Today (May 9, 2010)  is the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the legendary Bengali poet, philosopher, educationist, essayist, musician, novelist and playwright. Wikipedia rightly refers to the person who alone reshaped Bengali literature and gifted with worldwide respect as a “Bengali polymath.” The word polymath means a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. [...]

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in news for something not directly related to cricket. After the Mittals and Ambanis, India now has a cricketer in the haloed lists of rich people published by Forbes magazine. According to the Forbes magazine, Dhoni is now the richest cricketer making $10 million last year. He has surpassed even the [...]

Maharani Gayatri Devi is a personality that attracted me since childhood. Recognized as one of the ten leading beauties of the world by the fashion magazine Vogue, the Maharani of Jaipur breather her last today at a Jaipur hospital at the age of 90. She was a successful politician and known for her philanthropic activities. [...]

Internet phenomenon Susan Boyle ened up runner up in the Britain’s Got Talent reality TV show.(The dance troupe Diversity pulled off a upset victory). But, she will remain an inspiration for everybody. When the 48 year old amateur singer with her frumpy appearance walked on to the stage in the show for the first time, [...]