A much decorated war veteran Air Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer, PVSM, MVC, DFC was a…
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Impartiality in white coat! Piloo Dara Reporter, nee PD, was a successful Indian international cricket…
A multi-faceted genius Cinematographer, painter, documentary film maker, still photographer, jazz enthusiast, raconteur, ace motorcyclist…
The Tiger of Nathu La Rai Singh Yadav was born on 17 March 1925 in…
A versatile genius Gieve Patel was an Indian poet, dramatist, painter, visual artist, and doctor.Nissim Ezekiel’s 1966 release of poems began his writing career. ‘How Do You Withstand’, ‘Body Mirrored Mirroring’, and ‘On Killing A Tree’ are some of his other works. For a decade, he led poetry classes at Rishi Valley School. His poems appeared in Anthologies The Golden Treasure of Writers Workshop and Contemporary Indian Poetry. He also translated into English songs written by Gujarati poet Akho in the 17th century. He examined modern life and depicted social reality via poetry, emphasising both its intricacy and beauty and…
Master of Vilambit Khayal The Hindustani classical music desktop is replete with icons who have…
Scientist-Genius with a poetic flow Scientists are the pioneers of human progress, pushing the boundaries…
The farmer poet Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor, fondly called Na Dho was an Indian nature poet,…
Socialist leader who stood tall In an era when politics came to be dubiously described…
Exceptional soldier and an officer par excellence Vetri Nathan was born to Commander N K…