Great Personalaties of India

This information-packed book Great Personalities of India chronicles the lives of influential personalities whose achievements have helped shape and reshape the contours of India and its people. The compilation includes outstanding statesmen and women, entrepreneurs, scientists, social reformers, film artists, sportsmen and women, among others. Also included in the book are eminent people who have achieved distinction as writers, musicians, business persons, philanthropists, etc.
Enjoy reading live and sacrifice of the 80 famous personalities who have influenced our lives, and are a source of constant inspiration and motivation for all of us. The text is organised category-wise for easy search and reference. Each biography includes life sketch, a trivia, a quote, successes & failures and awards associated with him/her to inspire the readers and satisfy their curious instincts.
Open up the pages of the book to read the success stories, and discover for yourself how fast you can imbibe their traits to make it big in your life. CONTENTS: 1. ACTORS/DIRECTORS a) Aishwarya Rai b) Amitabh Bachchan c) Naseeruddin Shah d) Raj Kapoor e) Satyajit Ray f) Shabana Azmi g) Shahrukh Khan h) Shammi Kapoor 2. ARTISTS a) M.F. Hussain 3. BUSINESSMEN/ENTREPRENEURS a) Adi Godrej b) Azim Premji c) Chanda Kochhar d) Dhirubhai Ambani e) G. D. Birla f) J.R.D. Tata g) Lakshmi N. Mittal h) Lalit Suri i) Mukesh Ambani j) Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy k) Sunil Mittal l) Shahnaz Husain 4. HISTORIANS/HISTORIC FIGURES a) Akbar b) Subhas Chandra Bose c) Vallabhbhai Patel 5. SINGERS/MUSICIANS a) A.R. Rahman b) Asha Bhosle c) Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi d) Bismillah Khan e) Jagjit Singh f) Kishore Kumar g) Lata Mangeshkar h) Mohammed Rafi i) Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia j) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan 6. POLITICIANS/DIPLOMATS a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Indira Gandhi d) Jawaharlal Nehru e) Jayaprakash Narayan f) Kapil Sibal g) L.K. Advani h) Narendra Modi i) P. Chidambaram j) Rajiv Gandhi k) Shashi Tharoor l) Sonia Gandhi 7. PHYSICIANS a) Naresh Trehan 8. SCIENTISTS/INVENTORS a) APJ Abdul Kalam b) C.V. Raman c) HJ Bhabha d) Harish Chandra e) S Chandrasekhar f) Satish Dhawan 9. SOCIAL REFORMERS a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave b) Amartya Sen c) Anna Hazare d) B.R. Ambedkar e) Irom Sharmila Chanu f) Kiran Bedi g) Medha Patkar h) Mother Teresa i) Raja Ram Mohan Roy j) Shivaji Raje Bhosle k) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar l) Swami Ramdev m) Swami Vivekananda SPORTSPERSONS a) Kapil Dev b) P.T. Usha c) Rahul Dravid d) Sachin Tendulkar e) Saina Nehwal f) Sunil Gavaskar WRITERS/POETS/LYRICISTS a) Anita Desai b) Arundhati Roy c) Gulzar d) Javed Akhtar e) Mirza Ghalib