101 Inspiring Essays

An Indian poetess of English language and known as the ‘nightingale of India’-Sarojini Naidu was a great patriot who took part in freedom struggle and became the first woman Governor of U.P. She was the truly, one of the gems of the world.She was born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad. Her father, Dr Aghornath […]

Kasturba Gandhi, affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi, whom she married at the age of 13. Born to wealthy businessman Gokuladas Makharji of Porbandar, Kasturba married Mohandas Gandhi in May 1882. At the time, she was illiterate, and so Gandhi taught her to read and write—a potentially radical move, given the position

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was one of the greatest philosophers of modern times. He was born in Tiruttani now in Tamilnadu on 5th of September 1888. Born in an orthodox Brahmin family, it was not very difficult for him to study epics and puranas at an early age.After his education at school where he was always

Born in Midnapore (West Bengal), Khudiram Bose (3rd Dec. 1889—11th Aug. 1908) gave up his studies to participate in the Swadeshi Movement. He joined the Revolutionary Party and was actively involved in protest movements against the partition of Bengal. In 1907, he took part in the looting of mail bags at Hargacha.In the same year,

Fateh Ali, known as Tipu Sultan, was the son of great father, Haider Ali. When Tipu Sultan was born in 1740, his father was an officer in the service of Mysore. But after his birth his father rose in rank. In five years’ time he became the Governor of Dundeeghal. One year later he became

Acharya Vinoba Bhave was a freedom fighter and a spiritual teacher. He was born at Gagode in Kolaba district, Maharashtra on 11 September, 1895. His original name was Vinayak Narahari Bhave. His mother Rukmini Devi was a very religious person. At a very young age Vinoba was deeply interested in Mathematics. In 1916, on his

Kartar Singh Sarabha, a Ghadr revolutionary, was born in 1896 in the village of Sarabha, in Ludhiana district of the Punjab in the house of Mangal Singh, a well-to-do farmer. After receiving his primary education in his own village, Kartar Singh entered the Malwa Khalsa High school at Ludhiana for his matriculation. He was in

Ram Prasad Bismil (11th June 1897—19th Dec. 1927) was born at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh in 1897. His ancestors belonged to the Thomarghar area of Gwalior State. His village was situated adjacent to the British administered provinces on the banks of the river Chambal.Ram Prasad Bismil was a brave revolutionary who gave up his life

India has produced many outstanding personalities who have left behind a legacy of greatness, noble life and sublime ideals. Among these men, Mahatma Gandhi stands in the forefront. Today he is considered as the greatest, the noblest and the finest Indian ever born in our land. He was the brightest star ever raised on the

Sukhdev Thapar was an Indian activist and revolutionary who lived from 15 May 1907 to 23 March 1931. Sukhdev was born in Ludhiana, Punjab. Sukhdev was a famous Indian revolutionary who played a major role in the India’s struggle for Independence. Sukhdev Thapar was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), and organized

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian pro-independence activist and politician as well as a poet, writer and playwright. He launched a movement for religious reform advocating dismantling the system of caste in Hindu culture, and reconversion of the converted Hindus back to Hindu religion. Savarkar created the term Hindutva, and emphasized its distinctiveness from Hinduism

Gopal Krishna Gokhale (9 May 1866—19 February 1915) was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856—1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities called him “Father of the Indian unrest”. He was also conferred with the honorary

Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904—11 January 1966) was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a leader of the Indian National Congress party.Shastri joined the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. Deeply impressed and influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he became a loyal follower, first of Gandhi, and then of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884—28 February 1963) was an Indian political leader who served as the first President of the Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. A lawyer by training, Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar.Rajendra Prasad was a