Featured Sports Personality

Dhyan Chand A man of few words, Dhyan Chand could make a hockey stick talk as no other player could. He was called the wizard of hockey, and each time he played, he mesmerised the world with his ...[read more]

Featured Political Personality

Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao Rao was born in an agrarian family in Karmnagar district of Andra Pardesh. Rao studied at Osmania University in Hyderabad and at Bombay and Nagpur universities, earning the degrees of...[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

Satyendra Nath Bose Born in Calcutta, he graduated from the University of Calcutta and thereafter taught at the University of Dacca from where he came to Calcutta in 1945. He is an Indian mathema...[read more]