Biographies for Kids

Manjit Bawa, born in Dhuri, Punjab, India was an Indian painter. Bawa’s older brothers encouraged him to pursue art. He studied fine arts at the School of Art, New Delhi between 1958 and 1963, where his professors included Somnath Hore, Rakesh Mehra, Dhanaraj Bhagat and B.C. Sanyal. “But I gained an identity under Abani Sen. Sen would ask me to …

Manish Wazalwar — As an 11-year-old boy from a family struggling to make ends meet, Manish Wazalwar’s day used to begin with washing others’ cars. The son of an autorickshaw driver, he might not have even imagined in his wildest dreams about what he would achieve one day. Today, Manish (28) is the owner of 33 cars and a driving …

Maicon Douglas Sisenando (born 26 July 1981 in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul), commonly known as Maicon, is a Brazilian football player, currently playing for Italian Serie A club F.C. Internazionale Milano. Dunga may have had an abundance of quality right-wingbacks at his disposal since assuming the Brazil reins, but that has not prevented Maicon from making the No2 …

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was born on 28 October 1956. Ahmadinejad was born near Garmsar in the village of Aradan, in Semnan province. His father, Ahmad, was an ironworker, grocer, barber, blacksmith and religious Shi’a who taught the Quran. His mother, Khanom, was a Seyyede, an honorific title given to those believed to be direct bloodline descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. …

Mahesh Bhupathi — Achievements: Became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam by winning the French Open Mixed Doubles title in 1997. Won the Wimbledon and French Open Doubles Title in 1999. Won US Open Mixed Doubles in 1999. Won Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 2006. Padma Shri Award in 2001. Mahesh Bhupathi is an ace tennis player. Born …

Maxi Rodriguez — A dynamic midfielder known for his powerful running and eye for goal, Maxi Rodriguez has brought all those qualities to bear for Argentina’s youth and senior teams and in the highly competitive Spanish and English top flights. Starting his career at Newell’s Old Boys in 1999, he moved to Espanyol three years later. It was in Spain …

MC Mary Kom (Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom) was born on 1st March 1983 and was brought up in a poor family. It is impossible to imagine that Mary Kom would one day rise and become a World Boxing Champion. Her family background speaks a lot of how Mary overcame hardship and inconveniences and created a name for herself in the arena …

Mahela Jayawardene — Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, known as Mahela Jayawardene (born 27 May 1977), is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of 53.82 and an ODI average 32.68. Despite his relatively low ODI average, Jayawardene is considered to be one of the best batsmen …

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born between 1911 and 1918, Jabalpur, India, possibly on 12 January; died February 5, 2008, Vlodrop, Netherlands), founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs and initiatives, including schools and a university with campuses in the United States and China. He was born in India. Various years are given for his birth: most frequently 1911, 1917, …

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (M.S. Subbulakshmi), the nightingale of Carnatic music was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu on September 16, 1916 to noted Veena player Shanmukhavadivu and lawyer Subramania Iyer. Young Kunchamma as she was called and her siblings was brought up in a musical environment in her home close to the Madurai Meenakshi Temple. Her grand mother Akkammal was a …