Savithri |
Draupadi |
| She chose a noble young man for
her husband. She knew he had only a year to live, but yet she married him. Even the God of
Death bowed to her love and devotion and restored her husband to life. |
The wife of the great Pandavas.
renowned alike for her loveliness and her granite will. Volcanic, she reduced her enemies
to the ashes. But her story is a saga of suffering. |
Ekalavya |
Sister
Nivedita |
| A Student's distinction lies in
his devout pursuit of know- ledge, and not merely in his heritage. This manifests in a
splendid manner in Ekalavya's life. He worshipped an idol of his 'Guru' mastered archery.
when his master desired his right thumb as fee,he smilingly sacrificed it. |
Young Margaret Noble came under
the spell of Swami Vivekananda. She came from distant Ireland to India to serve the people
of this land. She was give the name of ' Nivedita' as one dedicated to God. |
Raja Rammohan Roy |
Rammanohar
Lohia |
| Raja Rammohan Roy has come to be
called the ' Maker of Modern India'. With out giving up what was good and noble in the
past he laid the foundations for a great future. HE was a great scholar and a independent
thinker. |
The Socialist leader of a
fearless and dynamic personality. Both before independence and in free India he went to
prison several times for the sake of the people. |
Madhanlal
Dhingra |
Veer
Abhimanyu |
| Dhingra died young but his life
was one of the heroism and glory. In London, the heart of the British Empire, he killed an
enemy of India. He died gladly for his country. |
The matchless youth who won
immortality by his shining heroism in the great Mahabharatha war. Pitted against the
mightiest of the mighty in the enemies' ranks, this warrior barely sixteen became sheet
anchor of the Pandavas. |
Lakshmana |
Karna |
| Younger brother of Sri Rama,
Lakshmana personifies brotherly love and self - effacement. When Sri Rama had to
wage war against Ravana to rescue Sita, he whole heartedly collaborated in hte venture. |
A Great Hero of hte
'Mahabharata'. Karna lived such a life that he became another name for generosity and
loyalty. It was his misfortune to be shunned as a person of low caste. He sacrifice his
life for his master. |
Dr.Ananda
K.Coomaraswamy |
Madana
Mohana Malaviya |
| Ananda K. Coomaraswamy who was
born in Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) and grew up in England, taught the west the way to approach
and understand the arts of India. His whole life was dedicated to the study and exposition
of Indian culture. |
The founder of Benaras Hindu
University. His boyhood was spent in utter poverty. By his scholarship, pure life and
selflessness he won such respect that he collected more that thirteen million rupees for
the university. |
Dr.M.Visvesvaraya |
Bhishma |
| One of the makers of modern
India. 'MV" was a genius. Perfectly honest and devoted to his work, he set new
standards of efficiency. |
One of the most honoured
figures of the Indian epic, the Mhabharata. He gave up marriage and throne for his
father's sake. To the people of India he is the symbol of mature wisdom. |
Dadheechi |
Bhargiratha |
| Dadheechi after acquiring
spiritual knowledge, led a pious life. When prayed for by Indra and other gods, he readily
sacrificed his life as well as body, in order that the gods might win in their war against
demons. |
Thegreat hero who brought down
the Ganga from the heaven to the earth. Bhagiratha has become another name for a will of
steel that never accepts defeat. |
Vidura |
Dhondo Keshava Karve |
| A Great man who shines even in
the galaxy of the mighty characters of the ' Mahabharata'. Affection did not dim his
wisdom. Fearlessly he walked the path of righteousness. He showed the same pathe to
others. |
Maharshi Karve
lived for a hundred and four years. After he completed his education he pledged his life
to the service to others. He chose poverty and walked the pathe strewn wiht criticism and
opposition. |
Bahubali |
Nandalal
Bose |
| Bahubali defeated his elder
brother who was puffed up with pride, but at that very moment understood his life's
aim. He gave back the kingdom to his defeated brother and went away to meditate the God.
He enriched the lives of his fellowmen with the light he received. |
A Celebrated painter of modern
India. A genius who was admired in many countries. His was an attractive personaity, which
combined boundless learning and a unique genius with unaffected modesty and gentle humour. |
Lava-Kusha |
Keshava
Baliram Hedgewar |
| Sons of Rama and Sita. After
Rama sent away sita who was pregnant, to the forest the twin children were born to her in
the hermitage of sage Valmiki. Lava and kusha ties the horse of Rama and successfully
fought Bharata, Lakshmana and Rama himself. At last are finally reunited with Rama. |
Founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh. His strong desire was that all the people should dedicate themselves for the
service of the Motherland forgetting the differences of caste creed. etc He shone simple
and loving personality. |
Jijabai |
Chanakya |
| The mother of Shivaji who was
the protector of the country as well religion. She was the embodiment of self - respect.
That great mother suffered in silence and became a source of inspiration to her heroic son |
He vowed to dethrone the haughty
king who was harassing the people of the land. His 'Arthashastra' is a classic of
statecraft and is reverently studied in Europe and else where. |
