Full Name: Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Birth: 12 August 1919, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Education: Gujarat Arts and Science College Sheth C N Vidyalaya St John’s College, Cambridge University of Cambridge Awards: Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan Death: 30 December 1971, Halcyon Castle, Thiruvananthapuram One of the greatest scientists of India. As Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, he guided research of the greatest …

India Freedom Fighters Quiz: 23 Questions India Freedom Fighters Quiz For Students And Children: Beginners Quiz of 23 questions about Independence of India and it’s freedom fighters. Freedom Fighters are people who campaigned against or are considered to have campaigned against colonial rule on the Indian sub-continent. The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a …

Sushma Iyengar, did her Masters in Literature from MS University, Baroda and a three year Masters’ programme in the USA at Cornell University. She worked to set up the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan which is the first network for grass root women’s organization in Gujarat in June 1989, with organizing the women’s empowerment movement through social awareness and livelihood programme. …

One day a father told his children the following parable: “The superintendent of an island was one day called by his lord, the king, to give an account of his administration”. C. Schmid’s Short Moral Story: Friends After Death “The friends in whom he had placed his trust let him go alone and did not move from their homes; others …

Species: Panthera tigris Genus: ‎Panthera Kingdom: Animalia Family: Felidae Tiger – The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a mammal of the Felidae family, the largest of four “big cats” in the Panthera genus. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Reaching up to 4 metres (13 feet) in total length …

Here is an exhortation from Harivansh Rai Bachchan to leave inaction and to work with full enthusiasm and vigor. A good poem for children to recite. धरा हिला, गगन गुँजा नदी बहा, पवन चला विजय तेरी, विजय तेरीे ज्योति सी जल, जला भुजा–भुजा, फड़क–फड़क रक्त में धड़क–धड़क धनुष उठा, प्रहार कर तू सबसे पहला वार कर अग्नि सी धधक–धधक हिरन …

Teej also known as Haritalika Teej is a fasting festival for Hindu women. It takes place in 3rd day of Shukla Paksha in Shraavan or Saawan month of Hindu calendar, normally falls in the month of August or early September. Dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her union with Lord Shiva, the festival is celebrated for marital bliss, well-being of …

भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र हिन्दी के प्रसिद्ध कवि तथा गांधीवादी विचारक थे। वह ‘दूसरा सप्तक’ के प्रथम कवि हैं। गांंधी-दर्शन का प्रभाव तथा उसकी झलक उनकी कविताओं में साफ़ देखी जा सकती है। उनका प्रथम संग्रह ‘गीत-फ़रोश’ अपनी नई शैली, नई उद्भावनाओं और नये पाठ-प्रवाह के कारण अत्यंत लोकप्रिय हुआ। प्यार से लोग उन्हें भवानी भाई कहकर सम्बोधित किया करते थे। …

The National War Memorial (राष्ट्रीय समर स्मारक) is a monument constructed by the Government of India in the vicinity of the India Gate, New Delhi, to honour its Armed Forces. A War Museum will be also constructed in the adjoining Princess Park area. The proposed National War Museum and the National War Memorial will be connected by a subway. The …

Book Name: Kargil: Untold Stories from the War Author: Rachna Bisht Rawat Publisher: Penguin eBury Press Pages: 288 Pages ISBN Code: ISBN13 9780143445845 ISBN10 0143445847 As India commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War, ‘Kargil-Untold Stories from the War‘ author Rachna Bisht Rawat visits the families of martyrs and brings their stories alive in a new book A father who …