Famous and Great Personalities of India

India has never produced a poet like Rabindranath Tagore (also Rabindranath Thakur). He is undoubtedly the greatest Indian poet after Kalidas. He is now recognized in the whole world as one of the greatest poets and writers of all countries…

Ustad Faiyaz Khan – The Biography of Indian Classical Vocalist The living legend of vocal music that Ustad Faiyyaz Khan was in his own lifetime and later makes it rather difficult to attempt any essay on his life and music. He was a…

Ustad Allauddin Khan (Baba Allauddin Khan) Ustad Allauddin Khan, also known as Baba Allauddin Khan, occupies a very high place of pride in Indian Classical Music. In fact Ustad Allauddin Khan belonged to that rare and small group of artists…

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…

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…

Sant Kabir Das was the most notable disciple of the Bhakti Saint Ramananda. He was a great poet of Bhakti Movement. Nothing definitely is known about Kabir’s date of birth and his parentage. He condemned caste distinctions and the…

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…

Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao, popularly known as P.V. Narasimha Rao was the ninth Prime Minister of India during 1991-1996. P.V. Narasimha Rao is a multifaceted personality being a scholar of repute, polyglot in Telugu, Hindi, Urdu,…

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a towering personality that still shines bright. He was a far-sighted social reformer, philosopher, philanthropist, and educationalist with a modern vision. Throughout his long life…

Mahakavi Kalidas was a great Indian poet in the 4th Century B.C. Mahakavi Kalidas who is honoured as one of the greatest poets of the world, and is described as the Shakespeare of India, belonged to the Gupta period. An inscription,…