No. |
Name |
About him |
1.
| Abraham Lincoln (1809-'65)
| Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of
the U.S.A. from 1861 to 1865 and was returned from the Republican
Party. He opposed slavery and was a great champion of democracy. He was
assassinated in 1865.
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2.
| Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
| Franklin was a famous American philosopher and statesman who actively helped in promoting the declaration of independence.
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3.
| Acharya Vinoba Bhave
| Born 11 September, 1895 in Gujrat. He
was educated at Baroda.Met Gandhiji and joined Sabarmati Ashram in
1916.He was originator of Bhoodan yagna Movement.He received Magsaysay
Award in 1969. He received Bharat Ratna award in 1983.
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4.
| C.N.Annadurai
| Was the founding father of Dravida
Munnetra Kazhakam (DMK), a political party of South India.DMK obtained
absolute majority in the Tamil nadu Legislative Assembly at the
elections of 1967 and 1971.
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5.
| Horgovind Khurana
| Has become famous in carrying out research work in the U.S.A. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1968 in Physiology and Medicine.
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6.
| Indira Gandhi
| Was President of Congress in
1959. Became Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting in 1964-66.
Was Prime Minister of India in 1966-77 and again in 1980-1984.
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7.
| Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
| Famous Indian leader and
statesman who was the first Prime Minister of India. Author of `The
Discovery of India', `Glimpses of World History', etc.
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8.
| Jefferson, Thomas
| He was the 3rd President
of the U.S.A. and founder of the Republican Party.He helped in drafting
the Declaration of Independence.
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9.
| Konstantin Chernenko
| Became President of USSR after the death of President Andropov in 1984. President Chernenko died in 1985.
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10.
| Martin Luther (1483-1546)
| Martin Luther was a
German preacher during the reign of Henry VIII of England. He
translated the Bible in German. Founder of reformation movement and
Protestantism in Europe.
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11.
| Mihir Sen
| He is the first Indian to swim the English Channel. He also swam the Palk Strait, the Gibralter strait and Dardanelles strait.
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12.
| Morarji Desai
| Resigned Bombay
Provincial Civil Service and joined Non-Cooperation Movement under
Gandhiji in 1930.Was Chief Minister of Bombay, 1952-1956, Union Minister
in 1956-63. After formation of the Janata Party, was the Prime Minister
of India from 1977 to 1979.
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13.
| Mother Teresa
| Was born in
Yugoslavia in 1910.The Roman Catholienun came to India as a teacher and
began organizing schools for slum children in 1948. She has established
100 centres in the country comprising schools,charitable dispensaries,
home for lepers, T.B. Patients, unwanted and crippled children. She was
awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, as the first Indian. Was awarded
Bharat Ratna in 1980.
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14.
| Niels Bohr (1885-1963)
| Niels Bohr was
a nuclear physicist of denmark. His pioneering work led to the
invention of nuclear fission and atomic bomb. Received Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1922.
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15.
| Ravishankar
| Ravishankar is the world-famous artist in sitar.
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16.
| Ramanujam (1887-1920)
| The great Indian Mathematician who was famous for his work on Theory of Numbers. He became an F.R.S.in 1918.
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17.
| H.G.Wells (1866-1946)
| H.G.Wells
was a famous author of English novels. His science-based tales are of
great appeal all over the world. The famous books written by him are
"The Invisible Man","Time Machine" and "The Shape of things to come."
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18.
| Abul Fazal (1551-1602)
| Famous Mughal court poet, scholar
and councillor of Akbar. His books Akbar-Nama and Ain-i-Akbari throw
light on Mughal rule and particularly on the reign of Akbar.
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19.
| Abdul Ghaffar Khan
| A great congress leader of the
N.W.F.P. and leader of Red Shirts. He is popularly known as `Frontier
Gandhi'. He received the Nehru Award for peace and international
understanding. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1987.
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20.
| Aesop (620-544 B.C.)
| Famous writer of greece. his fables are very instructive and interesting.
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21.
| Alexander the Great (356-323 b.C.)
| Became the king of Macedon in
Greece in 336 B.C. One of the greatest generals and conquerors of the
world.Founded Alexandria and invaded India in 326 B.C. Reached Beas.
Died at Babylon.
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22.
| Akbar (1556-1605)
| The greatest of the Mughal
Emperors of India. Founder of a new religion Din-i-Ilahi. He abolished
pilgrim tax and Jazia. Took the Empire to its peak in administration.
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23.
| Amir Khusro
| Scholar in the court of
Alauddin Khilji. Laid the foundation of Urdu poetry. He wrote in Hindi
also, known as the "Parrot of India".
