Swamy Vivekananda

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Narendranath was the name of Swamy Vivekananda. He was born on Jan. 12, 1863. His parents were pious. Young Narendra was a daring and dashing youth. But he was fiery in his sincerity. He had an insatiable sense of enquiry. He met a number of god men. But he was not at all satisfied with them. Young Narendra had a good physic and melodious voice.

Once he met Ramakrishna Paramahansa. The latter discovered vast spiritual reserves in young Narendra. The paramahansa’s touch had an electrifying effect on Narendra. Thus Swamy Vivekananda emerged. He became the devoted disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa.

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Diwali

DIWALI

India is a land of faiths and religions. Hindus celebrate a number of festivals. Every festival has its own special sanctity. Festivals reveal our joy and gaiety. They also serve as cementing forces. New clothes and friendly gatherings characterise these festivals.

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Ramzan

RAMZAN

Prophet the Mohammed founded the Islam. He is the greatest of the prophets. Islam believes in inner piety. God is the sovereign piety. All are sons and daughters of one god. God is omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. Charity and compassion are the basic tents of Islam. Daily prayers have a special role in Islam. Islam is for peace and plenty.

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William Shakespeare

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE(1564-1616)

A great author is neither a scribbler nor a pen mam. He is the eye of the humanity. An author is born and bred in the society. It is the society which moulds him into an author. It is the society with all its traditions which influences him. A great author mirrors the past, voices the present and moulds the future.

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Indira Gandhi

INDIRA GANDHI

Indira priyadarshini, the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru was born on Nov. 19, 1917. She witnessed various stages of our freedom struggle from close quarters. She took active part in our freedom struggle along with her father. She was educated in Shantiniketan. She followed the letters of her father closely. Those letters were published as ‘Glimpses of World History’. Those lofty thoughts moulded her personality. Young Indira participated in Non-cooperation movement. She exhibited a rare patriotic favour. She took part in the Quit India Movement. She visited various countries along with her father.

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Alexander Graham Bell

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922

EARLY LIFE

Until the 19^th century, it was more difficult to communicate with friends and family. Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish American inventor, and also a teacher for the deaf students. He was inspired to learn how to communicate with the hearing impaired because of his mother who was a deaf. As a child, Bell was fascinated by the art of communication.

THE IDEA OF THE TELEPHONE

After college, Bell worked with his father to help enhance the hearing of deaf students. He taught the students by using his father’s system of visible speech, speaking using the lips and tongue. In 1875, Bell invented the first version of the telephone. Bell was fascinated with the new invention the telegraph and how it could send messages through metal wires as electro lights.

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Famous Inventions of Albert Einstein

ALBERT EINSTEIN AND HIS FAMOUS INVENTIONS

The most influential physicist of the 20^th century, Albert Einstein made a numerous contributions based on his theories that have benefited the world. While he was not an inventor by trade, Einstein invented a refrigerator that functioned without electricity. It may be adoptable into an eco-friendly version 70 years after he invented it. Many of Einstein’s inventions were his theoretical concepts that laid the groundwork for future scientific research in other fields.

Specific Theory of Relativity (STR)

Einstein major contribution as an inventor was his theory of relativity e=mc2, the relationship of the energy and mass.

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