Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar (Early life, Career, and Contribution) – Biography Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, also known as Vidyasagar or Sagar, was born in 1820, at Birsing, a village in the district of Midnapur. The word ‘Vidyasagar’ means the ‘Ocean of Learning’. It is a sort of degree given to a learned man.…
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Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan (also Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan) was born in a middle-class family of Bihar. He received his education both in India and U.S.A. While still a young boy, he became an ardent nationalist and leaned towards the revolutionary cult of which Bengal was the noble leader…
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Life and Works of Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda was a great organizer and orator. He was born as Narendranath Datta on 12th Jan, 1863. He was a disciple of Ramakrishna. His heart bled for the poor in this country and abroad. He is credited for successfully carrying the message of Vedanta to foreign lands. He can…
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Kumarila Bhatta (Hindu Philosopher of Assam) Kumarila Bhatta was a great leader and philosopher of New Hinduism during the eighth century (750 A.D.). He was also a famous Mimamsa Scholar. Kumarila Bhatta belonged to Assam but he spent the most part of his life in Ujjain. He toured the whole of India and preached…
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Important personalities of India Mahatma Gandhi: Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi is called the father (Bapu) in India. He was born on 2nd October 1869. He was honored with Mahatma in South Africa in the year 1914 which is now used to call him in Worldwide. Gandhi played a significant role in the freedom…
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Importance of Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 A.D. in Porbandar of Gujarat (1869-1948). Just after passing Barristership from London in 1883 A.D., he had to rush to South Africa to plead a case on behalf of ‘Dada Abdullah and Co.’ in 1897 A.D. At this time, he…
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Gargi Vachaknavi Gargi Vachaknavi was an accomplished scholar of Vedic times. She excelled many sages in knowledge. She was the daughter of sage Vachaknu and her challenging the great sage Yajnavalkya forms part of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Once kind Janaka, convened a court of scholars to exchange views about the nature of Ultimate Reality.…
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Essay on Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) Mahatma Gandhi Introduction: Gandhiji was one of the greatest Indian of all time. He is called the ‘Father of the Indian Nation”. His original name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was given the title of ‘Mahatma‘, which implies ‘Great Soul‘. People also call him ‘Bapu” affectionately. Early life: The birth of…
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Contribution of Potti Sriramulu for creation of Andhra State Potti Sriramulu was a great humanitarian and worked for the upliftment of Dalits. Potti Sriramulu undertook epic fast in 1952 and sacrificed his life that resulted in the creation of Andhra state. By his martyrdom Sriramulu has become the ‘Amarajeevi” or the immortal. In 1946…
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A brief note on Telugu Author Nannaya Nannaya (also Nannayya) is regarded as the First Telugu Poet. He is credited for creating the major portion of Andhra Mahabharatam. The beginnings of Telugu literature is traced to the 11th century when Nannaya, the court poet of Raja Narendra, the Eastern Chalukyan king who ruled from…
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