1. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Use the following points:
Birth: 14th April, 1891 at Mhow in central India
Parents : Bhima and Ramji Sankpal
About : received the surname Ambedkar from a teacher and was called Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Education : M.A. from University of Columbia in America
Profession : a teacher in a college
Works : organised satyagraha and protested against untouchability
Achievement : the first law Minister in free India
Famous for : his leading role in drafting the Constitution of India—fought against casteism
Award : Bharat Ratna in 1990
Death : 6th December, 1956
2. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Rabindranath Tagore, one of the celebrated poets. Use the following points:
Birth : May 7, 1861
Parents : Maharshi Debendranath Tagore; Sarada Devi
Education : was home schooled
Works : a versatile genius — wrote innumerable essays, poems, plays, novels, short stories — Nature lover
Award : won Nobel Prize for ' Gitanjali"
Major Works : founded Visvabharati in Santiniketan
Death : August 7, 1941
3. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest social reformers and philosophers. Use the following points:
Birth : January 12, 1863 at Shimla in Kolkata
Parents : Biswanath Dutta; Bhubaneswari Devi
Career : follower of Sri Ramakrishna — attended World Religions Conference at Chicago in 1893
Major works : set up Ramakrishna Mission
Death : July 4, 1902
4. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Use the following points:
Birth : May 24, 1899 , Churulia, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India)
Parents : Kazi Faqeer Ahmed , Zahida Khatun
Education : Religious education at a mosque and dargah-run madrasa and maktab
Early Life : Worked as a muezzin and caretaker at a mosque — Joined a traveling theatrical group and developed an interest in poetry, drama, and literature
Service : British Indian Army (1917-1920) — Journalist and writer in Calcutta
Achievements : Wrote the famous poem "Bidrohī" ("The Rebel") — Wrote "Bhangar Gan" ("The Song of Destruction") and "Rajbôndīr Jôbanbôndī" ("Deposition of a Political Prisoner") — Composed nearly 4,000 songs, known as Nazrul Giti
Major Works : Nationalist activism and poetry
Referred to as the "Rebel Poet"
Awards : Jagattarini Medal (1945), Padma Bhushan (1960), Ekushey Padak (1976), Independence Award (1977)
Death : August 29, 1976, Dhaka, Bangladesh
5. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a Bengali Indian poet, educator, and social reformer, a pioneer in the field of Indian English literature and a prominent figure in the Bengal Renaissance. Use the following points:
Birth : April 18, 1809, in Kolkata, India (then British India) in a multilingual family
Parents : Francis Derozio (of Portuguese descent), Sophia Johnson (of English and Indian descent)
Early life : was exposed to various cultures from an early age
Education : Received his early education at the Dhurmotollah Academy — attended the Hindu College in Kolkata, where he developed an interest in literature and poetry.
Career : as a poet and writer, publishing his first collection of poems, "Poems", 1827 — a professor at the Hindu College, where he inspired a group of young students, known as the "Derozians," to embrace liberal ideas and reform movements.
Major Works : "The Fakeer of Jungheera" (1828), "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" (1829), "To the Memory of the Late Lord Byron" (1829)
Achievements: First Indian poet to write in English — Inspired a generation of Indian writers and reformers — Advocated for women's education, abolition of slavery, and press freedom — key role in the Bengal Renaissance
Famous for : his poetry, which explored themes of love, nature, and social justice — for his role in inspiring a generation of Indian writers and reformers
Death : December 26, 1831, in Kolkata, India (due to cholera)
6. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Annie Besant (née Wood) , a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. Use the following points:
Birth : October 1, 1847, in London
Parents : William Burton Persse Wood, Emily Roche Morris
Early Life and Education :
Career : a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society (NSS) and writer — involved with union actions, including the Bloody Sunday demonstration and the London matchgirls strike of 1888 — a leading speaker for both the Fabian Society and the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF) — elected to the London School Board for Tower Hamlets, topping the poll, even though few women were qualified to vote at that time — the president of the Theosophical Society in 1907 — joined the Indian National Congress and became the first female president in 1917
Major Works : "On the Deity of Jesus of Nazareth" (1872), "The True Basis of Morality" (1882), "The Case For India" (1917)
Achievements : an early role model for women politicians — important role in helping the London Dockers form a union and gain better wages — helped establish the Central Hindu School in 1898 and the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board in 1922 — established the first overseas Lodge of the International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain in 1902
Famous For : her political and religious views and her work in the fields of education, women's rights and Indian nationalism.
