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BADEN POWELL, SIR ROBERT(1857-1941)
Sir Baden Powell was the famous British army officer who became a national hero for his spirited and courageous defence of Mafeking during the South African War of 1899-1902. But he became renowned t... |  |
 | FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (1820 –1910)
Florence Nightingale was a selfless servant of humanity, who raised the task of nursing from a mere profession to a spiritual service. Her tireless work amongst the wounded and dying soldiers during ... |
HELEN ADAMS KELLER (1880 –1968)
Helen Keller, a woman of outstanding courage and fortitude, was undoubtedly one of the most inspirational figures of the twentieth century. In spite of a childhood affliction that robbed her of her... |  |
 | LINCOLN ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States and one of the greatest in American history. A farsighted politician, he used his marvellous oratorical skills and power of reasoning ... |
LOUIS BRAILLE (1809-1852)
Louis Braille, French educationist and inventor of the world’s first reading system for the blind, was a man of extraordinary dedication. Thanks to his painstaking effort, all the more remarkable sin... |  |
 | MANDELA, NELSON ROLIHLAHLA (1918-
Nelson Rolilahla Mandela, Nobel Laureate and first ever elected black President of South Africa, has been for the most part of his life an equal rights activist, fighting for justice for the black pe... |
MOTHER TERESA (1910-1997)
Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu), was an apostle of love and charity, who dedicated her life to the service of the poor. She has left behind a legacy of spirituality and selfless service th... |  |
 | SWAMI VIVEKANANDA (1863 – 1902)
Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Dutta, was the foremost disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, which is now an internationally renowned organisation serv... |
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