Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (Malayalam: ശ്രrii സ്വാതി തിരുനാള് രാമ വര്മ) (April 16, 1813 – December 25, 1846) was the Maharaja of the state of Travancore (തിരുവിതാംകൂര്), in India. He reigned under the regency of his mother Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi from 1813 till 1815 and henceforth under the regency […]
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Sathya Saran
Sathya Saran Sathya Saran is the editor of Femina, India’s leading women’s magazine. She has been a professional journalist since she joined an English daily in Nagpur in 1974 as its Assistant Magazine Editor. She joined Femina in 1979 August as a sub-editor. Sathya holds a Masters in English Literature, and a Bachelor’s degree in […]
Leila Seth
Leila Seth Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India, the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court and the first woman to top the Bar examination in London. Now Penguin/ Viking is promoting her autobiography On Balance, with great fanfare. Notwithstanding her own literary effort, Leila Seth […]
Kiran Bedi
Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi is truly an icon of heroism. She was the first Indian woman to join the Indian Police Services. She was born on June 9, 1949 at Amritsar in Punjab. She is one of the most renowned police officers, who have put in their whole hearted effort in serving the society. Well, […]
Savitribai Phule
Savitribai Phule Date of Birth : 1831 Date of Death : Mar 10, 1897 Place of Birth : India Savitribai Phule was the wife of the social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. Women’s education, liberating women from the cultural patterns of the male dominated society, widow remarriages, removal of untouchability became a mission of life for […]
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Born – 3 April 1903 Died – 29 October 1988 Achievements – Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was person of many parts. She was freedom fighter, social activist, actor, politician, etc all rolled into one. But above everything, she is remembered for her phenomenal role in reviving the traditional handicrafts of India during the post independence […]
B.D.Jatti
B.D.Jatti Date of Birth : Sep 10, 1912 Date of Death : – Place of Birth : Karnataka Tenure Order : Feb 11, 1977 Took Office : Feb 11, 1977 Left Office : Jul 25, 1977 Successor : – Soft-spoken Jatti rose from a humble beginning as a Municipality member to India’s second-highest office during […]
Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt Name Barkha Dutt Born December 18, 1971 Born / Home Town Delhi Profession Journalist, TV Anchor Education St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia Columbia University Barkha Dutt Biography Barkha Dutt is a journalist and columnist and she is serving as the editor of the English News at New Delhi Television. She became […]
Subramanya Bharathi
Subramanya Bharathi Born – 11 December 1882 Died – 11 September 1921 Achievements – Subramanya Bharathi was a Tamil poet, reformer and freedom fighter during the pre-independence era. His used the adeptness at poetry to the best of his ability to coax the masses in the south to join the great Indian struggle for independence. […]
Ram Manohar Lohia
Ram Manohar Lohia Date of Birth : Mar 23, 1910 Date of Death : Oct 12, 1967 Place of Birth : Faizabad (UP) Ram Manohar Lohia was an Indian freedom fighter and a socialist political leader. He was born on March 23, 1910 in a village named Akbarpur in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh, in India. […]