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Name: Shah Rukh Khan
Called: The King Khan, Baadshah of Bollywood
Day of Birth: 2nd of November, 1965
Place of Birth: Talwar Nursing Home (Rajinder Nagar) New Delhi-India
Shah Rukh was born with the umbilical cord entangled around his neck. A nurse said that it was by the blessings of Hanuman and that he would be a very lucky child.
Mother: Fatima Begum (a social worker and a first class magistrate, who died of complications from diabetes in 1991)
Father: Mir Taj Mohammed (a lawyer and a freedom fighter, who died of cancer in 1981)
Siblings: One sister named Shehnaz fondly called Lala Rukh
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9'' (around 1,75 m)
Weight: around 75 kg
Eyes: magic brown
Hair Color: shiney black Education:
High School: St. Columbia High School In New Delhi.
College: Graduated from Hansraj College, & then Masters in Mass Communication from Jamiya Miliya Islamiya, New Delhi
Qualifications and Achievements:
Masters; A Brilliant Student
Sword of Honour to the most outstanding student
The Ravi Subramani award
The Sujit Memorial award
He captained all teams in football, hockey, and cricket
He was also good in dramatics
He was a king in Hindi, Electronics, Biology
Occupation: actor, producer
If not an Actor: In the arm force or a school teacher.
Start his Career: in a TV serial called "Fauji"
Film Debut: Deewana (2002)
Hobbies & Interests: his family, his work, playing computer games
Martial Status: Married, since October 25, 1991 with Gauri Chibber / Khan (born 8th of October 1970)
Children: son Aryan (born on the 13th of November, 1997) daughter Suhana (born on 22nd of May 2000)
Web Link: www.shah-rukh-khan.info/

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Alternate name(s): Mahatma Gandhi
Date of birth: October 2, 1869
Place of birth: Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India
Date of death: January 30, 1948 (aged 78)
Place of death: New Delhi, India
Movement: Indian independence movement
Major organizations: Indian National Congress
Religion: Hinduism

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી mohandās karamcand gā̃dhī?, IPA: /moɦənd̪äs kərəmtʃənd̪ gä̃d̪ʱi/, October 2, 1869–January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha—a philosophy that is largely concerned with truth and 'resistance to evil through active, non-violent resistance'—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known in India and across the world as the Mahatma (Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā — "Great Soul" - an epithet given by Tagore) and as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ bāpu—"Father"). In India, he is officially accorded the honour of Father of the Nation and October 2, his birthday, is commemorated each year as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday. On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring October 2 to be the "International Day of Non-Violence."

Gandhi first employed peaceful civil disobedience in the Indian community's struggle for civil rights in South Africa. Upon his return to India from Africa, he organized poor farmers and labourers to protest against oppressive taxation and widespread discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for the alleviation of poverty, for the liberation of women, for brotherhood amongst different religious and ethnic groups, for an end to untouchability and caste discrimination, and for the economic self-sufficiency of the nation, but above all for Swaraj—the independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led his nation in the disobedience of the British salt tax imposed in India with the 400 kilometre (248 miles) Dandi Salt March in 1930, and in an open call for the British to Quit India in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years on numerous occasions in both South Africa and India.

Gandhi practised and advocated non-violence and truth, in all situations. He lived simply, organizing an ashram that was self-sufficient in its needs. Making his own clothes—the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl woven with a charkha—he lived on a simple vegetarian, and later, fruitarian diet. He underwent long (at times over a month) fasts, for both self-purification and protest.

   

Swami Vivekananda

Biography

A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power, Vivekananda crammed immense labor and achievement into his short life, 1863-1902. Born in the Datta family of Calcutta, the youthful Vivekananda embraced the agnostic philosophies of the Western mind along with the worship of science.

At the same time, vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned people of holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. He found such a person in Sri Ramakrishna, who became his master, allayed his doubts, gave him God vision, and transformed him into sage and prophet with authority to teach.

After Sri Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda renounced the world and criss-crossed India as a wandering monk. His mounting compassion for India's people drove him to seek their material help from the West. Accepting an opportunity to represent Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of Religions in 1893, Vivekananda won instant celebrity in America and a ready forum for his spiritual teaching.

For three years he spread the Vedanta philosophy and religion in America and England and then returned to India to found the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Exhorting his nation to spiritual greatness, he wakened India to a new national consciousness. He died July 4, 1902, after a second, much shorter sojourn in the West. His lectures and writings have been gathered into nine volumes.

Photo Link: http://www.vivekananda.org/archivephotogallery.asp

Dr.APJ.Abdul Kalam

Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in ISRO and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple institutions. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple development tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft.

As Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an eminent scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming India from the present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020.

Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to ignite the young minds for national development by meeting high school students across the country.

In his literary pursuit four of Dr. Kalam's books - "Wings of Fire", "India 2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium", "My journey" and "Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India" have become household names in India and among the Indian nationals abroad. These books have been translated in many Indian languages.

Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of several other awards and Fellow of many professional institutions.

Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020.
Books: Inspiring Thoughts, Indomitable Spirit, Guiding Souls, Children Ask Kalam, Mission India, The Life Tree, The Luminous Sparks, Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space Technology, My Journey, Ignited Minds, Envisioning an Empowered Nation, Wings of Fire, 2020- A Vision for the New Millennium

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Asin

Name : Asin
Date of birth : 26th October, 1985
Family : Father Joseph Thotumkal and mother Dr. Seline
website : http://www.asinonline.com/
Debut Film : Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (M)
Hobbies : Music
Height : 5'5"

Awards : MGR-Sivaji Awards: Best Actress 2005 , United Artistes of India : Sirandha Nadigai Sirappu Virudhu (Special award for best actress) , Tamilnadu Cinema Kalai Mandram: Sirandha Nadigai 2005 , Bharath Cine Awards: Best Actress 2005
Asin alias Asin Thottumkal, the talented actress cum model, from Kerala is an upcoming heroine in the Tamil film industry. Before entering into films, she was a part-time model and businesswoman.
She started modeling at the age of 14 and is trained in Bharatnatyam and folk dance. She debuted into the movie world in 2001, in the Malayalam film "Narendaran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka" directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Then she did a number of movies in Telugu including 'Amma Nana O Tamila Ammai' (2003) for which she received the Filmfare Best Actress award, 'Sivamani 98480 22338' (2003), 'Lakshmi Narasimha' (2004), 'Gharshana' (2004), 'Chakram' (2005) etc.In Tamil, she had problems initially with her first movie 'Ullam Ketkumae' being cancelled and another movie 'Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam' with Surya being stalled. But the scenario changed with the release of 'M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi' which became one of the biggest hits in 2005. After that she was flooded with offers from well known directors and there was no looking back.
Asin won the hearts of the Tamil audience with her captivating performance in the super hit movie 'Ghajini' (2005). After seeing her superb performance in Ghajini, Aamir Khan, super star in Bollywood, has invited her to act the female lead in its Hindi version. Her 2005 Diwali releases 'Sivakasi' and 'Majaa' were also declared hits. Asin has become selective in her roles and has had a steady career so far with many upcoming films and that too with top stars. She has also been signed to endorse the products of Pepsi in India. Now this charming starlet is riding high in Tamil as well as Telugu films.