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24.
| Annie Besant (1846-1933)
| Irish Lady who supported
Indian Nationalist Movement. Founder President of Theosophical
Society.Was elected President of the Indian National Congress.
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25.
| Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
| Greek
philosopher,artist,poet and thinker.Disciple of Plato and teacher of
Alexander the great.Founder of a famous school of philosophy."The ethics
and Poetics" are his famous works.
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26.
| Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
| Greek
mathematician,inventor & Scientist.Discovered the principles of the
lever and of specific gravity.Invented Archimedean screw.
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27.
| Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (1893-1956)
| Law minister of
India,1947-51. Member of the constituent Assembly. chairman of the
constitution drafting Committee."Annihilation of Caste" is his famous
work.
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28.
| Aryabhatta (476-520 A.D.)
| Great Indian
astronomer and mathematician.India's first scientific satellite was
named after him.Explained the causes of solar and lunar eclipses.
Determined the diameter of the earth and the moon. He laid the
foundation of algebra and was responsible for pointing out the
importance of "Zero".
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29.
| Ashoka (273-236 B.C.)
| Indian Emperor
of the Mauryan Dynasty. Embraced Budhism after the Kalinga War. One of
the existing monuments of Ashoka is the Sanchi Stupas. His inscriptions
on rocks and pillars are of great historical interest. Famous for sanity
of thought, up rightness of character and love of humanity.
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30.
| Aurobindo Ghosh (1872-1959)
| Politician,Philosopher,poet & saint. First editor of "bande Mataram", Works : Life Divine,EssaysonGita,Basis of Yoga.
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31.
| Babar (1483-1530)
| Founder of
the Mughal Empire in India. Conquered the throne of Delhi after the
first battle of Panipat (1526) against Ibrahim Lodhi. His "Memoirs" hold
a high a place in the history of literature.
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32.
| Banabhatta
| Court poet of King Harsha Vardhana. Works : Harshacharita and Kadambari.
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33.
| Bhaskaracharya
| Great mathematician and astronomer of the twelth century. Work `Sidhanta Siromani'.
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34.
| Bismarck (1815-1898)
| Known as the "Man of blood and iron". Founded the German Empire.A great administrator.
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35.
| Gautama Buddha (623-543 B.C.)
| Kshtriya
prince, son of Suddhodana, the king of Kapilavastu in Nepal. Founder of
Buddhism. Developed the philosophy of pessimism.
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36.
| Dr.H.J.Bhabha (1909-1966)
| Indian
Physicist.President,Indian Science Congress, 1951.Chairman, Atomic
Energy Commission of India. Thew first Atomic Reactor was completed
under hisguidance in 1956 and the second reactor was commissioned in
1960.Was made a fellow of the Royal Society in London in 1941.
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37.
| Subhash Chandra Bose (1897- ?
| Indian
nationalist and organizer of the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) during
the World War II. Was called `Netaji'.Was elected President of the
Indian National Congress in 1937 and 1938. founder of the political
party `Forward Block'.
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38.
| Julius Caesar (102-44 B.C.)
| Roman
Genaral and statesman. Invaded Gaul and Britain. Paved the way for the
Roman Empire. Was also an orator, poet and historian.
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39.
| Winston Churchill (1877-1965)
| British
statesman,soldier and author. Leader of Conservative party. Led Britain
as Prime Minister during World War II. Won Nobel Prize for literature
in 1953. Famous work :`The Gathering Storm, War Memoris, etc.
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40.
| Chanakya (Kautilya) (4th Century B.C.)
| Famous
minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya and was responsible for the fall of
the Nanda Dynasty. "Arthashastra" is his famous book.It throws light on
the then system of government, the revenue system, the art of
administration and the duties of the king.
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41.
| Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543)
| Polish
astronomer who first propounded the astronomical theory that the sun is
the centre of the solar system and the earth and other planets revolve
round the sun.
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42.
| Madame Marie Curie (1867-1934)
| Discovered Radium.Won the Nobel Prize twice (Physics-1903,Chemistry-1911)
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43.
| Lord Clive (Robert Clive)(1725-1774)
| Founded
the British Empire in india by defeating Seraj-ud-daula at Plassey in
1757. Twice appointed Governor of Bengal (1757-'60) and (1764-'67)
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44.
| Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894)
| Bengali
novelist. Introduced a rich style in the Bengali language.
"Durgeshnandini", "Bishabrika", "Anandamath" are some of his outstanding
works.
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45.
| W.E.Disney (1901-1966)
| American film cartoonist Producer of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck etc. Creator of Disneyland, California.
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46.
| Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883)
| Great
hindu reformer.Founder of the `Arya Samaj (1875). Fought against
untouchability, preached widow re-marriage, supported women's education.
