Babu Kunwar Singh belonged to a Rajput royal house of Jagdhishpur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar state, India. At the age of 80 years, during India’s First War of Independence (1857-58), he actively led a select band of armed soldiers against the troops under the command of the British Raj, and also recorded victories in many battles. In his last battle, fought on 23 April, 1858, near Jagdishpur, …

Pawan Kumar Chamling (b. 22 September, 1950) is the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Sikkim. He is the fifth Chief Minister of the state, since it joined India in 1975. Chamling belongs to the Sikkim Democratic Front party, which has governed Sikkim for three terms since 1994, winning the 1994, 1999 and 2004 elections. Pawan Chamling was born in Yangang in South Sikkim on September 22, 1950 (corresponding to the 7th of Ashoj, …

Swami Sahajananad Saraswati (1889-1950), was born in a Jujhoutia Bhumihar Brahmin family of Gazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic Dandi sanyasi as well as a peasant leader of eastern India. Although he was born in Uttar Pradesh, his social and political activities centered mostly in Bihar. He had setup an ashram at Bihta,near patna and carried out most of his work, in the later part of his life from here.

Gopal Singh Nepali (1911 - 1963) was an eminent poet of Hindi literature and a famous lyricist of Bollywood. His association with Bollywood spanned around two decades, beginning in 1944 and ended with his death in 1963. He was a poet of post-Chhayavaad period, and he wrote several collections of Hindi poems including "Umang" (published in 1933). He was also a journalist and edited at least four Hindi magazines, namely, "Ratlam Times", "Chitrapat", …

Viswanatha Satyanarayana (b. 10 September 1895- d. 18 October 1976), popularly known as the "Kavi Samraat" (Emperor of Poetry), was a modern Telugu poet. Born in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Viswanatha was a disciple of the "Tirupati Venkata Kavulu" duo. Viswanatha's style of poetry was classical in nature and his popular works include "Ramayana Kalpa Vrikshamu" (A resourceful tree called Ramayana), …

Gopinath Bordoloi (1890-1950) was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, and also a leading Indian freedom-fighter. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non violence as a political tool. He graduated from the Scottish Church College, Calcutta. Thereafter he joined the Indian National Congress as a volunteer. After rising through Congress ranks in the 1930s, Bordoloi's biggest political battle came in 1946-47, …

Mukut Mithi (born 1954) is the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. He served as an MLA consecutively from 1983 till his appointment as Lt. Governor Of the Union Territory Pondicherry. He held the Post of Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from January 19 1999 until August 3 2003.

V Rama Rao (born 11 December, 1935) is the governor of the Indian state of Sikkim since October 25 2002. He was born near Machilipatnam in Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. His academic qualifications include the B.A and LLB.

Shibu Soren (born 11 January 1944) was an Indian criminal-politician and was until recently a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Dumka constituency of Jharkhand and is the president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party. He was the Minister for Coal in the Manmohan Singh cabinet in November 2006, when a Delhi court found him guilty in the killing of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994.

M. T. Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as MT, is a Malayalam author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born on July 15, 1933 in Kudallur, a small village in Palakkad district, in the Indian state of Kerala. One of the most prolific and versatile of modern Malayalam writers, his novels, short stories and screenplays speak of the pain and anguish of the Kerala society in the post independence India.

Baba Kanshi Ram (11 July, 1882 - 15 October, 1943) was an Indian poet and independence activist from the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

The Governor of West Bengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of West Bengal. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. H.E. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the current governor (assumed charge of office on December 14, 2004). His official residence is the Raj Bhavan.

Wilhelm Filchner (September 13, 1877 - May 7, 1957) was a German explorer. At the age of 21, he participated in his first expedition, which led him to Russia. Two years later, he travelled alone and on horseback through the Pamir mountains. 1903 to 1905 he led an expedition through Tibet. Following his return from Tibet, he was tasked with organizing a German expedition to map Antarctica.

Amolak Rathan Kohli (born November 3 1942) is a former governor of the Indian state of Mizoram. He served as governor of Mizoram from 2001 to 2006.

Sanjukta Panigrahi, born on 24 August 1944 (Berhampur, Ganjam District, Orissa state), died on 24 June 1997, is an eminent Odissi dancer of India. In recognition of her contribution to dancing and associated activities, Republic of India honoured her by conferring on her the Padma Shree (1975), one of the major civilian awards of India. She is also recipient of the Sangeet Kala Academy Award (1976). Apart from presenting Odissi performances in different parts of India, …

Suraj Bhan (1928-10-01-2006-08-06) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was elected to the Lok Sabha on three occasions, and served as governor of the states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar. He was born on October 1, 1928 in the village of Mehlanwali in the Yamuna Nagar district of Hariyana, and studied MA and LLB at Punjab and Kurukshetra University

Shishunaga (also called King Sisunaka) was the founder of a dynasty of 10 kings collectively called Shishunaga dynasty. He established the Magadha empire (in 684 BC), and this empire with its original capital in Rajgriha, then shifted to Pataliputra (both currently in the Indian state of Bihar), was one of the largest empires of the Indian subcontinent.

