Politics
E. M. S. Namboodiripad Biography: Early Life, First Communist Chief Minister, Land Reform and Legacy
E. M. S. Namboodiripad biography: born 13 June 1909 in Malabar, the Marxist thinker became the first Chief Minister of Kerala in…
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Swathi Thirunal Biography: Maharaja of Travancore, Composer, Reforms and Legacy
Swathi Thirunal biography: born 16 April 1813, the Maharaja of Travancore was a celebrated composer and a modernising ruler who founded schools,…
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Adi Shankara Biography: Early Life, Advaita Vedanta, Works, Four Mathas and Legacy
Adi Shankara biography: the philosopher born at Kaladi in Kerala, traditionally dated 788–820, systematised Advaita Vedanta and is credited with founding four…
Politics
Romesh Chunder Dutt Biography: Early Life, ICS, Economic History of India, Novels and Legacy
Romesh Chunder Dutt biography: born 13 August 1848 in Calcutta, the ICS officer and Congress president wrote The Economic History of India…
Entertainment
Soumitra Chatterjee Biography: Early Life, Satyajit Ray Films, Feluda, Theatre, Awards and Legacy
Soumitra Chatterjee biography: born 19 January 1935 in Calcutta, the star of Apur Sansar and Charulata acted in fourteen Satyajit Ray films…
Entertainment
Uttam Kumar Biography: Early Life, Mahanayak, Films with Suchitra Sen, Nayak and Legacy
Uttam Kumar biography: born 3 September 1926 in Calcutta, the "Mahanayak" of Bengali cinema starred in some 200 films and won the…
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Siraj-ud-Daulah Biography: Last Independent Nawab of Bengal, Calcutta, Battle of Plassey and Death
Siraj-ud-Daulah biography: the last independent Nawab of Bengal came to the throne in 1756, took Calcutta from the East India Company and…
Technology
Meghnad Saha Biography: Early Life, Saha Ionization Equation, Institutes, Parliament and Legacy
Meghnad Saha biography: born 6 October 1893 near Dhaka, the astrophysicist devised the Saha ionization equation and founded the Saha Institute of…
Technology
Jagadish Chandra Bose Biography: Early Life, Radio Waves, Plant Science, Bose Institute and Legacy
Jagadish Chandra Bose biography: born 30 November 1858, the physicist pioneered radio and microwave research, proved that plants respond like animals and…
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Syama Prasad Mukherjee Biography: Early Life, Calcutta University, Jana Sangh, Kashmir and Death
Syama Prasad Mukherjee biography: born 6 July 1901 in Calcutta, the educationist and minister founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 and…
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Debendranath Tagore Biography: Early Life, Brahmo Samaj, Santiniketan, Family and Legacy
Debendranath Tagore biography: born 15 May 1817 in Calcutta, the "Maharshi" revived the Brahmo Samaj, founded Santiniketan and was the father of…
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Jyoti Basu Biography: Early Life, CPI(M), 23 Years as West Bengal Chief Minister, Land Reforms and Legacy
Jyoti Basu biography: born 8 July 1914 in Calcutta, the CPI(M) leader was Chief Minister of West Bengal for 23 years from…