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47.
| Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
| American inventor. Invented telephone transmitter, megaphone, phonograph, incandescent bulb, cinematograph, etc.
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48.
| Euclid (330-269 B.C.)
| Greek mathematician and author of elements of Germany.
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49.
| Fa-hien
| The
first Buddhist pilgrim from China who came to India during the reign of
Chandragupta II(`Vikramaditya') to collect Buddhist relics and sacred
literature. he stayed in india from 401 to 410 A.D.
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50.
| Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
| British scientist who founded the science of electromagnetism. discovered the laws of Electrolysis.
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51.
| Firdousi (940-1020)
| Epic
poet of Persia. He was a court poet of sultan Mahmud of Gazni. His
`Shah-nama' contains 60,600verses describingthe history of Persia.
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52.
| Galileo
| Italian mathematician and astronomer. Invented telescope (1609) and the first man to see the satellites of Jupiter.(1564-1642)
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53.
| M.K.Gandhi (1869-1948)
| Led
`Satyagraha' movement in south Africa. Associated with many movements
during the struggle for independence of India viz., Non-co-operation
movement in 1920, Salt Satyagraha, Quit India in 1942. His main
principles were non-violence and truth. He was called the `Father of the
Nation'. His autobiography `My Experiments with Truth' is world-famous.
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54.
| Harsha Vardhana
| Hindu
King of India (606-647 A.D.). The account of his reign is available
from two sources : Hiuen Tsand, a Chinese traveller, and Bana Bhatt, the
famous Sanskrit poet. Nalanda University flourished during his time.
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55.
| Hiuen Tsang
| Famous
Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited India during the reign of King
Harsha, stayed in India from 629 to 644 A.D. and learnt Buddhist
scriptures at Nalanda University. He has left interesting records of the
conditions in India at that time.
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56.
| Adolf Hitler
| German
dictator and founder of National socialism. The Chancellor of Germany
since 1933 and Leader of Reich since 1934. Started a Fascist movement.
Involved Germany into the World War II and was defeated in 1945. Author
of `Mein Kampf'.
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57.
| Ho-Chi-Minh
| Organised
the revolutionary rationalist party of Indo-China against French rule.
Led the struggle for Vietnam's independence during World War II. As
President of North Vietnam he defied the USA for the unification of
Vietnam, Great communist leader.
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58.
| Kalidasa
| Epic
figure in classic sanskrit literature. Works :`Shakuntala',
`Meghduta',`Kumar Sambhava' etc. Flourished in the time of Vikramaditya.
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59.
| Kabir
| One
of the greatest expoexponents of Bhakti Movement - a socio-religious
movement spread in the Middle ages which aimed at liberalising the
religious practices of Hindus. Disciple of Ramanand. Kabir believed in
the unity of God and equality of all religions.
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60.
| Lenin
| Leader of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Head of the Soviet Government from 1917 to 1924.
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61.
| Leonardo da Vinci
| Italian painter, sculptor, architect, scientist and musician. Famous paintings are `The Last Supper' and `Mona Lisa'.
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62.
| Mahavira
| Born
in the 6th century B.C. Jainism which is a religious sect of Hinduism
was strengthened by him. Apostle of non-violence. Prescribed code of
penance for his followers. The religion did not spread outside India.
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63.
| Megasthenes
| Was
Greek ambassador to Chandra Gupta Maurya's Court sent by seleucus. His
book `Indika' is a source of information about the state of India at
that time.
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64.
| Mao-Tse-Tung (1893-1976)
| Chairman
of the Chinese Communist Party 1936-59. First Chairman of the Central
Government of the People's Republic of China., 1949-59. Organised the
Red Guards to start the Cultural Revolution.
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65.
| Karl Marx (1818-83)
| German philosopher and socialist. Author of `Communist Manifesto' and `Das Kapital'. Communism is based on his teachings.
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66.
| Michael Angelo(1475-1564)
| Italian painter, sculptor, architect and poet who did much to beautify the churches of Rome and Florence by his genius.
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67.
| Marco Polo (1256-1323)
| Famous
Venetian traveller and explorer. The first European to visit china.
Made journeys through China, India and other Eastern countries and
published a record of his wanderings.
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68.
| Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
| French
Emperor and General. Conquered most of Europe. Was defeated in the
battle of Waterloo in 1815 and died in exile at St.Helena's Island.
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69.
| Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
| British
nurse and hospital reformer. Organised a nursing service during the
Crimean War (1854-56), which reformed the age-old system in hospitals.
Her system was later adopted throughout the world. Known as `The Lady
with the Lamp.'
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70.
| Picasso (1881-1973)
| Spanish painter and sculptor.Founded cubist school of painting. `Guernica' is his civil war painting.
