Politics
M. G. Ramachandran Biography: Early Life, Tamil Film Star, AIADMK Founder, Chief Minister and Legacy
M. G. Ramachandran biography: born in 1917, the Tamil film hero known as MGR founded the AIADMK and was Chief Minister of…
Politics
Hamid Ansari Biography: Age, Early Life, Diplomat, Vice-President of India for Two Terms and Family
Hamid Ansari biography: born in 1937, the career diplomat was Vice-President of India for two full terms from 2007 to 2017, the…
Politics
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Biography: Early Life, Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vice-President of India and Legacy
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat biography: born in 1923, the BJP veteran was three times Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Vice-President of India from…
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Biography: Early Life, First Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Speaker and Sixth President of India
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy biography: born in 1913, the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh lost the presidency in 1969 and was elected…
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V. V. Giri Biography: Early Life, Trade Union Leader, Fourth President of India, the 1969 Election and Legacy
V. V. Giri biography: born in 1894, the trade union leader became the fourth President of India in 1969, the only person…
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Gulzarilal Nanda Biography: Early Life, Labour Leader, Twice Acting Prime Minister, Simple Life and Bharat Ratna
Gulzarilal Nanda biography: born in 1898, the Gandhian labour leader was twice acting Prime Minister of India, after the deaths of Nehru…
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Govind Ballabh Pant Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, First Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Home Minister
Govind Ballabh Pant biography: born in 1887 in the Kumaon hills, he was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, abolished zamindari…
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Zakir Husain Biography: Early Life, Jamia Millia Islamia, Educationist, Third President of India and Legacy
Zakir Husain biography: born in 1897, the educationist who helped found Jamia Millia Islamia became the third President of India in 1967…
Politics
Ram Manohar Lohia Biography: Early Life, Socialism, Anti-Congressism, Ideas and Legacy
Ram Manohar Lohia biography: born in 1910, the socialist thinker and fiery parliamentarian shaped the politics of the backward classes and of…
Politics
Jayaprakash Narayan Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, Total Revolution, the Emergency and Legacy
Jayaprakash Narayan biography: born in 1902, the socialist hero of 1942 known as Lok Nayak led the movement that brought down Indira…
Technology
Nambi Narayanan Biography: Age, Early Life, ISRO, Vikas Engine, the Espionage Case and Vindication
Nambi Narayanan biography: born in 1941, the ISRO scientist behind the Vikas engine was falsely accused of spying in 1994 and vindicated…
Business
Deepak Parekh Biography: Age, Early Life, HDFC, Home Loans in India, Career and Family
Deepak Parekh biography: born in 1944, he led HDFC for more than four decades and made the home loan an ordinary part…