Great Indian Personalities who make you feel proud to be an Indian. It is an attempt on the part of Bangalinet to help you know these great personalities. The rest is on you to explore their life and works, to imbibe the best in your life.
Gandhiji’s life was dedicated to the ideals of Truth, Non-violence and Love. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October in 1869. To know more about Gandhiji
Sri Ramkrishna was deeply devoted to serve the mother goddess Kali from a young age. He had an unusual memory interested in Hindu mythology. To know more about Sri Ramkrishna
Tagore founded Santiniketan. In 1913 he received the Nobel Prize for literature following the publication of his collection of poems Gitanjali.To know more about Rabindranath Tagore
Bose was a warrior who had dedicated his life for the sake of his motherland. He is still acclaimed as the brightest star Bengal ever produced.To know more about Subhas Chandra Bose
Mother Teresa was perhaps God's greatest gift to mankind. She was an apostle of God who brought in succor for the poor and the destitute. To know more about Mother Teresa
One book that exists in every Bengali household is the "Barna Parichoy" for little children by Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar. To know more about Vidyasagar
Jatindra Nath Mukherjee was born in 1879. He came to be called 'Bagha Jatin' after killing a tiger single-handed and without any arms. To know more about Bagha Jatin
Vivekananda was a student of philosophy and the thoughts of the existence of God haunted his mind. It was in Sri Ramakrishna he found his guru. To know more about Swami Vivekananda
Raja Rammohan single handedly abolished the evil practice of “Sati daho” (burning of widows in the funeral pyre of their dead husbands). To know more about Raja Rammohan Roy
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born on July 23 1856. Gangadhar Tilak was one of the earliest architect of the edifice of nationalist movement in India. To know more about Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Pandit Ravi Shankar first concert was in 1939. He composed a new tune for the national song, which has become a popular standard. To know more about Pandit Ravi Shankar
Satyajit Ray intended two typefaces titled Ray Roman and Ray Bizarre. In 1992, he received the honorary Oscar for lifetime achievements. To know more about Satyajit Ray