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71.
| Maharana Pratap (1540-97)
| Raiput
chief who refused to acknowledge Akbar's overlordship. Defeated at
Haldighat in 1576. Reconquered the greater part of his possessions.
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72.
| Ramkrishna Paramhanssa (1833-1886)
| Indian religious saint and preceptor of Swami Vivekanand.
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73.
| Roosevelt (1882-1945)
| President
of the USA from 1933 till his death, being the first American to be
elected for more than two terms. He met the economic crisis of 1933 with
a policy for a `New Deal'.
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74.
| William Shakespeare(1564-1616)
| The
Greatest poet and dramatist of england. Author of several plays such as
`Julius Caesar', `Macbeth', `Romeo and Juliet', `Hamlet', `The Merchant
of Venice', `Antony and Cleopatra, etc.
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75.
| Socrates (463-399 B.C.)
| Greek
Philosopher and intellectual leader. Plato was his pupil. He was
sentenced to death on charges of impiety and corrupting the young.
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76.
| Stalin (1879-1953)
| Soviet
Statesman. played an important part in the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Became the outstanding leader of Russia after the death of Lenin in
1924. Introduced in 1929 the famous Five Year Plan to build new Russia.
General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR,
1924-41.
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77.
| George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
| Irish
dramatist, socialist, writer and journalist. His famous plays are
`Pleasant and Unpleasant', `Man and Superman',`Mrs.Warren's Profession'.
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78.
| Swami
Vivekanand (1863-1902)
| A
great Hindu Saint and religious leader. His original name was
Narendranath Datta. Follower of Ramkrishna Paramhansa. Led the Vedanta
movement. Founded Ramkrishna Mission at Belur (West Bengal). Among his
books `Janam Yoga', `Bhakti Yoga' and `Karma Yoga' are best known.
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79.
| Savarkar
(1883-1966)
| Nationalist leader from Maharashtra. Leader of the Hindu Mahasabha. Author of `Indian War of Independence'.
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80.
| Shankaracharya
(Born 788 A.D.)
| A
great scholar,philosopher and religious teacher. Countered the
influence of Buddhism and Jainism. Wrote authoritative commentaries on
the Upanishadas.
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81.
| Shivaji
(1627-80)
| Brave
general and capable administrator. Fought successfully many battles
against Aurangzeb's army and was instrumental in shattering the
structure of Mughal Empire in India. Made the Marathas a strong nation.
Was crowned king in 1674 at Raigarh.
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82.
| Shah
Jehan
| The
Mughal Emperor (1628-58). Built Taj Mahal at Agra in memory of his wife
Mumtaz Mahal. Lal Quila and Jama Masjid in Delhi were also built in his
time.
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83.
| Rabindranath
Tagore (1861-1941)
| Great
Indian poet,novelist,dramatist,composer,philosopher,educationist,artist
and humanist. Won Noble Prize for literature in 1913. Works :
`Gitanjali', `Gora', `Chitra',`Wreck', `Post Office', `Hungry Stones',
etc. Founded the international university Visva-Bharti at Shantiniketan
(W.B.)
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84.
| Bal
Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920)
| One
of the pioneers of the Indian freedom movement. Started two newspapers,
the `Kesari' in Marathi and the `Maratha' in English. He declared
`Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'. Wrote a commentary on the
Gita, the `Gita Rahasya'.
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85.
| Tansen
| Great exponent of Indian classical music. He was one of the `Nau Rattans' in the court of Akbar.
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86.
| Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
| Russian writer,philosopher,social reformer
and religious teacher. His chief novels are `War and Peace', `Anna
Karenina', `Resurrection', etc.
|
87.
| Marshal Tito (1892-1980)
| Yugoslav leader. Called the Neutral Nations Conference at Belgrade in 1961. A firm believer in non-alignment.
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88.
| Vasco da Gama
| A portuguese Sailor, who in 1498, rounded the Cape of Good hope and succeeded in reaching the port of Calicut in south India.
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89.
| George Washington (1732-99)
| Commander-in-Chief of the American
army during the American War of Independence (1775-83). First President
of the Republic of USA elected in 1789; re-elected in 1793.
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90.
| Murlidhar Devidas Amte
| Popularly known as Baba Amte, an
IndianLawyer who has made the lives of thousands of lepers and other
social outcastes productive and respectable. Was awarded the 1985
Magsaysay award for public service. `Anandwan' is the first of the
settlements established by him for lepers and other physically
handicapped people.
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91.
| Martin Luther King (1929-68)
| U.S. negro civil rights leader. It
was due to his efforts that the U.S. Civil Rights Act was passed in
1964.Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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