Dr. Swaminathan   India : Agricultural Scientist Born : AD 1925 Dr. Swaminathan is not only a famous scientist but also an able administrator and an efficient organisor of projects. He has served the country by holding many significant positions. His researches in the field of agriculture and his efforts for improving the quality of wheat in particular, have won him laurels. Dr Borlogue has highly appreciated his works. Dr Swaminathan...

Enricho Fermi   Italy : A Scientist of Atomic Energy Born : AD 1901                    Died : AD 1954 Fermi was a brilliant scientist. He was born in Rome, Italy on 29 September 1901. He was inclined towards science from the very beginning. Apart from his textbooks he read so much that by the time he reached college, he had acquired so much knowledge about physics that was greater than his...

V. Shantaram   India : Film Producer and Director  Born : AD 1901                    Died : AD 1990 Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre has a special place in the Indian film industry. Apart from being a producer-director, he also acted in few films. His contribution to the Indian film industry is immeasurable. Saavkari Paash was his first film. Social order, exploitation and music and dance were his forte. He also produced a documentary...

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...