GREAT Indian PERSONALITIES
| Savithri | Draupadi |
She
chose a noble young man for her husband. She knew he had only a year to live,
but yet she married him. Even the God of Death bowed to her love and devotion
and restored her husband to life.
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| Ekalavya | Sister Nivedita |
A
Student's distinction lies in his devout pursuit of know- ledge, and not
merely in his heritage. This manifests in a splendid manner in Ekalavya's
life. He worshipped an idol of his 'Guru' mastered archery. when his master
desired his right thumb as fee,he smilingly sacrificed it.
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Young
Margaret Noble came under the spell of Swami Vivekananda. She came from
distant Ireland to India to
serve the people of this land. She was give the name of ' Nivedita' as one
dedicated to God.
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| Raja Rammohan Roy | Rammanohar Lohia |
Raja
Rammohan Roy has come to be called the ' Maker of Modern India'. With out
giving up what was good and noble in the past he laid the foundations for a
great future. HE was a great scholar and a independent thinker.
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The
Socialist leader of a fearless and dynamic personality. Both before
independence and in free India
he went to prison several times for the sake of the people.
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| Madhanlal Dhingra | Veer Abhimanyu |
Dhingra
died young but his life was one of the heroism and glory. In London,
the heart of the British Empire, he killed an enemy of India. He
died gladly for his country.
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The
matchless youth who won immortality by his shining heroism in the great
Mahabharatha war. Pitted against the mightiest of the mighty in the enemies'
ranks, this warrior barely sixteen became sheet anchor of the Pandavas.
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| Lakshmana | Karna |
Younger
brother of Sri Rama, Lakshmana personifies brotherly love and self -
effacement. When Sri Rama had to wage war against Ravana to rescue
Sita, he whole heartedly collaborated in hte venture.
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A
Great Hero of hte 'Mahabharata'. Karna lived such a life that he became
another name for generosity and loyalty. It was his misfortune to be shunned
as a person of low caste. He sacrifice his life for his master.
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| Dr.Ananda K.Coomaraswamy | Madana Mohana Malaviya |
Ananda
K. Coomaraswamy who was born in Ceylon
( Sri Lanka ) and grew up
in England, taught the
west the way to approach and understand the arts of India. His
whole life was dedicated to the study and exposition of Indian culture.
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The
founder of Benaras
Hindu University.
His boyhood was spent in utter poverty. By his scholarship, pure life and
selflessness he won such respect that he collected more that thirteen million
rupees for the university.
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| Dr.M.Visvesvaraya | Bhishma |
One
of the makers of modern India.
'MV" was a genius. Perfectly honest and devoted to his work, he
set new standards of efficiency.
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One
of the most honoured figures of the Indian epic, the Mhabharata. He gave up
marriage and throne for his father's sake. To the people of India he is
the symbol of mature wisdom.
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| Dadheechi | Bhargiratha |
Dadheechi
after acquiring spiritual knowledge, led a pious life. When prayed for by
Indra and other gods, he readily sacrificed his life as well as body, in
order that the gods might win in their war against demons.
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Thegreat
hero who brought down the Ganga from the
heaven to the earth. Bhagiratha has become another name for a will of steel
that never accepts defeat.
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| Vidura | Dhondo Keshava Karve |
A
Great man who shines even in the galaxy of the mighty characters of the '
Mahabharata'. Affection did not dim his wisdom. Fearlessly he walked the path
of righteousness. He showed the same pathe to others.
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Maharshi Karve lived for a hundred and four years. After he completed his education he pledged his life to the service to others. He chose poverty and walked the pathe strewn wiht criticism and opposition. |
| Bahubali | Nandalal Bose |
Bahubali
defeated his elder brother who was puffed up with pride, but at that
very moment understood his life's aim. He gave back the kingdom to his
defeated brother and went away to meditate the God. He enriched the lives of
his fellowmen with the light he received.
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A
Celebrated painter of modern India.
A genius who was admired in many countries. His was an attractive personaity,
which combined boundless learning and a unique genius with unaffected modesty
and gentle humour.
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| Lava-Kusha | Keshava Baliram Hedgewar |
Sons
of Rama and Sita. After Rama sent away sita who was pregnant, to the forest
the twin children were born to her in the hermitage of sage Valmiki. Lava and
kusha ties the horse of Rama and successfully fought Bharata, Lakshmana and
Rama himself. At last are finally reunited with Rama.
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Founder
of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. His strong desire was that all the people
should dedicate themselves for the service of the Motherland forgetting the
differences of caste creed. etc He shone simple and loving personality.
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| Jijabai | Chanakya |
The
mother of Shivaji who was the protector of the country as well religion. She
was the embodiment of self - respect. That great mother suffered in silence
and became a source of inspiration to her heroic son
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He
vowed to dethrone the haughty king who was harassing the people of the land.
His 'Arthashastra' is a classic of statecraft and is reverently studied in Europe and else where.
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