Famous Personalities

Here's why India owes an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the vision, tact and pragmatic diplomacy of Sardar Patel and his brilliant secretary, VP Menon.

While the stories of Shivaji’s reign in Maharashtra have attained an almost-cult like status in India, few know about his childhood days in Bengaluru.

His first warning was against the use of 'popular protest' methods to solve problems. According to Ambedkar, forms of popular protest such as civil disobedience and non-cooperation should have been abandoned in the future as they only lead to anarchy.

Arguably world’s greatest scientist, Einstein’s theories catapulted him to global fame in an era that coincided with the ‘golden age’ of Indian science.

One of Indian Army’s most decorated generals, Field Marshal KM Cariappa blazed a trail in the Indian Armed Forces with his unrelenting patriotism.

Emulating his idol Roger Federer, Srikanth says that he derives the ability to keep his head on his shoulders from the Swiss Legend.

A mathematics professor from Pune, Dhondho Keshav Karve was one of the earliest crusaders of women’s rights in India. Here’s his forgotten story.

The untold story of Noor Inayat Khan, the indomitable Indian princess who was executed by the Nazis for being one heck of a spy.

An exemplary economist who enhanced India's credibility in the global arena, Raghuram Rajan could end up winning the Nobel Prize in Economics, according to predictions made by research firm Clarivate Analytics.

An exclusive interview with Amish Tripathi, the author of the Shiva trilogy — the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing.