| Featured Sports Personality |
| Kapil Dev Nikhanj |
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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] |
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| Featured Political Personality |
| Sir Pherozeshah Mehta |
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Pherozeshah Mehta was born on August 4, 1845, into the family of a middle-class Parsi trader. After studying in the Elphinstone College and taking his Master's degree from Bombay Univ...[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 |
| Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar |
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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] |
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