- : Tulasidas: Amar Chitra Katha (No:1430)
- The poet eho wrote ram-charit-manas
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- : The Emperor Akbar wanted to honor him but for the poet Tulsidas no honor was greater than telling the story of Lord Rama to ordinary people in a language they understood. His rendition of Valmiki's Ramayana in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi, was different from its Sanskrit original in many ways but such was its popularity that even today every village and town in the Hindi heartland has a troupe that enacts the story of Rama based on Tulsidas' work.
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- : Guru Nanak (No:1429)
- The founding guru of sikhisma
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- : Given a choice, Guru Nanak would rather have been a guest at a poor hard working man's home than at a rich but idle landlord's. His reasons were sound and helped to change an entire community. Combining wisdom with mercy, his teachings impressed Hindus and Muslims alike, while his songs of devotion gained favor with even the most oppressive of masters.
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- : Madhvacharya (No:1428)
- A vaishnava saint philosopher
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- : Madhvacharya (C. 1238-1317) propagated the Bhakti Marg or the path of devotion for the realization of God. He felt that there was no need to deny the world in order to realize the Divine. Relying on logic and quoting profusely from the scriptures, he made a strong case for theism. His school of thought is known as DaVita which stands for two realities - independent and dependent. The infinitely perfect God is independent and the world of matter and spirits is dependent on God. He advocated total surrender to God to achieve salvation.
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- : Mangal Pandey (No:1427)
- He fired the first shot
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- : The Indian sepoys of the Native Infantry Regiment, in Barrackpore, were appalled when they heard that the cartridges they bit into before loading their guns were going to be greased with cow and pig fat. It was an insult to their religious sentiments. The murmurings of dissent rose as the news spread but the British were insensitive to the reasons behind it and then Mangal Pandey, a sepoy from the Native Infantry, fired the shot that triggered off the First War of Indian Independence.
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- : Jayaprakash narayan (No:1426)
- A soldier for justice
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- : Bandits and bullies both relied on his sense of fair play. When, as a boy, he tended to pet animals rather than play with his toys, people thought he was simple-headed. It was this spirit of kindness, however, that guided his lifelong fight against injustice and inequality. The rough and tumble of political life may have bewildered him but the country recognized in Jayaprakash Narayan an honest, brilliant and selfless Gandhian.
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- : Paurava and alexander (No:1424)
- Battle of the giants
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- : The battle between Alexander of Macedonia and King Paurava was the most difficult one the Greek invader had ever fought. Here he was faced with an adversary whose courage and pride demanded recognition. Even though Paurava lost the battle to Alexander's brilliant strategy on the battlefield he could not be conquered by the great conqueror
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- : Nandivishala (No:1423)
- Wit and wisdom from budhist lore
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- : These Jataka tales are a wake-up call to all ungrateful, arrogant, hypocritical and self-serving liars. Full of humor and sound advice, they reveal the tyrannical power of money, the foolishness of superstition and the dangers of losing self-control. So, read and be entertained and laugh as you learn and remember, the good always triumph.
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