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Kalpana Chawla Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American astronaut. She was the first Indian woman in space. Kalpana was born on 17 March 1962 in Karnal, a small town in Haryana. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist. In 2003, she was one of the seven-crew members who were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She got her primary education in a local school...
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Doyen of Hindi Literature —Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan On 27th November 1907. Dr. Harivansh Rai Srivastav was born in an ordinary Kayasth family in a small town near Allahabad. He was called ‘Bachchan’ at home, which means ‘child’. He received his formal schooling in a municipal school and learnt Urdu, which was the family tradition. He completed his higher education at Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University. From 1914 to...
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Architect of Indian Constitution —Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is regarded as one of the towering figures of Indian politics. He was born on 14th April 1891 in a poor family. Every year 14th April is observed as Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti. He was extremely intelligent right from his childhood days. With great determination in him, he studied very hard and became lawyer. Dr. Ambedkar had to face many difficulties...
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Veteran Comedian — Charlie Chaplin The name of this famous personality is connected with some of the biggest celebrities of the world. Charlie Chaplin was known for his acting and film making abilities. He was a world famous humorous character. He made his viewers not only laugh open heatedly but also think. He took over the imagination of the audiences during the silent era of cinema. He had become highly popular...
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Arundhati Roy Arundhati Roy is one of the most renowned writers of modern times. She was born in Meghalaya on 24th November 1961. She spent her growing years in the State of Kerala. After completing her degree in architecture, she worked as an aerobic trainer. Later she decided to shift her focus to acting and writing screenplays for television and films. Right from her early days Arundhati was known for...
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Master Blaster — Sachin Tendulkar Master blaster cricketer Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is one of the most renowned cricketers among millions of people across the globe. He was born in Mumbai on 24 April 1973. His father Ramesh was a Marathi writer and mother Rajni worked in an insurance company. Although he has retired from all forms of the game, he is the greatest modern time batsman in the world of...
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Faxian — The Chinese Traveller Faxian was a Buddhist pilgrim. He was the first Chinese traveller who visited India during the period of Gupta King Chandragupta II. He spent three years in Pataliputra. He visited India in search of knowledge and manuscripts. In his account, he hasgiven a general description of social, religious and economic life of people of North India at that time. He has written a detailed account of...
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Fearless Conqueror — King Alexander Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia is considered as one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world. He was only 33 years old when he died in Babylon about 2000 years ago. It is believed that during his short life span he succeeded in finding nearly 70 cities. He is looked up as an important personality in world history. He was a...
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