Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’   India : Hindi Poet Born : AD 1897          Died : AD 1961 Nirala was a genius. Apart from being a poet, he was a novelist, a story writer, an essayist and a critic. Nirala is considered to be a pillar of modem literature. He put a lot of variety in his poetry. He has covered subjects like love, beauty, suspense and nationalism. He strongly wrote against...

Anwar Al-Sadaat   Egypt : President of Egypt Born : AD 1918          Died : AD 1981 Mohammad Anwar Al-Sadaat was born in a farmer’s family. After initial education, he joined the army and there he came into contact with Colonel Abdul Gamal Nasser. Nasser and some of. the fellow-officers staged a coup-d’etat against King Farookh and declared Egypt a republic. Later, Col. Nasser became the President of Egypt. In 1961,...

General De-Gaulle   France : President of France Born : AD 1890           Died : AD 1970 The name ‘De-Gaulle’ is synonymous with France. At a time when France was passing through difficult phase with no stable government running the country, De-Gaulle came to power and brought a stability. He is called ‘General’ because he trained and then led the French army to victory in liberation of France in the Second...

Dr. Zakir Hussain   India : Third President of India Born : AD 1897                    Died : AD 1969 Dr. Zakir Hussain was one of those nationalist Muslim leaders who followed the Gandhian principles all their lives and who spent a major part of life in fighting for the cause of freedom. He chose the field of education to work for, although he worked with Gandhiji for the upliftment of Harijans,...

Abul Kalam Azad India : A Great Patriot Born : AD 1888                    Died : AD 1958 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a revolutionary from his early days. After finishing his studies, he started Al-Hilal an Urdu news magazine. He wanted to bring Muslims into the Congress fold. He was eager to see the end of British rule in India and it was this eagerness that made him join the Bengal...

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai   India : A Famous National Leader Born : AD 1896           Died : AD 1954 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was the Food and Agriculture Minister in the Nehru Ministry. During 1952, the prices of wheat suddenly shot up and the dealers started taking advantage of the situation but it was with Rafi Ahmed’s presence of mind and efficient handling of the situation that a major catastrophe in the...

Govind Ballabh Pant   India : An Able Administrator Born : AD 1887           Died : AD 1961 Govind Ballabh Pant was born on 10 December 1887 at Almora in “Uttarakhand” (at that time Uttar Pradesh). He was born in a rich family. He was educated mostly at Allahabad. He passed his B .A. in 1907 and law in 1909. He then started practice and earned name, fame and money. He...

Udham Singh   India : A Famous Revolutionary Born : AD 1899          Died : AD 1940 Udham Singh’s name is linked inseparably with Jallianwala Bagh, because he was the man who took his revenge on General O’Dwyer, the British officer who had ordered firing on a peaceful gathering at Amritsar on a Baisakhi Day. Thousands of men, women, children and old men died in the massacre. Many tried to escape...