Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dr. Rajendra Prasad was born on December 3 1884 in Zeradei, Bihar. His father, Mahadev Sahai loved the youngest Rajendra very much. He was married when he was barely 12. Rajendra Prasad was a brilliant student. In 1902 he joined the famous Calcutta Presidency College. His passion for education . made him refuse the invitation of Gopal Krishna Gokhle to be a member of the ‘Servants of India...

Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904, in the family of a school teacher. He was born and brought up in the cradle of poverty. Seeing the deplorable condition of the Indian masses and to do something he plunged into the Indian politics. In the process he came in contact with national leaders. He started taking active part in the process of liberation of his motherland....

Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi believed that freedom was the birth-right of every person. He was the champion of the untouchables and upholder of the dignity of labour. To him God was Truth and Truth was God, He was popularly known as Bapu or the Father of the Nation. The full name of Mahatma Gandhi was Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi. He saw the dawn of life on October 2, 1869 at...

Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh fought like a hero for India’s freedom from the crippling clutches of the Britishers and sacrificed his life. He was born on September 27, 1907 in the village of Banga of Layalpur district of the then Punjab. Almost all his relatives were revolutionaries who were ready to sacrifice their all at the altar of their motherland. Bhagat Singh was full of the spirit of patriotism. When he...

Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and he held his post till 1964 when he died. He was born on November 14, 1889 with a silver spoon in his mouth. His childhood was privileged. He was entirely educated in England and became a barrister-at-law. He married Kamala Kaul in 1916 and in 1917, their only daughter ‘Indira’ was born. On return from England he started practice...

Sarvepalli Dr. Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Dr. Radhakrishnan was a great son of India. Born-in Tirutani on September 5, 1888 in a poor Brahmin family he studied on the strength of scholarships. In 1900 he studied in Wore college till 1904. He did his M.A. in philosophy from Madras Christian College. His M.A. thesis on the Ethics of the Vedanta’ was published when he was just 20. He married when he was 16...