Featured Sports Personality

Kapil Dev Nikhanj Kapil Dev Nikhanj emerged on the cricket scene just when the era of great Indian spinners was in its twilight. The country needed wicket-taking pace bowlers more than ever and the stu...[read more]

Featured Political Personality

Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu, the octogenarian Chief Minister of West Bengal, is one of the most dynamic leaders the country has seen. The leader of the longest running democratically elected Communist...[read more]

Featured Philosopher

Swami Vivekananda Narendranath Dutt was born into an upper-middle-class Kayastha family in Bengal. His education was in a western-style university where he was exposed to western philosophy, Christiani...[read more]

Featured Scientist

Homi Jehangir Bhabha Son of a barrister, Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born in Bombay on October 30, 1909. He grew up in a totally aristocratic and rich environment. After passing the Senior Cambridge Examinat...[read more]