Biographies for Kids

Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj, (born May 2, 1955) is a preacher from India and the founder of Vishwa Jagriti Mission (VJM). He has over 10 million devotees around the world with more than 2.5 million as disciples. He is known for his simple teachings which are inspired by religions from all over the world. Sudhanshuji was born in Saharanpur District of …

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of twenty children. Franklin’s father Josiah had ten children by his first marriage and ten by his second. Benjamin was the fifteenth child. He also happened to be the youngest boy. Franklin was only able to attend two years of schooling but continued his own education …

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. Biography Date of birth: January 15, 1929 Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, …

Thomas Jefferson, grew up in Virginia and was raised with the orphaned children of his father’s friend, William Randolph. He was educated from ages 9-14 by a clergyman named William Douglas from whom he learned Greek, Latin, and French. He then attended Reverand James Maury’s School before attending the College of William and Mary. He studied law with George Wythe, …

Born: 28 June 1921, Laknepalli, Narsampet Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana, India Died: 23 December 2004, New Delhi, India Full Name: Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao Party: Indian National Congress Spouse: Satyamma Children: P. V. Ranga Rao, P.V. Rajeshwar Rao, Vijaya Prasad + Son of Shri P. Ranga Rao, Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao was born on June 28, 1921 at village Laknepalli, …

Full Name: Girish Raghunath Karnad Born: 19 May 1938 Matheran, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Maharashtra, India) Died: 10 June 2019 (aged 81) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Occupation: Playwright, Film Director, Film Actor Notable Works: Tughalak 1964, Taledanda Girish Raghunath Karnad was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer. He is the recipient of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary …

Ramazan Bashardost is an Afghan politician. Born in 1965 in the Qarabagh district of Ghazni Province to a respected family, Ramazan Bashardost is an ethnic Hazara. Bashardost spent a substantial part of his life studying. His early years of schooling were completed in Qarabagh, before moving to Maimana, in Faryab Province. Then, because of the 1978 coup d’etat, Bashardost left …

Full Name: Rohit Gurunath Sharma Born: 30 April 1987 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Nationality: India Nickname: Ro Role: Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm off break Relation(s): Purnima Sharma (Mother), Gurunath Sharma (Father), Vishal Sharma (Brother), Ritika Sajdeh (Spouse), Samaira (Daughter) Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer, born on 30th April 1987 in Bansod, Nagpur. Rohit is primarily a right-handed batsman, who generally opens …

Born: 5 November 1988 Delhi, India Nationality: India Role: Indian Captain, Right handed batsman, Right-arm medium bowler Relation(s): Anushka Sharma (Wife), Saroj Kohli (Mother) Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in New Delhi. His interest in cricket developed while playing on the streets of Delhi. His father enrolled him in a cricket academy where he was coached by …

Kapil Dev — Kapil Dev Nikhanj was India’s finest all rounder in cricket. He was born on 6th January 1959 in Haryana. He was the former captain and new national team coach. When Kapil was just 20, he set a new record of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets. He made this record within a period of one year …