Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, India. She was the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space.She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
July 23, 1906 – Feb 27, 1931 Chandra Shekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association... read more
26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997 The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, M.C.,commonly known as Mother Teresa , was an... read more
September 28, 1929 Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made... read more
December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963 Rajendra Prasad was the first President of the Republic of India. An Indian... read more
January 12, 1918 – February 5, 2008 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was born Mahesh Prasad Varma and obtained the honorific Maharishi... read more
November 7, 1888 – November 21, 1970 Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS was an Indian physicist whose ground breaking work... read more
27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894 Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist.He was the... read more
August 20, 1944-May 21, 1991 On the morning of 31 October 1984, his mother was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards... read more
June 15, 1937 Kisan Baburao “Anna” Hazare is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase... read more
December 28, 1932 – July 6, 2002 Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani,better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon who... read more
