Sahajanand Saraswati – Biography, Contributions, Literary Works
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (1889-1950) was an ascetic(sanyasi), revolutionary, political activist, philosopher, historian, writer, peasant leader and …
Modern India Personalities
Swaminarayan/Sahajanand Swami – Biography, Philosophy, Literary Works
Sahajanand Swami, popularly known as Swaminarayan (1781-1830), was a spiritual leader and ascetic. He is the central figure in a modern sect (Vaisnavi…
Madame HP Blavatsky – Biography, Contributions, Literary Works
Helena Petrovna Blavatskaya popularly known as Madame Blavatsky (1831-91) was a writer, poet, philosopher, traveller, brilliant pianist, fine artist, …
Dadoba and Atmaram Pandurang – Biography, Contributions, Literary Works
Atmaram Pandurang and Dadoba Pandurang were two brothers who contributed significantly to social reforms in India. Dadoba Pandurang (Tarkhadkar) (1814…
Tipu Sultan- His Place in Political & Cultural Discourse
The ghost of Tipu Sultan continues to haunt the politics of Karnataka, with several politicians denouncing him as a religious fanatic, while others pr…
Mahadev Govind Ranade – Biography & Contributions
Mahadev Govinda Ranade (1842–1901), also called Madhavrao and Justice Ranade was a brilliant jurist, nationalist, socio-religious reformer, politici…
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio – Biography and Contributions
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831) was a poet, rationalist thinker, educator, journalist, and nationalist. He was the first Indian poet in English…
Savitribai Phule – Biography, Contributions, Literary Works
Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) was a social activist, reformer, educationist and author. She was the first woman teacher in India and established the fi…
Jyotirao Phule & Satyashodhak Samaj – Important Personalities of Modern India
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (1827-1890) was an educationist and a social reformer of the 19th century. He pioneered t…
