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Mirza Ghalib India: Renowned Urdu Poet Birth : 1797 Death : 1869 Mirza Ghalib wrote fine Urdu poetry and is regarded as one of the greatest Urdu poets. He was also a pioneer in modem Urdu prose and provided strong base to the Urdu literature. As one of the most prominent poets in Urdu and Persian, Ghalib’s fame spread far and wide, and he enjoyed great popularity in Arabian...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Louis Pasteur France : Great Scientist Birth :1822 Death : 1895 Louis Pasteur is the most famous French scientist and one of the greatest scientists of the world. He became a great benefactor of mankind by his discoveries in the fields of medicine and chemistry. Pasteur found cure for a number of diseases like chicken pox, hydrophobia or rabies and also discovered an inoculation against the dreadful disease of...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Tansen India: Immortal Singer Birth : 1506 Death : 1589 Tansen was the greatest musician of his age. He was one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar. Everybody who heard him singing was spellbound. When Tansen was in the court of Akbar, he Started to compose new Ragas or melodies based on classical Indian music. Tansen had a friendship with the great poet Surdasa and used...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages2 Comments
Sir Conan Doyle Scotland : Creator of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Birth :1859 Death : 1930 The Universal fame of Arthur Conan Doyle rests on his creation of `Sherlock Holmes’, one of the most wonderful and fascinating characters in the western detective fiction. Sherlock Holmes appeared as the most pleasing and entertaining character to the readers of detective fiction. Sherlock Holmes appears to the readers as a quiet, intelligent character who is...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Tulsidas India : Great Hindi Poet Birth :1532 Death : 1623 Goswami Tulsidas is the leading poet of the Bhakti movement. He was a great reformer of Hindu Society. Tulsidas was born in an age when Hindu society was losing its religious and cultural sanctity and felt disillusioned in the wake of foreign invasions. He showed them the path and presented before them true and noble ideals to be followed...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Alexander the Great Macedonia : Greatest Conqueror in History Birth : 356 Death : 323 B.C. Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedonia. After the death of his father, he succeeded to the throne of Macedonia in 336 B.C. On succeeding to the throne, Alexander had to face many revolts within his country but he suppressed them all with great success. After establishing his unchallenged supremacy...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Homer Greece: Classical Poet and Writer Birth :—Death : 9th Century B.C. Homer is a controversial poet both because of his life and works. But this in no way has affected the fame and greatness of his two classical poetical works Illiad and Odyssey. Both these literary masterpiece’s of Homer are a unique blend of poetry and tale and are based on the Greek-Trojan War which took place in the 13th...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Let’s not have a ban for men A Ukrainian businessman Victor Pinchuk had said, ” Art, Freedom and Creativity will change society faster than politics.”, while replying to a question on freedom and development. I remember one of my classmates during my secondary schooling. He was quite a brilliant student. He used to stood first in every examination. He was well versed in all the subjects but his favourite subject...
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December 22, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment