Subhas Chandra Bose Biography: Netaji was an Indian nationalist whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani language: “Respected Leader”), first applied to Bose in Germany, by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials …
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Name: Phoolan Devi (Bandit Queen) Born: 10 August 1963 – Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India Died: 25 July 2001 (aged 37) New Delhi, Delhi, India (Assassination by shooting) Occupation: Human rights activist, Dacoit, Politician Parents: Devi Din (father); Moola Devi (mother) Spouse(s): Umed Singh, Vikram Mallah, Putti Lal Political party: Samajwadi Party Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly …
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Name: Bidhan Chandra Roy Born: 1 July 1882, Bankipore, Patna, India Died: 1 July 1962, Kolkata Party: Indian National Congress Awards: Bharat Ratna Profession: Physician, Politician, Educationist – Chief Minister of West Bengal (1962–1962) Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of the very few people who are talented enough to acquire both the M.R.C.P. and F.R.C.S. degrees, was an eminent physician, …
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Name: Rajiv Gandhi (Rajiv Ratna Gandhi) Born: 20 August 1944 – Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India Died: 21 May 1991 (aged 46) – Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India Achievement: Became Prime Minister of India at the age of 40 Resting place: Veer Bhumi Political party: Indian National Congress Spouse(s): Sonia Gandhi (m. 1968) Children: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Parents: Feroze Gandhi, Indira …
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Mahatma Gandhi — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Born: October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India 1893: Goes to South Africa and battles for rights of Indians 1915-20: Begins his struggle for India’s Independence 1930: Leads hundreds on long Salt March to Dandi to protest a tax on salt 1947: Negotiatives an end to 190 years of British colonial rule in India Died: 1948, Killed by a fanatic opposed …
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Name: Manmohan Singh Birth: 26 September 1932, Gah, Punjab, Pakistan Spouse(s): Gursharan Kaur (Married 1958) Education: B.A (Honours) in Economics 1952 M.A (First Class) in Economics, 1954 Profession: Economist Academician Bureaucrat Politician Manmohan Singh — The unassuming professor from the Delhi School of Economics was the most unlikely choice to lead the ragtag coalition of Congress, Leftists, Bihar politicos… the …
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Names: Ajay Singh Bisht, Mahant Yogi Adityanath Born: 5 June, 1972; Panchur, Distt. Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) Education: B.Sc. (Mathematics); Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Constituency: Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) Occupation: Indian Politician, Priest www: http://www.yogiadityanath.in/ Yogi Adityanath Biography: Yogi Adityanath’s real name is Ajay Singh Bisht. He was born on …
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Born: 26 October 1890 Prayagraj, United Provinces, India Died: 25 March 1931 Cawnpore (presently Kanpur), United Provinces, India Occupation: पत्रकार समाज-सेवी स्वतंत्रता सेनानी राजनीतिज्ञ Years Active: 1890 – 1931 Title: Editor – Pratap (1913–1931) गणेश शंकर विद्यार्थी एक निडर और निष्पक्ष पत्रकार तो थे ही, इसके साथ ही वे एक समाज-सेवी, स्वतंत्रता सेनानी और कुशल राजनीतिज्ञ भी थे। भारत के …
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Name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Born: 25 December 1924, Gwalior, India Political affiliations: Janata Party (1977—1980); Bharatiya Jana Sangh (before 1977) Previous offices: Prime Minister of India (1998–2004) Books: Meri Ekyavan Kavitayen, Twenty-one Poems Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan Education: Lakshmibai College, DAV College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Died: 16 August 2018, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi Atal …
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Name: Jayaprakash Narayan Born: 11 October 1902, Bengal Presidency Died: 08 October 1979, Patna, Bihar, India Movement: Quit India, Sarvodaya, JP Movement Nicknames: Lok Nayak, JP Education: University of California, Berkeley, Patna University Achievements: Jayaprakash Narayan was a freedom fighter and political leader of India. Popularly called JP, Narayan played a pivotal role in the Quit India movement and earned a lot …
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