Featured Sports Personality

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar 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]

Featured Political Personality

Aruna Asaf Ali 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]

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

Prasantha Chandra Mahalanobis 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]