Bharat Ratna Awardess

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (December 3, 1884-February 28, 1963) was the first President of India.Prasad was born in Zeeradei, Bihar. His father, Mahadev Sahay was a Persian and Sanskrit language scholar; his mother, Kamleshwari Devi was a devout lady who would tell stories from the Ramayana to her son. At the age of 5, the young […]

Born on August 1, 1882, Tandon had his education in Lahore. He entered the legal profession in 1906. He joined the Congress in 1899 even as a student. He was associated with the Congress committee which inquired into the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre. He was imprisoned in 1928 for active participation in the non-cooperation movement.He was

Bidhan Chandra Roy was born on July 1, 1882, at Bankipore in Patna, Bihar. His father Prakash Chandra was an Excise Inspector. Bidhan was the youngest of five children and was greatly influenced by the simplicity, discipline and piety of his parents. His parents inculcated in him the idea of service by taking care of

Maharshi Dhondo Keshav (Annasaheb) Karve was born on 18 April 1858 at Sherwali village in Khed taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, in a lower middle-class Brahmin family. His father, Keshav Bapunna Karve, was Manager of the Estate of Barve of Koregaon in Ratnagiri district on a meagre salary.Annasaheb was married twice. After the death of

Govind Ballabh Pant was born on December 10, 1887 in village Khoont in Almora. His mother’s name was Govindi. His father, Manorath Pant was a Brahmin of high class. Govind was brought up by his grandfather, Badri Dutt Joshi, who played a prominent part in moulding the youngster’s views. Govind greatly respected his grandfather’s firm

Jawaharlal Nehru (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit Nehru, was the leader of the Congress during and after India’s struggle for independence from the British Empire. He became the first Prime Minister of India at independence on August 15, 1947, holding the office until his death.The son of prominent Congress leader

Mokshagundam Visves-varayya (September 15, 1861-April 12, 1962), popularly known as MV, was an eminent engineer. He was born to Srinivasa Sastry and Venkachamma in Muddenahalli village, 40 miles from Bangalore.MV went to primary school in Chikballapur and high school in Bangalore. His ancestors actually belonged to Mokshagundam village, Giddalur of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. They

Bhagwan Das (February 12, 1869 – September 18, 1958) was an philosopher and public figure. For a time he served in the Central Legislative Assembly of undivided India. He became allied with the Hindustani Culture Society and was active in opposing rioting as a form of protest.As a fighter for national freedom from the British

Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman, popularly known as C.V. Raman, was born in Thiruchirapalli, in Tamil Nadu, on November 7, 1888. He was the second of children of Chandrasekhar Iyer and Parvathi Ammal. His father was a professor of Mathematics.At an early age, Raman moved to the city of Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh, where his father accepted

Rajgopalachari (December 1878-December 25, 1972), known as Rajaji, was an lawyer, writer, statesman and a spiritualist. He was the second Governor-General of independent India. Later he became the Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency.At one time considered Mahatma Gandhi’s heir, this brilliant lawyer from Salem was regarded in pre-independence years as one of the top

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, at the pilgrim town of Tiruttani near Chennai.He was the second son of a poor couple. It is said that his father did not want his son to learn English, and wanted him to be a priest instead. However, the boy was so talented that his parents