Dr. R. Leela Devi was an Indian writer, translator, and teacher. Her work includes books in English, Malayalam, and Sanskrit languages. She was from the state of Kerala.

Qadian(ਕਾਦਿਆਂ) is a small town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur, north-east of Amritsar, situated 18 km east of Batala city in the state of Punjab, India. From Gurdaspur take Kahnuwan-Kot-Todarmal for about 26 km to reach Qadian. Qadian is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and of the Ahmadiyya Muslim movement he founded. Qadian was established in 1530 CE and Mirza Hadi Baig was the first Qazi (city Magistrate) of this area.

Saalumarada Thimmakka is an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka, noted for her work in planting and tending to 284 banyan trees along a four-kilometre stretch of highway. Her work has been honoured with the National Citizen's Award of India. A U.S. environmental organisation based in Los Angeles and Oakland, California called "Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education" is named after her.

Sudesh Kumar Mahto is an Indian politician. He was the Home Minister of the state of Jharkhand, in Arjun Munda's second Chief Minister phase and the leader of the All Jharkhand Students Union. He represents Silli, in the district of Ranchi, in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. In addition to the portfolio of Home Minister, he was also responsible for prisons, road construction, building construction, and art, culture, youth affairs and sports.

Rangeya Raghav, birth name Tirumalla Nambakkam Viraraghava Acharya, was born in Agra, a city of Uttar Pradesh state, India. A prominent Hindi writer of the 20th century, he completed his post-graduation studies from St. John’s College, Agra, and later completed his Ph.D. on Guru Gorakhnath. He started writing at the age of 13 years, and during his short life of almost 40 years, he was endowed with a number of prizes.

Kartik Oraon, born in an oraon family, on born on 29th October 1924 in a village named Karound Littatoli of Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India, was a famous adivasi of 20th century. His father was Jaira Oraon and mother was Birsi Oraon. Kartik Oraon was named Kartik, as he was born in the month of Kartik as per the Hindu calendar. After completing high schooling from Gumla in 1942, he passed Intermediate examination from Science College, Patna, …

Rajani Kanta Patir (born 1917) was the former chief secretary of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, retiring from that position in 1982. He is also the author of "Dawn in the East: An Autobiography" that presents his unique story as one born in a Mising family.

Kamleshwar (full name Kamleshwar Prasad Saxena, a prominent Hindi writer of the 20th century, was born in the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Kamleshwar became famous for his short stories, and some other works, which depicted the contemporary life in a vivid style of presentation. He held important positions including "Additional Director" of Doordarshan, India's national television channel.

Andrew (Andy) Armstrong Mulligan, was born on 4 February 1936 et Kasauli, a small cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, and died on 24 February 2001. He was a rugby international who captained Ireland and the British Lions, playing at scrum half.

Ramavriksha Benipuri (1902-1968) was a prominent writer of Hindi literature. He was born, in a Bhumihar Brahmin family, in a small village named Benipuri in the Indian state of Bihar. Benipuri as he was known in the literary circles wrote mostly short stories, dramas and essays. His description of the subject was vivid and full of details. His dramas covered mostly historical events.

Ramananda Prasad (born 1938) is the founder of the International Gita Society. He has translated the Bhagavad Gita into English in 1988 from the original Sanskrit texts and the book is currently in its fourth edition. Prasad was born in a small hamlet, Hargawan, near Bodh Gaya in Biharsharif District of the Indian state of Bihar to a poor farmer who had three acres of land and six children to support. By hard work, his father was somehow able to send his sons to college.

Late Ghulam Muhammad Adamjee Fecto, the Founder and Chairman of FECTO Group of Industries was born in 1926 at Jetpur, in the Indian state of Gujarat, into a respectable Memon family. He migrated from Mumbai to Dhaka in former East Pakistan and started a trading business dealing in electrical goods and home appliances, Wire & Cable and Automobiles. Shortly afterwards, the business entered a joint venture with Japan to manufacture Toshiba radio sets.

George Padamadan (November 10, 1932 - July 25, 2004) was an Indian self-described amateur philosopher. Padamadan lived in a village called Thuruthur, Puthenvelikara in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state in India. He was educated at St.Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India and later studied at Loyola College, Madras, India. In 1993 he published a paper titled "An Amateur Look on the Fallibilist Epistemology of Mathematics", …