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Khudi Ram Bose India : A Young Revolutionary Born : AD 1889 Deed : AD 1908 Bengal has produced many revolutionaries, patriots, nationalists and leaders. Khudi Ram Bose was a revolutionary. For a revolutionary there was no joy in life except the hangman’s noose round his neck for the cause of freedom of his motherland. Khudi Ram was a living example of this sacrifice. An inborn patriot, Khudi Ram...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
T.S. Eliot England : Poet and Writer Born : AD 1888 Died : AD 1965 T.S. Eliot was born in America but he came to England and lived in England all his life. He was educated at various places in England and on the European continent. He knew French and English and was a master of French language, English literature and history. As is usually the case with writers,...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Acharya Narendra Dev India : A Social Leader Born : AD 1889 Died : AD 1959 Acharya Narendra Dev is remembered with great honour among the respected socialists of modem India. He was not only a scholar but a great nationalist as well. His erudite, frankness and socialist views earned him the respect of Gandhiji and Subhash Bose although they did not subscribe to his views. He was chiefly...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Acharya J.B. Kripalani India : Politician Born : AD 1888 Died : AD 1982 Kripalani came to the forefront of the Indian National Congress leadership by sheer ability and political acumen. He participated in every movement of independence struggle. He was a strong believer in moral code of conduct in politics. Kripalani participated in 1917 freedom movement. He was jailed for the first time in 1920. He was associated...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar India : The Father of Research Laboratories Born : AD 1895 Died : AD 1955 Dr Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar was born in an ordinary family. When just 8 months old, he lost his father and was sent to his maternal grand-parents who brought him up. A family friend, seeing his aptitude for learning took him to Lahore for education. He went to England after his M.Sc....
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Shriniwas Ramanujan India : Mathematical Wizard Born : AD 1887 Died : AD 1920 Shriniwas Ramanujan is among the noted mathematicians of the world. His feats are prodigal. Ramanujan had to face extreme poverty. For many years he was associated with Madras University. In 1914, he went to Cambridge for studies. At that time he was famous as a mathematician. He could solve many difficult questions due to...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Antonio Oliviera Salazar Portugal : A Tyrant but a Man of Fame Born : AD 1889 Died : AD 1970 There was a time in Portugal when cruelty and oppression had become I synonymous with Salazar. The name ‘Salazar’ symbolized a tyrant. The tyrannical rule of Salazar has few equals in world history. But, it has to be admitted that despite his cruelty and repression, this man had some...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
David Ben-Gurian Israel : Diplomat Born : AD 1886 Died : AD1973 Ben-Gurian is to Israel what Mahatma Gandhi is to India. Though Ben-Gurian did not have to struggle for long as did Gandhi but the credit of announcing independence of Israel and getting the British to leave Palestine goes to Ben-Gurian. Ben-Gurian was born in Poland in the town of Polansk. He had to suffer many hardships and...
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