Politics
George Fernandes Biography: Early Life, Trade Unions, Emergency, Defence Minister and Legacy
George Fernandes biography: born 3 June 1930 in Mangalore, the fiery trade unionist led the 1974 railway strike, resisted the Emergency and…
Sports
Navjot Singh Sidhu Biography: Age, Early Life, Cricket Career, Television, Politics and Family
Navjot Singh Sidhu biography: born 20 October 1963 in Patiala, the opening batter became a commentator, television personality and Punjab politician.
India
Partition of India 1947: Why It Happened, the Radcliffe Line and the Human Cost
In August 1947 British India was divided into India and Pakistan. Up to 15 million people were uprooted and hundreds of thousands…
Politics
Parkash Singh Badal Biography: Early Life, Akali Dal, Five-Time Punjab Chief Minister and Legacy
Parkash Singh Badal biography: born 8 December 1927 in Punjab, the Akali Dal patriarch was Chief Minister of Punjab five times and…
Politics
Amarinder Singh Biography: Age, Early Life, Army, Punjab Chief Minister, Books and Family
Amarinder Singh biography: born 11 March 1942 in Patiala, the former army captain and head of the Patiala royal family was Chief…
Politics
Hemant Soren Biography: Age, Early Life, JMM, Jharkhand Chief Minister, Arrest and Family
Hemant Soren biography: born 10 August 1975, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and son of Shibu Soren is Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Politics
K. Chandrashekar Rao Biography: Age, Early Life, Telangana Movement, Chief Minister and Family
K. Chandrashekar Rao biography: born 17 February 1954, the leader known as KCR led the movement for a separate Telangana and was…
Politics
Dharmendra Pradhan Biography: Age, Early Life, Ujjwala Scheme, Education Minister and Career
Dharmendra Pradhan biography: born 26 June 1969 in Odisha, the BJP leader ran the Ujjwala cooking-gas scheme as Petroleum Minister and is…
Politics
Harsh Vardhan Biography: Age, Early Life, ENT Surgeon, Polio Campaign, Health Minister and Career
Harsh Vardhan biography: born 13 December 1954 in Delhi, the ENT surgeon who launched the pulse polio campaign was India's Health Minister…
Politics
Suresh Prabhu Biography: Age, Early Life, Chartered Accountant, Railway Minister and Career
Suresh Prabhu biography: born 11 July 1953 in Mumbai, the chartered accountant served as India's Power, Railways and Commerce Minister.
India
Quit India Movement 1942: Gandhi’s ‘Do or Die’ Call and the Final Mass Struggle for Freedom
On 8 August 1942 the Congress demanded that the British leave India. The leaders were jailed within hours, and a mass uprising…
India
Dandi March 1930: Route, Dates and How Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha Shook the British Raj
In March 1930 Mahatma Gandhi walked about 385 km from Sabarmati to Dandi to break the salt law, setting off the Civil…