Biography of Debendranath Tagore
Debendranath Tagore was born on 15 May 1817 in Kolkata & died on 19 January 1905 in Kolkata, was one of the founder in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism … read more
Biography of Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on May 11, 1895 in Madanapalle, Madras Presidency, British Raj & died on February 17, 1986 in Ojai, California, was an Indian writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His … read more
Biography of Mahendranath Gupta
Mahendranath Gupta was born on March 12, 1854 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India & died on June 4, 1932 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, (also famously known as M and Master Mahashay), was a disciple … read more
Biography of Humayun Kabir
Humayun Zahiruddin Amir-i Kabir or Humayun Kabir was born on 22 February 1898 in 22 February 1898 in Komarpur village near nangta para district town of Faridpur, currently in Bangladesh &am died on 18 August … read more
Biography of Syed Zafarul Hasan
Syed Zafarul Hasan was born on February 14, 1885 & died on June 19, 1949, was a prominent twentieth-century Muslim philosopher. Syed Zafarul Hasan was the eldest son of Khan Sahib Syed Diwan Mohammad. Syed … read more
Biography of Mirza Ghalib
Ghalib was born as Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan on 27 December 1797 in Agra, Mughal Empire & died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi, Punjab, British India, was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from … read more
Biography of Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva was born on November 5, 1952 in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India, is a philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author of several books. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, is author of over 300 … read more
Biography of Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Shastri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale was born on October 19, 1920 in Roha, Maharashtra, India & died on October 25, 2003 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, also known as Dada-ji, which literally translates as elder brother in … read more
Biography of Shriram Sharma
Shriram Sharma was born on September 20, 1911 in Awalkhera, Agra, UP, India & died on June 2, 1990 in Haridwar, was an Indian social reformer, a prominent philosopher, visionary of the New Golden Era, … read more
Biography of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 5 September 1888 in Tiruttani, now in Tamil Nadu & died on 17 April 1975 in Chennai, India, was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the second President of … read more
Biography of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Osho, born as Chandra Mohan Jain on 11 December 1931 in Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, India & died on 19 January 1990 Pune, Maharashtra, India, also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, calling himself … read more
Biography of (Dr.) B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, Central Provinces, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh) & died on 6 December 1956 in Delhi, India, popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an … read more
Biography of Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee born as Lee Jun-fan; on 27 November 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA & died on 20 July 1973 in Hong Kong, was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, … read more
Biography of Harriet Tubman
Born into slavery in 1820 in Bucktown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Reared in slavery, she married a free black, John Tubman, in 1844. He opposed her plans to flee north, so she escaped … read more
Biography of Cardinal John O’Connor
Catholic prelate, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. After his ordination (1945) he taught at high schools, worked with retarded children, and earned advanced degrees in philosophy, psychology, and political science. He then spent 27 years … read more