Kanishka Kanishka was the king of the Kushana Empire in South Asia. Kanishka is considered to be one of the foremost significant rulers of the Kushan Kingdom, a part that included the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly regions north of Kashmir in central Asia. He was famous for his military, political, […]
Ashoka Ashoka also called Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from CA. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India’s greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after some military conquests. His empire stretched from the Hindu Kush Mountains mountains […]
Kautilya Kautilya, also called Chanakya or Vishnugupta (flourished 300 BCE), Hindu statesman and philosopher who wrote a classic treatise on polity, Artha-shastra (“The Science of Material Gain”), a compilation of virtually everything that had been written in India up to his time regarding artha (property, economics, or material success). Chanakya’s birthplace is a matter of […]
Chandra Gupta Maurya Chandragupta was the founding father of the Maurya dynasty, which ruled ancient India for about 140 years. His troops conquered one northern Indian kingdom after another and claimed lands that stretched as far west as Afghanistan. In this way, Chandragupta united northern India under one ruler for the first time in history. […]
Alexander Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian empire is taken into account as one of the best military geniuses of all times. He was a thought for later conquerors like Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, […]
Vardhamana Mahavira Jainism is one of the world’s oldest religions. Much of its early history isn’t known or has come all the way down to us during a form during which historical fact is difficult to tell apart from miraculous stories. However, we do know that this ancient religion was passed on to us through […]
Gotma Buddha More than two thousand five hundred years ago, there lived in India, in the shadow of the Himalayas, with a tribe called the Sakyas. The tribe chief was Raja Shuddhodhana and his queen’s name was Mahamaya. Their capital was the gorgeous city of Kapilavastu. One night-Mahamaya had a weird dream. Learned Brahmins interpreted […]
Yusuf Raza Gilani (1952) Yusuf Raza Gilani is a Saraiki of Iranian descent, from a prominent family of landlords and spiritual leaders in southern Punjab. His hometown is the ancient Punjabi city of Multan, one of the oldest human settlements in the world. Makhdoom Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, a veteran politician from a politically and […]
Melinda Gates American businesswoman and philanthropist Melinda Gates, née Melinda Ann French, (born August 15, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, U.S.), an American businesswoman and philanthropist who—with her then-husband, Microsoft Corporation cofounder Bill Gates—founded the charitable Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She first got interested in computers when a seventh-grade teacher placed her in a sophisticated […]
Hazrat Fatima bint Muhammad (peace be upon him) Hazrat Fatimah R.A(born between 605 and 615 CE, died sometime in 632 CE; the date of death is disputed) was the youngest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (l. 570-632 CE) and his first wife Khadija (l. 555-619 CE). Taking on after her father, Hazrat Fatimah R.A. […]
What Is Included in a Biography? Key Elements There are certain situations in life where you will be asked to put in writing about people — either about yourself or somebody else — and knowing what information to incorporate in a biography is a helpful opening. Sometimes a personality’s life is so stuffed with rich […]
Who Is Dr. Hasnat – The Character To Be Played By Humayun Saeed The news of Humayun Saeed playing the character of Dr. Hasnat Khan in the popular series “The Crown” is making rounds on social media. Right after the announcement, people started taking interest in him. many of us Googled him after the news. […]
Elizabeth Blackwell: The ‘first female doctor’ in history whose men voted unanimously against her admission to medical college Elizabeth had eight other siblings and they were a combination of the nine Blackwell family’s eyes and contradictions – you may be familiar with the name of Elizabeth Blackwell, commonly referred to as the ‘First Lady Doctor’. […]
