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Mahatma Gandhi

(Oct 02, 1869 - Jan 30, 1948) Thinker, statesman and nationalist leader, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi not only led his own country to independence but also influenced political activists of many persuasions throughout the world... Read on ...

Martin Luther King, Jr.

(1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist in the United States Read on ...

Dalai Lama

(1935 - ) spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhists Read on ...

Albert Einstein

(Mar 14, 1879 - 1955) German-American physicist Albert Einstein contributed more than any other scientist to the 20th-century vision of physical reality Read on ...

Mother Teresa

( August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) Founder of Missionaries of Charity in India Read on ...

Karl Marx

(May 5, 1818 - Mar 14, 1883) German economist, philosopher, and revolutionist. Read on ...

Lech Walesa

(Sept 23, 1943 - ) He shaped the 20th century as the leader of Solidarity movement that led the Poles out of Communism. Read on ...

Mao Zedong

(Dec 26,1893 - Sept 9, 1976) Chairman of the Communist Party of China and the principal founder of the People's Republic of China. Read on ...

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

(1925- ), first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990). Read on ...

Margaret Sanger

(Sept 14,1879 - 1996) Sanger coined the term birth control and was a pioneer of the birth control movement in the United States. Read on ...

Rabindernath Tagore

(May 7, 1861 - Aug 7, 1941) Mystic, painter and Nobel laureate for literature. Read on ...

Satyajit Ray

(2 May, 1921 -- 23 April, 1992) Satyajit Ray, one of India's most brilliant film directors of the century, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Read on ...

Bruce Lee

Karate and Kung-Fu Legend, made his martial arts debut film - Fists of Fury in 1971 and immediately the world-wide martial arts phenomenon was under way. Read on ...

Magic Johnson

With a career averages of 19.7 points, 72 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game, Professional basketball’s premier guard truly created 'magic' on court. Read on ...

Muhammad Ali

Perhaps the most celebrated sports figure in the world during the 1960s and '70s, this boxing champion was also a spokesman for and idol of blacks. Read on ...

Nadia Comaneci

When she was awarded the first perfect score recorded in Olympic competition, this Romanian gymnast was only 14 years old. Read on ...

Pele

The only player to participate in three world cup victories. Pele had scored more than 1000 goals by 1970 to becoming the most prolific goal scorer in history. Read on ...

Bhagat Singh

(27 September,1907- 23 March, 1931) "Let the world know that India still lives; that the blood of youth has not been totally cooled down and that they can still risk their lives, if the honour of their nation is at stake." Bhagat Singh lived up to the ideals that he also wrote about. Read on ...

Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan

(22 Dec 1887- 26 April 1920) He overcame poverty, poor health and orthodox beliefs to create some of the greatest mathematical theorems. Read on ...

Amelia Earhart

(1897 - 1937) The first woman aviator to cross the Atlantic on her own, Amelia Earhart always followed her instinct. Read on ...

Here's Lucy

(August 6, 1911 - 1989 ) Starting with bit roles in low-budget Hollywood films, Lucille Ball went on to become the world's favourite comedienne due to her role in the popular serial, I Love Lucy. Read on ...

R.K. Narayan

(October 6, 1906) He is the master storyteller who has created that ageless fictional world of Malgudi in which Swami and his friends live, in a language that is simple and unpretentious, and flavoured with wit, irony and healing insight. Read on ...

From Russia with Love

(March 17, 1938-January 6, 1993) He is the most photographed male dancer in the world. To this electrifying dancer goes the credit for changing the nature of 20th century ballet. Read on ...

Jacques Cousteau

(June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997) This French explorer opened up a whole new world undersea with his enormously popular books, films and television programmes. He is best remembered for inventing the aqualung and popularising the sport of scuba diving. Read on ...

Ali Sardar Jafri

(1914-August 1, 2000) He was a poet who spoke out for the poor. He was also one who truly believed that India and Pakistan could be friends, if the countries tried hard enough. Read on ...

Vaikom Mohammed Basheer

(July 10, 1908-July 5, 1994) He is known as the master writer who raised Malayalam fiction to international standards. His characters and phrases have become part of people's lives in Kerala. A sketch of a writer who ran away from school to join the Indian freedom struggle. Who lived as beggar, porter, and messenger to support himself... Read on ...

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

(Sept 5 1888-1975) Indian philosopher and diplomat, Dr Radhakrishnan became the second president of India in 1962. Read on ...

Aung San Suu Kyi

(June 19, 1945 - ) leader of the pro-democracy movement in Burma Read on ...

Ayatullah Khomeini

(May 27, 1900 - July 3, 1989) The Ayatollah (Arabic, "Reflection of Allah") Ruhollah Khomeini became leader of Iran in 1979. Read on ...

Bill Clinton

(Aug 19, 1946 - ) 42nd president of the United States, Clinton was the first Democratic candidate to win the presidential election since 1978. Read on ...

Eleanor Roosevelt

(Oct 11, 1884 - Nov 7,1962) A powerful voice on behalf of a wide range of social causes including youth employment and civil rights for blacks and women. Read on ...

Fidel Castro

(August 1926 - ) President of Cuba Read on ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

(1882-1945), 32nd president of the United States Read on ...

Golda Meir

(1898-1978), Israeli premier (1969-74) Read on ...

Ho Chi Minh

(May 19, 1890 - 1969) He was a seasoned revolutionary and passionate nationalist obsessed with a single goal: independence for his country. Read on ...

Indira Gandhi

Prime minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984) Read on ...

Mikhail Gorbachev

(1931- ), Soviet leader Read on ...

Nelson Mandela

(July 18, 1918 - ) First black president of South Africa. Read on ...

Pope John Paul II

(May 18, 1920 - ) Pope John Paul II is the first Polish pope and the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century. Read on ...

Ronald Reagan

(Feb 6, 1911- ) He guided the American victory in the cold war. Read on ...

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

(Nov 30, 1874 - 1965) He stood alone against fascism and strengthened the world’s faith in the superiority of democracy. Read on ...

Unknown Soldier

The mystery man who stood before a column of tanks near Tiananmen Square became the great defender of peace. Read on ...

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

(April 22, 1870 - Jan 21, 1924) Founder of the Russian Communist party and first head of state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Read on ...

Charlie Chaplin

(16 April, 1889 -- 25 December, 1977) We all know him as the Little Tramp. But behind this famous mustachioed tramp lurked an extremely creative film maker who scripted, directed and starred in some of the best films of the century. Read on ...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

(May 29, 1917 - 1963) Kennedy’s wit and charm earned him considerable popularity at home and abroad. Read on ...

Marilyn Monroe

(1 June, 1927 -- 5 August, 1962) Born Norma Jeane Baker in Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe rose from an ordinary actress to become a Hollywood icon. Read on ...