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

Sarojini Nadu (Chattopadhyay) Saroji Naidu, the Indian Nightingale took birth in Hyderabad, in a Bengali Brahman family. Sarojini was the eldest daughter of Aghorenath Chattopadhayay who was principal of the Nizam...[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

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]