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 |
Jyoti Basu |
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Jyoti Basu, the octogenarian Chief Minister of West Bengal, is one of the most dynamic leaders the country has seen. The leader of the longest running democratically elected Communist...[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 |
Satyendra Nath Bose |
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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] |
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