Born in 340 BC Chandragupta was the founder of Mauryan Empire in India. He was the first ruler who consolidated almost whole of India and for the first time ruled the unified India. Historian are of different opinion regarding the birth of Chandragupta, some believe him to be from Magadha, as the son of a Nanda Prince, while others connect him to Gandhara. He was the disciple of Chanakya, a teacher in Taxila. Chanakya saw [...]
The Gupta period is known as the golden age in Indian History and it reached the pinnacle of glory during the reign of Chandragupta II. A ruler of excellent administrative abilities, foresightedness and military prowess, he was also a great patron of art, culture, literature and music. He was also known as Vikramaditya and referred as one of the most admirable kings in the history. Chandragupta II inherited a large kingdom but extended his empire [...]
A daring freedom fighter and a fearless revolutionary, Chandra Shekhar was born on 23 July 1906 in Bhavra, Madhya Pradesh. Involved in incidents such as Kakori Train Robbery, assembly bomb incident and the shooting of Saunders at Lahore, to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai, he was the face of revolutionary India. Son of Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and Jagarani Devi, he received his early education at Bhavra and was sent to the Sanskrit Pathshala [...]
Birbal, the famous historical character, was born as Mahesh Das, in 1528, in a very poor Brahman family, in a place called Trivikrampur, situated on the banks of river Yamuna. He was a prime member of the group of nine members, known as the ‘Nava Ratnas’, the inner council of advisors, for the Mughal emperor Akbar. Birbal was mostly entitled to the administrative and military duties but was very close to Akbar who loved his [...]
Bipin Chandra Pal Biography Bipin Chandra Pal (1858-1932) was a noted politician, journalist, an eminent orator and one of the three famous patriots, known as the trilogy of Lal Bal Pal. The other two were Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was one of the main architects of the Swadeshi movement. He stood against the partition of West Bengal. Pal was born on November 7, 1858 in at Sylhet (now in Bangladesh). He [...]
Kanishka was a king of the Kushana Empire in South Asia. He was famous for his military, political and spiritual achievements, and along with Ashoka and Harshavardhana is considered to be the greatest king by Buddhists. He had a vast empire, it extended from Oxus in the East to Varanasi in the West, and from Kashmir in the North to the coast of Gujarat including Malwa in the South. The date of his accession to [...]
Jijabai Biography Jijabai (1594-1674) was the mother of Shivaji, the legendary Maratha king and warrior who stood strong against the rivaling Mughal Empire. Jijabai was born in 1594 in the town of Sindhkhed in Maharashtra. Her father was an eminent Maratha Sardar and nobleman named Lakhuji Jadhavrao, while her mother was Malasa Bai. Her father served the NizamShahi of Ahmednagar and was proud of his high position and status. Marriage came very early to Jijabai’s [...]
Jehangir was a Mughal emperor who ascended the throne after his father Akbar. He was born on 9th September 1569 at Fatehpur Sikri and was named Prince Muhammad Salim. He was given the best education possible and from the age of four, he learned Persian, Arabic, Hindi, history, arithmetic, geography and other branches of science from scholarly tutors like Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana. His relationship with his father was bitter but later reconciled with him and [...]
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta was one of the active rebels who fought for India’s freedom. He was born in Baramw, in Chittagong district, Bangladesh in 1885. Son of Jatra Mohan Sengupta, a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council and an advocate, Jatindra Mohan Sengupta studied in Presidency College, Kolkata. In 1904, he traveled to England to attain his bachelors degree in law. During his stay in England, he fell in love with an English lady [...]
Iltutmish belonged to the slave dynasty and succeeded to the throne after Qutub-ud-din-Aibak. He was one of the leading rulers of the Delhi Sultanate and played a key role in extending the empire to a large part of the country. He was a Turk, who belonged to the Ilbari tribe. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, who was at that time the Viceroy of Delhi was impressed by his intelligence and bravery and purchased him. Gradually, he rose to a [...]
