Sake Dean Mahomed: A Doctor & Businessman Who Made India World-Famous?

Today, many people want to visit India because of the ‘Incredible India’ commercials that they see on TV which advertise India as an exotic land that is full of must-see charm and history.  In fact, India has long been a mystic and spell-binding land that the world has wanted to visit. But who made it… Continue reading Sake Dean Mahomed: A Doctor & Businessman Who Made India World-Famous?

Omar Khayyam: Have You Heard of This Famous Poet from Iran?

Iran:  Though it is a stodgy theocracy with a failing economy now, it has a long and rich history. Once called Persia, it was rich and was the center of culture, education, and trade for centuries. Do you remember the Old Silk Road? Persia has produced many literary geniuses. One of them is Omar Khayyam.… Continue reading Omar Khayyam: Have You Heard of This Famous Poet from Iran?

Here’s a Famous Woman Poet You Have Ever Heard of – Mahadevi Verma

“The pen is mightier than the sword”. If you are even vaguely familiar with any type of literature, you have heard that phrase before. It was coined in 1839 by a British author named Edward Bulwer-Lytton. However, that phrase is useful in daily life because it is a reference to the many literary geniuses who… Continue reading Here’s a Famous Woman Poet You Have Ever Heard of – Mahadevi Verma

Did You Know that She Danced a Nation’s Women to Freedom?

“How does someone dance a nation’s women to freedom?” Well, that is a natural question to ask after you read the title. But you need to know about Mrinalini Sarabhai. She was a classical Indian dancer who used her bodily grace, movements, and her knowledge of dance to raise issues about the serious plight of… Continue reading Did You Know that She Danced a Nation’s Women to Freedom?

Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis: Father of Indian Statistics

About Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Taking about the usage of statistics in India, Google played a crucial role when it paid the homage of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis on his 125th anniversary. P.C. Mahalanobis was the man who achieved a lot in the field of science and statistics by giving a measure term called Mahalanobis distance. The… Continue reading Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis: Father of Indian Statistics

Homai Vyarawalla: The First Indian Woman Photojournalist

About Homai Vyarawalla A photojournalist is very important and an integral part of the print media. Nowadays with the advent of high-quality cameras. From that, we can click so many beautiful pictures easily. But in earlier days, there were no such cameras. Moreover, photography was not a wide field as of today. Only men used… Continue reading Homai Vyarawalla: The First Indian Woman Photojournalist

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