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Swami Ram Tirth India : A Vedantic Scholar Born : AD 1873 Died : AD 1906 Swami Ram Tirth was bom on 22 October 1873 at Murli, Gujaranwala Li (now in Pakistan). His father was Pandit Hiranand and he was extremely poor. Ram Tirth was initially named Tirth Ram. He studied Urdu, Persian and Sanskrit. He stood first in B.A. He declined to appear for the ICS examinations because...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Mahaprabhu Chaitanya India : A Great Religious Reformer Born : AD 1486 Died : AD 1533 Mahaprabhu Chaitanya was born in February.1486 at Nawadweep in Bengal. His parents were very religious-minded persons. Chaitanya’s original name was Vishwambhar and he was nick-named He was also called ‘Gawang’ meaning ‘black’ because of his dark colour. His parents did not want him to study much as they feared he might renounce...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Sir Aga Khan India : Chief of Ismail faith Born : AD 1877 Died : AD 1957 Aga Khan’s real name was Sir Sultan Mohammad Shah Aga. He is famous for being the Chief of the Ismail sect of Muslims in India and the world over. The Ismails had great faith in Aga Khan. This sect forms a sizable chunk of Muslims in India who are predominantly settled in...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Madan Mohan Malviya India : Propounder of Hindu Culture Born : AD 1861 Died : AD 1946 Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya was a staunch supporter of Hindu culture and civilization. His contribution to India’s freedom struggle, as well as to education has been significant. The establishment of Benaras Hindu University is the result of his untiring efforts. It is interesting that while collecting funds for the university, he approached...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Kabir India : Devotional Poet and Social Reformer Born : AD 1399 Died : AD 1518 Saint Kabir, a Bhakti poet gave a severe blow to the ostentatious and dead customs of Indian society. His poems are read and sung even today with great relish. He was not only a litterateur of the Bhakti period but was also a social reformer. He tried all his life to unite the...
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November 29, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Ernest Rutherford Britain : Eminent Scientist Born AD 1871 Died : AD 1937 Ernest Rutherford was born at Nelson in New Zealand in 1871. He -1=4 was extremely brilliant — a child prodigy, indeed. He used to work on his father’s farm when he was a student. He received a scholarship to study at Cambridge University, where he studied science. By that time, research in the field of...
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November 29, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
M. Vishwesharayya India : Eminent Engineer Born : AD 1861 Died : AD 1962 Mokshagundam was India’s leading Engineer. He helped in building many dams and bridges in the country after independence. Soft-spoken, gentle and efficient, Vishwesharayya can easily be termed the builder of modem India if one were to refer to the construction work he undertook. He worked towards the benefit of the country with complete devotion....
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November 29, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Mohammad Ali Jinnah Pakistan : Quaid-e-Azam Born : AD 1876 Died : AD 1948 Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the creator of Pakistan’ and was the Governor-General after partition of India in 1947. Jinnah tried to steer his country out of chaos of partition trauma. Pakistan was faced with Hindu-Muslim riots, famine, refugees, and many other problems. However, Jinnah’s astuteness was able to withstand it all. Jinnah was a leading...
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November 29, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment