Subramania Bharati biography: born in 1882, the Tamil poet and journalist known as Mahakavi Bharathiyar sang of national freedom, women's rights and…
Mirza Ghalib biography: born in Agra in 1797, the poet of Delhi's last Mughal years is regarded as the greatest poet of…
Khushwant Singh biography: born in 1915, the author of Train to Pakistan and A History of the Sikhs was India's most widely…
Harivansh Rai Bachchan biography: born in 1907, the Hindi poet of Madhushala was among the most popular poets of his century and…
K. S. Thimayya biography: born in Coorg in 1906, the general took tanks over the Zoji La in 1948, won praise in…
Abdul Hamid biography: the soldier from Ghazipur destroyed Pakistani Patton tanks with a jeep-mounted gun at the Battle of Asal Uttar in…
Arjan Singh biography: born in 1919, he led the Indian Air Force in the 1965 war and in 2002 became the only…
K. M. Cariappa biography: born in Coorg in 1899, he became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January…
Sheikh Abdullah biography: born in 1905, the Lion of Kashmir led the movement against the Maharaja, backed accession to India in 1947…
Ahilyabai Holkar biography: born in 1725, the widowed queen ruled Malwa from Maheshwar for nearly thirty years and rebuilt temples across India,…
Devi Lal biography: born in 1914, the farmers' leader known as Tau was twice Chief Minister of Haryana and Deputy Prime Minister…
Mulayam Singh Yadav biography: born in 1939, the wrestler turned teacher founded the Samajwadi Party, was three times Chief Minister of Uttar…
