Introduction: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose was an Indian scientist with a patriotic and literary zeal. He was also a biologist, archaeologist, physicist, and writer as well. He was a person with multiple abilities. Besides major works on scientific research, he contributed the Bengali literature … [Read more...]

Meghnad Saha was an Indian scientist in the field of 'astrophysics'. He was born on 6th October, 1893 at Dhaka (now in Bangladesh). His father's name was Jagannath. Education: His early education took place at Dhaka. He started his schooling at Middle School and then admitted at Dhaka Collegiate … [Read more...]

Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi was political activist during the British rule in India. She was the wife of Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi (also Mahatma Gandhi). She also participated in the India's struggle for Independence against the British rule. Birth: She was born on April 11, 1869, in … [Read more...]

Mother Teresa is also known as "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta". Her earlier name was "Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu". She was born on 26th August, 1910 at the then Yugoslavia (now Republic of Macedonia). She came to India in 1929. Mother Teresa was Roman Catholic nun moved to Calcutta's slum "to serve God … [Read more...]

Swami Vivekananda was a great Hindu saint and religious leader. He founded the Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math. Birth and Early Life: He was born in Kolkata on January 12, 1863. His original name was Narendranath Datta. His parents were Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneswari Devi. He was … [Read more...]