Birth : 12th September 1894
Death : September 20, 1933, in India
7. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Raja Rammohan Roy, an Indian social and religious reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. Use the following points:
8. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay. Use the following points:
Parents : Mahananda Bandyopadhyay; Mrinalini Devi
Early education : at Bangaon High School -- intermediate and graduation from Ripon College, now known as Suendranath College of Kolkata
Profession : worked as Headmaster at Jangipara High School and later at Harinavi Anglo-Sanskrit Institution
Literary skills : famous novels are Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Aranyak, Icchamati, Chander Pahar, etc.
Death : 1st November, 1950
10. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Nandalal Bose. Use the following points:
Birth : December 3, 1882 in Kharagapur, Bihar
Parents : Pumachandra Bose; Kshetramani Devi
Education : moved to Kolkata in 1897 —joined Presidency College — studied art at Calcutta's school of Art — influenced by murals
Profession : principal of Kala Bhaban, Shantiniketan
Honour : awarded Padma Vibhusan — titled Deshikottama
Death : April 16, 1966
11. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Stephen Hawking . Use the following points:
Birth : April 18, 1809, in Kolkata, India (then British India) in a multilingual family
Parents : Francis Derozio (of Portuguese descent), Sophia Johnson (of English and Indian descent)
Early life : was exposed to various cultures from an early age
Education : Received his early education at the Dhurmotollah Academy — attended the Hindu College in Kolkata, where he developed an interest in literature and poetry.
Career : as a poet and writer, publishing his first collection of poems, "Poems", 1827 — a professor at the Hindu College, where he inspired a group of young students, known as the "Derozians," to embrace liberal ideas and reform movements.
Major Works : "The Fakeer of Jungheera" (1828), "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" (1829), "To the Memory of the Late Lord Byron" (1829)
Achievements: First Indian poet to write in English — Inspired a generation of Indian writers and reformers — Advocated for women's education, abolition of slavery, and press freedom — key role in the Bengal Renaissance
Famous for : his poetry, which explored themes of love, nature, and social justice — for his role in inspiring a generation of Indian writers and reformers
Death : December 26, 1831, in Kolkata, India (due to cholera)
6. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Annie Besant (née Wood) , a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. Use the following points:
Birth : October 1, 1847, in London
Parents : William Burton Persse Wood, Emily Roche Morris
Early Life and Education :
Career : a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society (NSS) and writer — involved with union actions, including the Bloody Sunday demonstration and the London matchgirls strike of 1888 — a leading speaker for both the Fabian Society and the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF) — elected to the London School Board for Tower Hamlets, topping the poll, even though few women were qualified to vote at that time — the president of the Theosophical Society in 1907 — joined the Indian National Congress and became the first female president in 1917
Major Works : "On the Deity of Jesus of Nazareth" (1872), "The True Basis of Morality" (1882), "The Case For India" (1917)
Achievements : an early role model for women politicians — important role in helping the London Dockers form a union and gain better wages — helped establish the Central Hindu School in 1898 and the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board in 1922 — established the first overseas Lodge of the International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain in 1902
Famous For : her political and religious views and her work in the fields of education, women's rights and Indian nationalism.
Birth : 12th September 1894
Death : September 20, 1933, in India
7. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Raja Rammohan Roy, an Indian social and religious reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. Use the following points:
8. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay. Use the following points:
Parents : Mahananda Bandyopadhyay; Mrinalini Devi
Early education : at Bangaon High School -- intermediate and graduation from Ripon College, now known as Suendranath College of Kolkata
Profession : worked as Headmaster at Jangipara High School and later at Harinavi Anglo-Sanskrit Institution
Literary skills : famous novels are Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Aranyak, Icchamati, Chander Pahar, etc.
Death : 1st November, 1950
10. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Nandalal Bose. Use the following points:
Birth : December 3, 1882 in Kharagapur, Bihar
Parents : Pumachandra Bose; Kshetramani Devi
Education : moved to Kolkata in 1897 —joined Presidency College — studied art at Calcutta's school of Art — influenced by murals
Profession : principal of Kala Bhaban, Shantiniketan
Honour : awarded Padma Vibhusan — titled Deshikottama
Death : April 16, 1966
11. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Stephen Hawking . Use the following points:
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13. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Charlie Chaplin, one of the legendary film-makers and actors. Use the following points:
14. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Khudiram Bose, one of the most prominent figures in India's fight for freedom. Use the following points:
15. Write a short biographical sketch on the life of Nelson Mandela, Symbol of protest inequality and apartheld. Use the following points:
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