 | Ashok Vinoo Mankad was borned on 12 October 1946- in Bombay.He was Right handed Indian batsman, played for india in 22 Test matches. Ashok Mankad made a sequence of big scores in the Harris Shield as a teenager. After making 348, 325 and 258 in this inter-school tournament, he was picked to represent Mumbai and West Zone cricket team in Under-19 tournaments. Manked made his first class debut in age of 17. He was selected to play Tests against New Zealand in 1969-70. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Ahok Mankad's Profile |
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Ahok Mankad
Ruslana Sergeevna Korshunova
 | Born in Kazakhstan, Ruslan started her modeling career at an early age of 15 years. She was discovered in the year 2003 and appeared in various magazines like All Asia, Elle, Vogue etc. during her short modeling career. She met her unfortunate demise at a young age of 20 years by falling from the 9th floor of a Manhattan sky scraper in New York. No signs of struggle were found on her body after the incident which started speculations that she committed suicide. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Ruslana Sergeevna Korshunova's Profile |
Lee Cheong-Joon
 | Lee Cheong-joon was one of the prominent novelists of South Korea. He started his career with a short novel called Toewon. Many South Korean movies have taken inspiration from the works of Lee Cheong-joon. He is considered to have started a new era in modern South Korean literature in the 1960s. Lee Cheong-joon passed away of lung cancer on 31st Jule, 2008 at the age of 67. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Lee Cheong-Joon's Profile |
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
 | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Profile |
Ishmeet Singh
 | Ishmeet Singh, born in Ludhiana in a middle class family shot to fame with a popular win on a talent hunt TV show "Amul Star TV - Voice of India" on the 24th of November, 2007. With a great passion for singing and undying determination, he committed himself to singing and emerged a winner. After the contest, he performed at various places and attracted the masses. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Ishmeet Singh's Profile |
Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Bhagat Singh
 | Bhagat Singh was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. For this reason, he is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh (the word shaheed means "martyr"). Born to a family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj in India, Singh, as a teenager, had studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchism and communism.[2] He became involved in numerous revolutionary organizations. He quickly rose through the ranks of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) and became one of its leaders, converting it to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Associa... For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Bhagat Singh's Profile |
Monday, July 21, 2008
Swami Vivekananda
 | Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra Nath Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkata. His father, Viswanath Datta, was a brilliant lawyer and his mother Devi Bhuvaneshwari, was a devout woman. In 1879, Narendra entered the Presidency College, Calcutta for higher studies. After one year, he joined the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and studied philosophy. He is the valiant monk who proclaimed in America the greatness of Hinduism and of Indian culture at a time when the West regarded India as a land of barbarians. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Swami Vivekananda's Profile |
Kurt Cobain
 | Kurt Cobain was one of the icons of grunge and alternative rock music. Born to Donald and Wendy Cobain of Aberdeen, Washington on 20th February 1967, Kurt had a troubled childhood as his parents divorced when he was merely seven. Cobain along with bassist Krist Novoselic formed the American rock band Nirvana in 1987. Nirvana had a succession of drummers but Dave Grohl stayed the longest (from 1990 onwards). Nirvana's rough and distorted sound with the disturbing lyrics soon saw it sell millions of copies and topping the charts. The band found their major success with the album 'Nevermind' which had some unforgettable numbers like 'Smells like teen spirit', 'Come as you are', 'About a Girl' a... For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Kurt Cobain's Profile |
Freddie Mercury
 | Freddie Mercury was a British musician and was best known as the lead singer. He was the co-founder of a rock band. Freddie was well known for his live stage performances. He was a great song writer too. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Freddie Mercury's Profile |
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
George Washington
 | George Washington is known as the Father of the United States of America for having led America to freedom from Britain, and then presiding over the country as the first President of free America (1789-97). He was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775. His successful battles on the field and diplomatic measures off it helped to ward away all fears of the nation disintegrating and led the continental army to victory over their mother country, Britain. After the victory, Washington wished to retire to his quaint life in the plantations. But he was not happy with the Articles of Confederation and its effect on the country. So he personally took the initia... For pictures, videos and lots more, go to George Washington's Profile |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Jimi Hendrix
 | Jimi Hendrix was born as Johnny Allen Hendrix and was renamed James Marshall Hendrix later on. When Jimi was nine years old, his parents James Al Hendrix and Lucille Jeter divorced. After his mother's death in 1958, Jimi moved in with his grandmother. A troubled family environment, poverty and neglect made Jimi grow up as a sensitive and reserved boy. Jimi acquired his first acoustic guitar at the age of 14 on which he would practice tunes after watching others play and listening to records. At a young age, Jimi had started participating in local music bands. Hendrix has a major role in the development of guitar feedback through overdriven amplifiers. He is known all over the world as a ... For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Jimi Hendrix's Profile |
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Charlton Heston
 | Charlton Heston was an American Academy Award winning film actor. He is distinguished the world over as Moses in the movie The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. Charlton was one of the Hollywood actors who stood against racism in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Later in his life, he became conservative in politics and headed the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2004. For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Charlton Heston's Profile |
Monday, July 7, 2008
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe symbolizes Hollywood glamour and vivacity that has mesmerized the world ever since. An alluring appeal, combined with an inherent sensuality which is at the same time innocently vulnerable, has made her a popular figure the world over.For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Marilyn Monroe's Forever Profile
Luciano Pavarotti
An opera legend, Luciano Pavarotti was one of the most renowned musicians in the field of vocal music. He was one among the Three Tenors and was known all over the globe for his breathtaking performances. Pavarotti was not only a musician but also a philanthropist who had worked for a number of causes, including the Red Cross.For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Luciano Pavarotti's Forever Profile
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was born as Johnny Allen Hendrix and was renamed James Marshall Hendrix later on. When Jimi was nine years old, his parents James Al Hendrix and Lucille Jeter divorced. After his mother’s death in 1958, Jimi moved in with his grandmother. A troubled family environment, poverty and neglect made Jimi grow up as a sensitive and reserved boy. Jimi acquired his first acoustic guitar at the age of 14 on which he would practice tunes after watching others play and listening to records. At a young age, Jimi had started participating in local music bands.
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston to an Englishman Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston and Ella van Heemstra in Brussels. Audrey’s father later on added the surname of his maternal grandmother Kathleen Hepburn to the family name and Audrey became Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston. Young Audrey used to draw a lot during leisure hours. In 1945, Hepburn moved to Amsterdam and learnt ballet dancing from Sonia Gaskell. Then she went to London and learnt more of dance from the renowned dancer Marie Rambert. Hepburn decided to pursue acting afterwards.
For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Audrey Hepburn's Forever Profile
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert Irwin, popularly known as Steve Irwin, was born on his mother’s birthday to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Melbourne, Australia. Steve Irwin was an Australian wildlife expert whose television series The Crocodile Hunter has been broadcast all over the world for years on end. Known all over the world as “The Crocodile Hunter”, Steve Irwin has left an indelible mark in the world of people who stand for animals. Steve’s mother worked as a wildlife rehabilitator and his father is a wildlife expert. Married to Terri Raines – another animal activist hailing from USA – Steve Irwin co-owned and managed Australia Zoo, Beerwah, Queensland which was founded by his parents. Steve and Terri had two children – daughter Bindi Sue Irwin (born July 24, 1998) and son Robert Clarence Bob Irwin (born December 1, 2003). They are growing up in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents before them.
Truly a family passionate about animals!
For pictures, videos and lots more, go to Steve Irwin's Forever Profile
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, which is the capital of Macedonia these days. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) that has been endeavouring tirelessly to serve the society. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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