R. Venkataraman The following is R. Venkataraman’s biography: Childhood: Tamil Nadu’s Rajamadam hamlet is where Ramaswamy Venkataraman was born in 1910. He completed his education at Trichy’s National College Higher Secondary School and earned a master’s degree in economics from Loyola College in Chennai. Career: After graduating from the Law College with a law degree, […]
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar This is a succinct overview of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s life: Early Life: On April 14, 1891, in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born. His caste was considered to be Mahar (Dalit), or “untouchable.” He was the fourteenth child of British Indian Army officer Ramji Sakpal. Education: Ambedkar attended colleges […]
Subhas Chandra Bose This is a succinct account of Subhas Chandra Bose’s life: Early Life: Janakinath Bose and Prabhavati Devi welcomed Subhas Chandra Bose into the world on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa (now Odisha), India. Eight brothers and six sisters made up Bose’s family; his father, Janakinath Bose, was a wealthy and accomplished […]
Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan was born on August 1884 in Agra. His grandfather was Muhammad Mustafa Khan who was a good poet. Mustafa Khan is thought of as “Shaifta” in Urdu poetry. His father’s name was Muhammad Ishaq Khan he was a session judge. His father was also the president of […]
Bahadur Yar Jung (3 February 1905 – 25 June 1944) Active politician and influential orator of Hyderabad Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was born in 1905. He was the gem among the fantastic orators of the subcontinent. His words left an impressive impact on the listeners he had great power to convince others. He devoted his […]
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) Sir Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Allama Iqbal was a philosopher, poet, and politician in British India who was born on 9 November 1877 and died on 21st April 1938. He’s considered one of the foremost important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both Urdu and Persian languages. He […]
Mian Fazal Hussain Mian Fazal Hussain was born in Punjab on July 14, 1877. He belongs to the Rajput family. His father was District Judge. Fazal Hussain received his early education from Government College Lahore. Where Allama Iqbal was his classmate. Fazal Hussain visited England and secured a degree in bar law. He had started […]
Hakim Ajmal Khan Hakim Ajmal Khan was born in Delhi on 12th Feb 1863. He belonged to a family of well-known and revered physicians, who were the decedents of the Babur Army. Hakim Ajmal Khan was taught to read Holy Quran and other traditional books. At that time he studied medicine at home under the […]
Mualana Shaukat Ali (1873-1938) Maulana Shaukat Ali was an Indian Muslim nationalist and leader of the Khilafat movement. He was the brother of Maulana Mohammad Ali. He was born in 1873 in Rampur state in what today is Uttar Pradesh. Ali’s brothers were the prominent leaders of the Freedom Movement of Pakistan. Both were deeply […]
Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar (1878-1931) Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar also called Mohammad Ali was among the passionate fighters of independence who struggled against the British people’s Colonial Powers. He was born in 1878 in Rampur, India. He belonged to the Yousaf Zai clan of the Rohillatribe a wealthy and enlightened family of Pathans. He was […]
Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi Maulana Ubaid Ullah Sindhi was an excellent political, religious and revolutionary scholar of the sub-continent. He rendered a limitless contribution to the independence of Muslims. Attributable to his efforts, he’s known by every Muslim. He visited places to motivate Muslims to inform them about their basic rights. He raised his voice against […]
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk was born on 24 March 1841, in Meerut. His real name was Mushtaq Hussain. He was one of the founders All India League. He was a famous Muslim politician. He was a self-made man. He did his engineering at Engineering College Roorkee. He was Law secretary within the government of Hyderabad […]
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk (1837-1907) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was born on 9th December 1837 in the town of Etawah, a component of the United Provinces. He was the son of Syed Mir Zaamin Ali. He got his early education in and around Etawah. He was given education in Persian and Arabic. He participated in Aligarh and he was […]
Sir Aga Khan III (1877-1957) Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan the Third was the leader of Shia Islamic Muslims. He was born in Karachi in 1877. Under the supervision of his mother, he got his religious and oriental education which was necessary for him to become a leader. He also attended Eton and University. […]
Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928) Syed Ameer Ali was born on 6th April 1849 in a Bengali village called Chansura. He was the youngest son of his parents. His father was in favour of contemporary English education and then, Ameer Ali was sent to Hugli College. He passed his bachelor’s from Calcutta University in the year […]
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) Allama Iqbal believed that “The real greatness of the person (Sir Syed) consists in the fact that he was the primary Indian Muslim who felt the requirement of a fresh orientation of Islam and worked for it.” In the words of a statesman, “Sir Saiyad was a zealous reformer and […]
Bahadur Shah Zafar Bahadur Shah II, better known as Bahadur Shah Zafar in history was the last Mughal Emperor who remained at the helm from 1837 to 1857. He was born on United Nations Day, 1775, and was the son of Akbar Shah II. He was over sixty when he ascended to the throne of […]
Syed Ahmad Barelvi Syed Ahmad Barelvi was born on the 29th of November 1786 in Rai Barely India. He was also called Syed Ahmad Shaheed. When Syed Ahmad was born it was the time when the Muslims of India were facing downfall at the hands of land, Sikhs, and Hindus after such an excellent past. […]
Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan was born on 10th December 1750 in Devanhalli. Being the eldest son of Haider Ali, Tipu Sultan succeeded his father who was the ruler of the independent state of Mysore in India. He was brave and well-trained in military skills since his childhood; he assisted his father in many battles. Tipu […]
Hyder Ali Haider Ali was born in 1727 in Ajmer Rajasthan. His father was an ordinary soldier of the Mysore army named Fateh Muhammad. Haider Ali was the father of the famous Tipu Sultan referred to as the “Tiger of Mysore”. He had two wives the first wife died afterward Tipu was cited by his […]
Siraj-ud-Daula Siraj-ud-Daula was the last independent Nawab of Bengal who succeeded Alivadi Khan on the throne. He was born in 1733 and died on July 23, 1757. The end of his reign marks the end of the independent decree of India and the beginning of the company’s rule that continued unabated over the following 200 […]
Nadir Shah Nadir Shah also named Nadir Quli was born in 1688 in Khurasan (Afghanistan). He ruled Persia as Shah of Iran; he was brought up in the Turkoman tribe. He laid the foundation of the Afsharid Dynasty after becoming king of Persia. From his childhood, he was a brave, ambitious, and competitive kind of […]
Muhammad Shah Rangeela Muhammad Shah Rangeela was the Mughal Emperor who ascended to the Peacock Throne in 1719 which he occupied till his death in 1748. His name was Roshan Akhtar and was the grandson of Bahadur Shah 1. He was born in 1702 at Fatehpur Sikri and was just 17 years old when the […]
Muhammad Farukh Siyar Muhammad Farrukh Siyar was the Mughal emperor who remained at the helm from 1713 to 1719. He was the grandson of Bahadur Shah 1 and the son of Azim-ush-Shan. He was born on Sep 11, 1683 at Aurangabad, Deccan. His father was summoned to the court of the emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 […]
Aurangzeb Alamgir Aurangzeb had proved himself a capable commander and administrator as a prince. He was certainly a more successful military strategist and practical statesman than his brothers who contended against him for the throne gave him success against all of them. Aurangzeb, the third son of Shah Jahan, was born on 21 October 1618, […]
Shah Jehan Shah Jahan was one of the four sons of Jahangir. His original name was Khurram, born on January 1592, in Lahore to a Hindu mother, the daughter of Raja Udai Singh of Mewar. He was born under the care of Akbar’s childless wife Ruquiah Begum. While very young, he can be acknowledged to […]
Nooruddin Jahangir Jahangir was the son of the many prayers. Akbar wanted an heir to succeed him, he not only prayed to God but also begged for the blessings of saints to own a son. All previous children of the emperor had died in their infancy, ultimately, a son was born in August 1569, and […]
Jalaluddin Akbar Akbar, the Great was one of the foremost eminent rulers of Indian history. He was one of the 2 greatest and after all the foremost controversial personalities together with Aurangzeb. Both are variously held responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. Akbar came to the throne in 1556 after the sudden death […]
Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah was one of the greatest administrators and rulers of medieval India. the first name of Sher Shah, the lion king, was Farid. He was the grandson of Ibrahim Sur and the son of Hussain. His grandfather came to India in search of employment in the time of Bahlol Lodhi and […]
Nasiruddin Humayun Humayun “the Fortunate” was the eldest son of Babur.He had three brothers, kamran,askari and Hindal. He was born in Kabul in March 1508. He was the son of Mahim Begum who was probably Shia. Young Humayun learned Turki, Arabic, and Persian. On account of his careless habits, he didn’t acquire the exactness of […]
