Biographies for Kids

B.R. Chopra — Baldev Raj Chopra was an Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials. Most known for Hindi social films like Naya Daur (1957), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963) and Humraz (1967), plus the mega TV Series, Mahabharat in the late 1980s. He was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998. …

Begum Akhtar was born on 7th October, 1914 in Faizabad town of Uttar Pradesh. Her name was Akhtaribai Faizabadi though she was much popular as Begum Akhtar. Her family belonged to the upper class of the society and was not even inclined towards music. She showed interest in music at a very young age and was sent to train under …

Pandurang Shastri Athavale, popularly known as Dada, is a philosopher cum social reformer. He is credited with being the founder of the Swadhyay Movement. Not present in the world anymore, Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale was known for giving extremely moving discourses on Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads. Infact, he tried to motivate his followers to spread the thoughts of Geeta …

Sardar Sobha Singh — One of the greatest Indian artists of twentieth century S. Sobha Singh was born on 29 Nov. 1901 at Sri Hargobindpur (Gurdaspur), India. it was here where S. Sobha Singh learned to draw and sculpt. In 1905, his mother Bibi Acchran died. His father S. Deva Singh died in 1917. He learnt and mastered painting by …

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi is one of the most loved and most respected spiritual leaders in India. Fondly known as Amma, she has only one aim in life, which is to provide people with her supreme guidance and lead them on a path of sadhana (meditation) and service of the mankind. She is also called the ‘Hugging Saint‘, since she hugs …

Born: 11 April 1887, Beliatore Died: 24 April 1972, Kolkata Achievements: Developed a personal painting style inspired largely by traditional Indian folk and village arts, particularly those of Bengal. Through his paintings he gave expression to the scenes of everyday life of the people of rural Bengal. Jamini Roy was one of the most significant and influential painters of the 20th century. He was …

Allah Rakha Rahman — AR Rahman born on 6 January, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar is an Indian Tamil film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and two Academy Awards. Working …

भारत में शिक्षा के प्रसार में डी.ए.वी. विद्यालयों का बहुत बड़ा योगदान है। विद्यालयों की इस श्रृंखला के संस्थापक हंसराज जी का जन्म महान संगीतकार बैजू बावरा के जन्म से प्रसिद्ध हुए ग्राम बैजवाड़ा, जिला होशियारपुर, पंजाब में 19 अप्रैल, 1864 को हुआ था। बचपन से ही शिक्षा के प्रति इनके मन में बहुत अनुराग था पर विद्यालय न होने …

लाला लाजपत राय भारतीय पंजाबी लेखक और एक राजनेता थे, जो ज्यादातर भारतीय स्वतंत्रता अभियान के मुख्य नेता के रूप में याद किये जाते है। वे ज्यादातर पंजाब केसरी के नाम से जाने जाते है। लाल-बाल-पाल की तिकड़ी में लाल मतलब लाला लाजपत राय ही है। उनके प्रारंभिक जीवन में वे पंजाब राष्ट्रिय बैंक और लक्ष्मी बिमा कंपनी से भी …

करीब तीस साल का एक युवक मुंबई के प्रसिद्ध टाटा कैंसर अस्पताल के सामने फुटपाथ पर खड़ा था। युवक वहां अस्पताल की सीढिय़ों पर मौत के द्वार पर खड़े मरीजों को बड़े ध्यान दे देख रहा था, जिनके चेहरों पर दर्द और विवषता का भाव स्पष्ट नजर आ रहा था। इन रोगियों के साथ उनके रिश्तेदार भी परेशान थे। थोड़ी …