Featured Sports Personality

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Tendulkar is not only the best batsman in the world but is also hailed as the most saleable cricketer around. In India, he enjoys incredible popularity, the ultimate icon of millions ...[read more]

Featured Political Personality

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Born in 1900, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru and daughter of Pandit Motilal Nehru. After receiving a private education in India and abroad, she married Ranjit Sitaram Pandit a fellow Cong...[read more]

Featured Philosopher

Mother Teresa Daughter of an Albanian grocer, she went to Ireland in 1928 to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, sailing, only six weeks later, to India as a teacher. She subsequently re...[read more]

Featured Scientist

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Born in Lahore, nephew of Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (CV Raman), who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930. Chandrasekhar was educated at Presidency College, at the Uni...[read more]