Brij Mohan Bhardwaj. Today, this home for the homeless has 21 ashrams across India, and it serves more than 4000 people. The couple has dedicated their whole lives to serving the sick and homeless. Dr. Madhuri …

Om Puri [18 October, 1948 Ambala, Haryana – 6 January, 2017] is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has also received an honorary OBE. Early life Puri was born in Ambala, and spent early part of his life …

Amitabh Bachchan — The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts. Full Name: Amitabh Bachchan Nick Name: “Amitji”, “Big B” Date of Birth: 1942, October 11th Place of Birth: Allahabad, India Height: 6′ 3″ Profession: Actor, Playback Singer, Voice-over Actor …

Born: 26 August 1927 Golagarh, Punjab, British India Died: 28 March 2006 (aged 78) New Delhi, India Education: Punjab University Law College Spouse: Vidya Devi (m. ?–2006) Children: Surender Singh, Ranbir Singh Mahendra, Sunita Chahar, Saroj Siwach, Sumitra Devi, Savita Sheron Chaudhary Bansi Lal (August 26, 1927 – March 28, 2006) was an Indian freedom fighter, senior Congress leader, former …

Born: 14 April 1957 Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India Family: Malathi Sivan (Spouse); Siddharth & Sushanth (Children) Education: Madras Institute of Technology (BE Degree 1980) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (ME in Aerospace Engineering 1982) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering 2006) Books: Integrated Design for Space Transportation System Born in 1957 at farmer’s house, …

Name: Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Born: 11 June 1989 Ahmedabad, India Height & Weight: 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) / 68 kg (150 lb) Category: Women Para-Badminton player (SL3 Singles) Education: Electronics Engineer Manasi Joshi is an Indian Para-Badminton athlete who is currently World No. 2 in SL3 Singles. She was six when she started playing badminton with her father, …

Birth Name: P. V. Sindhu (Pusarla Venkata Sindhu) Born: 5 July 1995, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Height & Weight: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) / 60 kg (132 lb) Sports Category: Right Handed Women’s Badminton Player Coach: Pullela Gopichand P. V. Sindhu – an Indian professional badminton player. She is the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships. She …

Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali — Bang! A bird fluttered for seconds and fell to the ground. A ten-year old bespectacled boy, who had shot the bird, ran and picked it up. The bird looked like a house sparrow but, to the boy’s surprise, it had a yellow patch on its throat. Puzzled, the boy took the sparrow to his uncle, …

Birth: Arun Maharaj Kishen Jaitley – 28 December 1952; Delhi, India Death: 24 August 2019 (aged 66) AIIMS, New Delhi, India Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party Family: Sangeeta Jaitley (Wife); Sonali Jaitley Bakhshi (Daughter); Rohan Jaitley (Son) Occupation: Advocate; Politician Arun Jaitley was an Indian politician and attorney, who was the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government …

Full Name: Palaniappan Chidambaram Born: 16 September 1945; Kandanur, Tamil Nadu, India Political Party: Indian National Congress Family: Nalini Chidambaram (Wife); Karti Chidambaram (Son) P. Chidambaram – Palaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress and a former Union Minister of Finance of India. Chidambaram is a corporate lawyer and an important …