Daniel Defoe   England : Author of Robinson Crusoe Birth : 1660                 Death : 1731 Daniel Defoe is considered as a pioneer in English novel who wrote the first English novel of a genius calibre Robinson Crusoe. Though Defoe wrote many novels but it was Robinson Crusoe which established his immediate and permanent fame in the literary world. Robinson Crusoe is a novel of adventure based on the experiences of...

Martin Luther King   U.S.A.: Negro Civil Rights Leader Birth : 1929                 Death : 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King struggled for the equal civil rights for Negroes in U.S.A. and became a martyr for his cause. The most noticeable thing about the struggle is that it was completely non-violent and based on Gandhian principles. Dr. King’s efforts helped the American Negroes to obtain their legitimate rights based on equality. Martin...

Alexandre Dumas France : Great Novelist Birth : 1802       Death : 1870 As the author of the tremendously popular novel, The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas is well known all over the world. This literary masterpiece of Dumas had gained immense popularity not only in his own country, France, but also in many other countries of the world. In this novel, the art of story telling of Dumas rises to its...

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Essay No. 01 India: Father of Indian Renaissance Birth: 1772                 Death: 1833 Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a zealous social reformer holding modern and progressive views. He stood firmly against all sorts of social bigotry, conservatism, and superstitions and advocated English and Western education for his countrymen. For these views, he was even expelled from his family. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great scholar too....

Charlie Chaplin     England : Most Popular Comic Actor Birth : 1889       Death : 1977 The most familiar name in world cinema is that of Charlie Chaplin. His contribution in the development of cinema will be remembered for ever. He was associated with all its main aspects like acting, direction, production etc. The typical image of Charlie Chaplin won him global popularity as a comic actor. He was a...

Mao Tse-tung   China : Founder of the Communist China   Birth : 1893       Death : 1976 Mao Tse-tung (now spelt Mao Zedong) was worshipped like a god in his own lifetime by his countrymen. He transformed a weak and semi feudal backward country into a modern and one of the most powerful countries of the world. Mao struggled for several decades to found the Communist China. Mao was known...

Florence Nightingale   England : ‘Lady with the Lamp’ Birth : 1820       Death : 1910 Florence Nightingale laid the foundation of modern nursing by organizing it on a scientific basis. She is better known throughout the world as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. Florence Nightingale was a wonderful woman who rejecting the comforts and luxuries of homely life, dedicated herself to the selfless service of the sick and the wounded...

Leo Tolstoy   Soviet Union : Mystic and Leading Novelist Birth : 1828       Death : 1910 Count Leo Nicholaievich Tolstoy is the leading Russian novelist and one of the best known literay figures in the world. The universal fame of his writings rests on the fact that the human sentiments expressed therein hold appeal to the people of every era and every country. War and Peace is his masterpiece. Written...