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Sarada Devi Biography: Early Life, Holy Mother, Ramakrishna Order, Teachings and Legacy
Sarada Devi biography: born 22 December 1853 at Jayrambati in Bankura, the wife of Ramakrishna is revered as the Holy Mother and…
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Sri Aurobindo Biography: Early Life, Nationalist Leader, Alipore Bomb Case, Pondicherry and Philosophy
Sri Aurobindo biography: born 15 August 1872 in Calcutta, the revolutionary editor of Bande Mataram became a philosopher and yogi at Pondicherry…
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Kazi Nazrul Islam Biography: Early Life, Bidrohi, Songs, Imprisonment, Illness and Legacy
Kazi Nazrul Islam biography: born 24 May 1899 at Churulia in Bardhaman, the "Rebel Poet" wrote Bidrohi, composed thousands of songs and…
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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Biography: Early Life, Dakshineswar, Teachings, Disciples and Legacy
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa biography: born 18 February 1836 at Kamarpukur in Hooghly, the mystic of Dakshineswar taught that all faiths are paths to…
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt Biography: Early Life, Meghnad Badh Kavya, Blank Verse, Sonnets and Legacy
Michael Madhusudan Dutt biography: born 25 January 1824, the rebel poet introduced blank verse and the sonnet to Bengali and wrote the…
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Biography: Early Life, Novels, Devdas, Srikanta and Legacy
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay biography: born 15 September 1876 in Hooghly, the author of Devdas, Parineeta and Srikanta is the most widely read…
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Biography: Early Life, Novels, Anandamath, Vande Mataram and Legacy
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee biography: born 26 June 1838 at Naihati, the father of the Bengali novel wrote Anandamath and the national song…
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Biography: Early Life, Widow Remarriage, Education Reform, Barnaparichay and Legacy
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar biography: born 26 September 1820 in Birsingha, the scholar and reformer won the legal right of Hindu widows to…
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Wajid Ali Shah Biography: Last King of Awadh, Kathak, Thumri, Annexation and Exile
Wajid Ali Shah biography: born 30 July 1822 in Lucknow, the last King of Awadh was a poet, composer and patron of…
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V. P. Singh Biography: Early Life, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Bofors, Prime Minister and Mandal
V. P. Singh biography: born 25 June 1931 in Allahabad, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister became Prime Minister in 1989 and…
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Asaf-ud-Daula Biography: Nawab of Awadh, Lucknow, Bara Imambara, Rumi Darwaza and Legacy
Asaf-ud-Daula biography: born 23 September 1748 in Faizabad, the Nawab of Awadh made Lucknow his capital in 1775 and built the Bara…
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Chandra Shekhar Biography: Early Life, Young Turk, Bharat Yatra, Prime Minister and Family
Chandra Shekhar biography: born 17 April 1927 in Ibrahimpatti, Ballia, the socialist "Young Turk" walked the length of India in 1983 and…