Krishna Sobti biography: born in 1925, the Hindi novelist of Mitro Marjani and Zindaginama wrote fearlessly about women and Partition and won…
Sumitranandan Pant biography: born at Kausani in 1900, the poet of nature was a pillar of the Chhayavad movement and the first…
Maithili Sharan Gupt biography: born in 1886, the poet of Bharat-Bharati and Saket made modern Khari Boli Hindi a language of poetry…
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar biography: born in Bihar in 1908, the Hindi poet of Rashmirathi and Kurukshetra is honoured as Rashtrakavi, the national…
F. N. Souza biography: born in Goa in 1924, the rebel painter founded the Progressive Artists' Group in 1947 and was the…
Abanindranath Tagore biography: born in 1871, the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore founded the Bengal School of art, painted Bharat Mata and wrote…
Nandalal Bose biography: born in 1882, the painter who led Santiniketan's art school made the Haripura posters for Gandhi and illustrated the…
O. P. Nayyar biography: born in Lahore in 1926, the composer of Naya Daur and Kashmir Ki Kali became the highest-paid music…
Yamini Krishnamurthy biography: born in 1940, the dancer was among the greatest performers of Bharatanatyam of her time and made Kuchipudi known…
Talat Mahmood biography: born in Lucknow in 1924, the singer with the velvet voice was the king of the film ghazal in…
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer biography: born in 1908, the doyen of Carnatic vocal music sang for more than seventy years and brought the…
Gangubai Hangal biography: born in Dharwad in 1913, the khayal singer of the Kirana gharana overcame caste prejudice and poverty and sang…
