Featured Sports Personality

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar What makes a great player stand out from an ordinary one is the ability to defy the law of averages. What makes a charismatic one is the courage to be himself. What has made Sunil Man...[read more]

Featured Political Personality

Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das Chittaranjan Das, whose life is a landmark in the history of India's struggle for freedom, was endearingly called 'Deshbandhu' (Friend of the country). Born on November 5, 1870 in Cal...[read more]

Featured Philosopher

Sri Aurobindo Ghose Indian nationalist and mystic philosopher considered a saint by many Indians. He was born in Calcutta on August 15, 1872, and was educated at the University of Cambridge. Returning to...[read more]

Featured Scientist

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman C.V. Raman born at Trichinnapalli in Southern India. His father was a lecturer in mathematics and physics. He entered Presidency College, Madras, in 1902, and in 1907 he gained his M....[read more]