Mohammed Rafi —was a famous playback singer. He was born on 24 December 1924 in Punjab. Even at a young age he was more fond of music than studies. He started learning music from the famous Hindustani singer Chotte Gulam Ali Khan. Later he became the disciple of Firoze Nizam. When Firoze was appointed as a music director in Lahore …
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Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was born in Karnal, India. Kalpana Chawla was born in the family of three elder sisters and one younger brother. Since childhood, she was unusual in everything. Kalpana Chawla was born in 1st July 1962. Even as a child, she showed her independent nature and she ever selected her own “Monto” …
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Born: 21 March 1923 Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India Died: 23 February 2011 Genoa, Italy Known for: Sahaja Yoga Website: www.sahajayoga.org Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi — Nirmala Srivastava (March 21, 1923 – February 23, 2011), more widely known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, was the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement. To her devotees she declared that she was …
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It is difficult to pinpoint who exactly Gyaneshwar was. He had so many talents in himself, that it is not easy to explain his contribution to the Indian culture in a single sentence. He was a poet, an intellectual, a spiritual leader, a master of yoga and an enlightened One. As we move on further with Gyaneshwar Biography, you will …
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Born: 9th January, 1922 in Rajpur, Punjab, India 1958: Merch Award of the Chemical Institute of Canada 1960: Gold Medal of the Professional Institute of Canadian Public Service 1967: Dannie Heineman Prize 1968: Lasker Foundation Award 1968: Lousia Gross Horutiz Prize 1968: Nobel Prize 1969: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India Har Gobind Khorana Biography: Har Gobind Khorana was …
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Born: 5 April 1908, Chandwa, Bhojpur District, Bihar, India Died: 6 July 1986, New Delhi Spouse: Indrani Devi (m. 1935) Education: University of Calcutta, Banaras Hindu University Parents: Sobhi Ram, Vasanti Devi Political party: Indian National Congress (1981–1986) Jagjivan Ram, (born April 5, 1908, Chandwa, near Arrah, India—died July 6, 1986, New Delhi), Indian politician, government official, and longtime leading …
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Born On: December 25, 1861 Born In: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Died On: November 12, 1946 Career: Politician, Freedom Fighter & Educationist Nationality: Indian Mahatma considered him as an elder brother and would refer to him as “Maker of India”. Jawahar Lal Nehru called him “a great soul, one of those who laid the foundation of modern Indian Nationalism”. He …
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