| Featured Sports Personality |
| Sunil Manohar Gavaskar |
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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] |
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| Featured Political Personality |
| Aruna Asaf Ali |
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Born into a Bengali Brahmin family in 1909 at Kalka in Punjab, Aruna broke conventions at 19 to marry Asaf Ali, a prominent figure in the freedom struggle and 20 years her senior. Her...[read more] |
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| Featured Philosopher |
| Sri Aurobindo Ghose |
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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] |
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| Featured Scientist |
| Prasantha Chandra Mahalanobis |
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Coincidence he died on his birthday. P.C. Mahalanobis was the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute. Mahalanobis had his early education in the Brahmo Boys School in Calcutta an...[read more] |
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