INDIRA GANDHI

The Iron Lady of India Indira Gandhi Nehru was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was one of the chief figures in India’s struggle to achieve independence from Britain, was a top leader of the powerful and long-dominant Indian National Congress,and was the first prime minister (1947–64) of independent India. Her grandfather Motilal Nehru was one of the pioneers...

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LEO TOLSTOY

Leo Tolstoy was born on 09.09.1828 at his family's estate, Yasnaya Polyana, in the Tula Province of Russia. He was the youngest of four boys. In 1830, when Tolstoy's mother, née Princess Volkonskaya, died, his father's cousin took over caring for the children. When their father, Count Nikolay Tolstoy, died just seven years later, their aunt was appointed their legal guardian....

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

Albert Einstein born in Germany 1879, Albert Einstein is one of the most celebrated scientists of the Twentieth Century. His theories on relativity laid the framework for a new branch of physics, and Albert Einstein ’s E = mc2 on mass-energy equivalence is one of the most famous formulas in the world. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions...

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KARIKALAN

Karikalan the greatest among the early Chola kings of the Sangam age in South India, had been the son of Ilamcetcenni and ruled around 120 C.E. He had been known by the epithets Karikala Chola  Peruvallattan and Thirumavalavan . Karikala Chola  led the Chola empire successfully in campaigns to unify the three Dravidian kingdoms. His name meant "the man with the...

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RANI VEERAMANGAI VELU NACHIYAR

Velu Nachiyar was the queen of the Tamil kingdom of Shivagangai – today found in the Madurai Division of Tamil Nadu – from 1769 to 1790 CE, barring an 8-year gap from 1772 to 1780. The Rani Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar  is one of the few rulers of princely states to have successfully defeated the British to regain her kingdom and go on to rule it until her death, over...

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KANJITH THALAIVANUM KANNITH TAMILUM

Kanjith Thalaivar Arignar Anna as known as C N Kanjith Thalaivar Arignar Anna , was the Chief Minister of  Tamil Nadu from the year 1967 - 1969 and was also the first Dravidian party member to hold that post. Famously known for issuing an order for the removal of the posters of gods and religious signs from offices and buildings, Kanjith Thalaivar Arignar Anna  was...

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ANGELA MERKEL

Angela Merkel became the first woman ever to lead Germany as chancellor. Angela Merkel and the party she chairs, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), formed a coalition with two other parties in 2005, and the agreement installed the former physicist as head of government. Perhaps more notable than her gender is Angela Merkel's background: she is the first person...

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