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Introduction. Shri Lal Bahdur shastri was the second Prime Minister of India. He was one of the makers of India. He was great patriot. His Birth und Parentage. He was born in 1904 on 2nd October in Mughal Sarai. He belonged to a Kayasth family. His father was a teacher- He died when Shastriji was only one and a half year old. He was brought up and educated by his maternal grandfather. His Political Career. When he was a boy he joined the Congress. He was a born patriot. He took active part in the first Non-co-operation Movement of India. He left his studies. He went to jail in 1920. Next year he was out of jail. He was married in 1927. He became life-member of the Servants of People Society. He did a lot of work for the city Congress. He was elected the General Secretary of the U.P. more...

It was my final year of school and I was to take the senior secondary examination of the CBSE. As is the Tradition, we the students of the 12th class were to be given a formal farewell. The date fixed was February 28.  On that day, we, the senior finalists, assembled in the School at 4 p.m. The school wore a festive look. The green Lawn was a welcome sight. The flower beds in the campus were colorful. The newly colour-washed school building looked magnificent. A shamiana was put up for the function the arrangement was to bid us farewell on the eve of' our departure from school. We gathered under the shamiana. The principal was in the chair. There were long and short speeches. There were songs. The teachers too addressed the students.  They spoke feelingly about our conduct. All of them were giving advice   to us. Some tenth more...

'Patriot of Patriots' as described by Gandhiji, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 at Cuttack, in Orissa, He was born to Janakinath and Prabhavati Bose and was the ninth child among the fourteen children. Rai Bahadur, Jankinath Bose was a public lawyer by profession. He was a public prosecutor in Cuttak and later became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council. The family of Subhash Chandra Bose was a large one consisting of eight brothers and six sisters. At school, he was always serious, reserved and did not take much interest in sports. The sadhus and pilgrims visiting Puri, the famous shrine near his dwelling place, fascinated him. He was an intelligent kid and stood second in the school examination and took admission in Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1916, he beat an English professor because of his racist attitude towards Indians. As a result he was more...

Introduction. All of us have heard his name. He was our first Prime Minister, He was known all over the world. His Birth and Parentage. Shri Nehru was born at Allahabad in 1889onl4ih November. His father Motilal Nehru was a great lawyer. He brought up his son as a prince. Very efficient teachers taught him. His Education. At the age of 15, he was sent to England for higher studies. There he joined the Public School at Harrow. Then he went to the Cambridge University where he took his degree in 1910. Then he joined law. He was called to bar in 1912. He came to India. He started his practice at Allahabad High Court. He was married at the age of 27. Work In the Political field. In the young age of Nehru British ruled over India. The English treated Indians badly. This pained the heart of Jawaharlal Nehru. more...

I have read the biographies of many scientists who have brought about revolutionary changes in the life of modern man but none has impressed me more than Thomas Alva Edison. Edison was born in a poor family and as such could not get any formal education except the rudimentary knowledge of the three R's—reading, writing and arithmetic. From very early age he had to work for a Living. He was allowed to set up his laboratory and printing press in a compartment of a railway train through the rood offices of a railway guard. It was here that Edison printed and sold his newspaper. But one day however as ill luck would have it he broke a bottle which set fire to some of the rail boards. The angry guard thereafter turned Edison out of the train. Edison was fond of making strange experiments that m.ide him an object of more...

The  Indian  philosopher  and   social  reformer,   Swami Vivekananda, or Narendra Nath Dutt nicknamed by his mother as 'Vireshwar', was born on 12th January 1863 in Shimla Pally Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal to Viswanath Dutta and Bhauvanswari Devi. Even though he was young, hp showed a precocious mind and keen memory. He practiced meditation from a very early age. White at school, he was good at studies, as well as games of rowing and other sports. He also studied instrumental and vocal music. He was a leader among his group of friends. At an early age, he began to question the validity of superstitious customs and discrimination based on caste and religion. In 1879, Narendra entered the Presidency College, Calcutta for higher studies. After one year, he joined the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and studied Philosophy. During the course, he studied Western Logic, Western Philosophy and History of European Nations. more...

MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, a small town on the western coast of India, which was then one of the many tiny states in Kathiawar. He was born in a middle class family of Vaishya caste. His grandfather had risen to become the Prime Minister of Porbandar and was succeeded by his son Karamchand who was the father of Mohandas. Putlibai, Mohandas's mother was a saintly character, gentle and devout, and left a deep impression on her son's mind. Mohandas went to an elementary school in Porbandar where he found it difficult to master the multiplication tables. He was seven when his family moved to Rajkot, another state in Kathiawar/ where his father became a Dewan. There he attended a primary school and later joined a high school. Though conscientious, he was a "mediocre student" and was excessively shy and timid. While he was more...

Introduction. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the Deputy Prime Minister of free India. He is known as "Man of Iron Will." He was the Worthy son of our motherland. His Birth and Parentage. He was born in 1875 in Gujarat in the state of. Bombay. His father, Javar Bhai was a great soldier. His parents- were of farmer stock. He gave proof of the strength that belonged to our Jat brethren. His Education. He went to a high school at Baroda- At school he had a brilliant career as a student. He was the cock of the school. He was well known for fearlessness and boldness. He was popular with students of the school. He joined the Law College and passed the Law examination. A Successful Lawyer. He became lawyer and practiced law in Ahmadabad. He was an eminent lawyer. He earned a it of money which he spent on more...

In a country where cricket is nothing less than a national obsession and a land where, be it God or the devil, both eat, sleep cricket and most certainly wear cricket with their hearts right on their sleeves, where the game' takes a near fanatical angle, this 26-year old from the backwaters of Jharkhand sparked off instant national celebration after leading Team India to lift the 2011 world cup Trophy. This was another historical win for Team India and the entire nation, after the success of inaugural Twenty-20 World Cup at Johannesburg in South Africa on 24th September, 2007. 'Mahi', as Mahendra Singh Dhoni is popularly known, was born on July 7.1981 to Pan Singh and Devaki Dev at Ranchi in Bihar. Dhoni's parents had moved to Ranchi from Uttarakhand where his father works in a junior management position in Mecon. He has a sister and a brother. Dhoni is more...

"Not excellence; perfection! you aim perfection, you will attain excellence, if you aim for excellence, you will go lower." These words were once littered by the great JRD Tata in an interview, which encapsulate his life most befit tingly. Jahangirji Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, was born on July 29. 1904 in Paris. He was the second child of Ratanji Dddabhai Tata. He spent much of his childhood in France since his mother was a French woman. His schooling was completed in Paris, Bombay and Yokohama. In order to improve his English before going to Cambridge, he was sent to an English Grammar School. According to JRD, his mother was a very resourceful, intelligent and adaptable lady who with five children, single-handedly, packed up her household items in France and came to India to be with her husband, who was engaged in founding the House of Tatas. As she frequented her home more...