Prince Ottovon Bismarck   Germany : German. Statesman Born : AD 1815                    Died : AD 1898 Bismarck’s mission in life was to unite the small Prussian states into a single nation. Germany was divided into smaller states and a portion of it was called Prussia, which formed an important part. Bismarck had a towering personality and he nursed an ambition to play an important role in the German polity, right...

Yatindra Nath Mukherjee   India : Great Revolutionary Born : AD 1879                    Died : AD 1915   Yatindra Nath Mukherjee was known for brave deeds right from his childhood. He is among the forefront revolutionaries. He was born on 8th December 1879 at Nadia in Bengal. He passed his entrance examination in 1898 but in 1900, he gave up studies for the cause of revolution. ‘Anandmath’ inspired him to join...

Tantya Tope   India : Hero of 1857 Revolt Born : AD 1814                    Died : AD 1859 The credit for making the first war of Independence a memorable event goes largely to Tantya Tope. A man with commanding personality, Tantya Tope had courage, agility, ability to take quick decisions, zeal, foresight and fortitude. He was of immense help to Laxmi Bai and Nana Saheb. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the...

Sarojini Naidu   India : The Nightingale of India Born : AD 1879          Died : AD 1949 Mrs Sarojini Naidu holds pride of a place among women freedom fighters of India. She played significant roles in each and every movement arranged by Gandhiji and was always in the lead with men. She is also known as the nightingale of India, because apart from being actively engaged in national politics, she...

Hans Christian Anderson   Denmark : Author of Fairy Tales Born : AD 1805          Died : AD 1875 Hans Christian Anderson, the world-renowned author of Fairy Tales was born in Denmark of a poor cobbler. Could one imagine then that this child from slums would grow to be a world-famous writer of fairy tales one day and a friend of the king of Denmark? Children all over the world read...

Sir Shri Ram   India : Famous Industrialist Born : AD 1883                    Died : AD 1963 Sir Shri Ram started his career as an assistant secretary in the Delhi Cloth &General Mills on a salary of rupees one hundred per month. By the time he died, he was one of the few noted industrialists of the country. He got the job in Delhi Cloth Mills only because his father Madan...

Ghanshyam Das Birla   India : Nationalist and Industrialist Born : AD 1894                    Died : AD 1983 Ghanshyam Das Birla was a great architect of India’s industrial  growth. He started his career in Calcutta” at the beginning of this century. He set up many industries. He entered the field of business during the days of the First World War, and established himself after the war years. First, he established a...

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee   India : Composer of National Song Born : AD 1838                    Died : AD 1894 The man to rouse the nation through ‘Vande Mataram’, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, was a Deputy Collector when only twenty. He studied law and got the opportunity to become a Magistrate. From an early age, he was inclined towards literature. Gradually, he became a writer. In 1882, he wrote Anandmath. Besides, he also...