Hema Malini

 Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Malini made her acting debut in 1963 with the Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam. 

Born: 16 October 1948 (age 73 years), Ammankudi

Spouse: Dharmendra (m. 1980)

Children: Esha Deol, Ahana Deol

Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Padma Shri, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement, Screen Award for Jodi No. 1, ANR National Award, more

Education: Delhi Tamil Education Association Sr. Sec. School, Andhra Mahila Sabha.

During her career, she received eleven nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, winning the award in 1973.[12] In 2000, Malini won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2019 Filmfare Special Award for 50 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Cinema.[13] She is also honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.[14] In 2012, the Sir Padampat Singhania University conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Malini in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema.[15] Malini served as chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation. In 2006, Malini received the Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts (SaMaPa) Vitasta award from Bhajan Sopori in Delhi for her contribution and service to Indian culture and dance. In 2013, she received the NTR National Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contribution to Indian cinema.[16]

From 2003 to 2009, Malini was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament, as a representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[17] In 2014, Malini was elected to the Lok Sabha. Malini has been involved with charitable and social ventures. Currently, Malini is also a life member of the International Society for Krishna.

Malini was born in a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin[19] family to Jaya Lakshmi and VSR Chakravarti Iyengar in Srirangam.[20][21] She attended the Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai where her favourite subject was history.[22] She studied at DTEA Mandir Marg until the 11th Standard after which she pursued her acting career.[23]

Her first film with Dharmendra was Tum Haseen Main Jawaan (1970).[24] The two got married in 1980.[4][7] Dharmendra's first wife refused to divorce him, so the two converted to Islam and tied the knot in a secret ceremony at Khandaala.[25] Dharmendra already had two sons and two daughters with his first wife, two of whom later became Bollywood actors – Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Malini and Dharmendra have two children, Esha Deol (born 1981)[26] and Ahana Deol (born 1985).[27][28][29]

Madhoo Raghunath, who played the female lead in Phool Aur Kaante, Roja and Annayya, is Malini's niece.

On 11 June 2015, Hema Malini became grandmother when her younger daughter Ahana Deol gave birth to her first child, Darien Vohra. On 20 October 2017, she became grandmother for the second time when her elder daughter, Esha Deol Takhtani gave birth to a girl, Radhya Takhtani.[30]

Film career

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1960–1970 (Early work)

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Malini had played small roles in Pandava Vanavasam (1965) and Idhu Sathiyam (1962). In 1968, she was chosen to play the lead opposite Raj Kapoor in Sapno Ka Saudagar[31] and promoted as Dream Girl.[31]

1970–1978 (Established actress)

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Malini played the lead in Johnny Mera Naam (1970). Roles in subsequent films like Andaz (1971) and Lal Patthar (1971)[31] established her as a leading actress. In 1972, she played a double role opposite Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in Seeta Aur Geeta[32] which earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award for the film.[33] The list of successful films she starred include Sanyasi, Dharmatma and Pratigya, Sholay, Trishul to name a few.

Malini and Dharmendra, acted together in 28 films including Sharafat, Tum Haseen Main Jawan, Naya Zamana, Raja Jani, Seeta Aur Geeta, Patthar Aur Payal, Dost (1974), Sholay (1975), Charas, Jugnu, Azaad (1978) and Dillagi (1978).

Her chemistry with Rajesh Khanna was appreciated in Andaz and Prem Nagar. Their subsequent films like Mehbooba and Janta Hawaldar however did not do well at the box-office.

1980–1997 (Commercial success)

In the 80s Malini continued to star in big budget films like Kranti, Naseeb, Satte Pe Satta and Rajput, most of which proved successful at the box-office. She continued to work in heroine-centric roles after becoming a mother, in films like Aandhi Toofan, Durgaa, Ramkali, Sitapur Ki Geeta, Ek Chadar Maili Si, Rihaee and Jamai Raja.[31]

During this period, her films with Dharmendra included Alibaba Aur 40 Chor, Baghavat, Samraat, Razia Sultan, Baghavat, and Raaj Tilak. She continued to be paired with Rajesh Khanna in movies like Dard, Bandish, Kudrat, Hum Dono, Rajput, Babu, Durgaa, Sitapur Ki Geeta and Paap Ka Ant, some of which were modest successes.

In the 1990s, she produced and directed the 1992 film Dil Aashna Hai, starring Divya Bharti and Shah Rukh Khan in the leading roles. She also produced and directed her second feature film Mohini (1995), starring her niece Madhoo and actor Sudesh Berry in the leading roles. She then focused on dancing and television work, only occasionally appearing in films.[31] In 1997, she acted in Vinod Khanna's production Himalay Putra.

Neeraj chopra

 Subedar Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM is an Indian track and field athlete who is the reigning Olympic Champion in javelin throw. A Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics. 

Born: 24 December 1997 (age 24 years), Khandra

Awards: Padma Shri, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Athletics, Arjuna Award for Athletics

Education: Lovely Professional University, DAV College.

After local children teased him about his childhood obesity, Chopra's father enrolled him in a gymnasium at Madlauda; he was later enrolled in a gym in Panipat. While playing at Shivaji stadium in Panipat, he saw some javelin throwers and began participating himself.[12]

Chopra visited the nearby Panipat Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre, where javelin thrower Jaiveer Choudhary recognised his early talent in the winter of 2010.[13] Observing Chopra's ability to achieve a 40-metre throw without training and impressed by his drive, Choudhary became his first coach.[14] Chopra learned the basics of the sport from Choudhary and a few more experienced athletes who had trained under a javelin coach in Jalandhar.[15] He soon won his first medal, a bronze in the district championships, and then persuaded his family to allow him to live in Panipat while developing his abilities.[15]

 

Chopra receiving the Arjuna Award from Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, on 25 September 2018.[16]

After training under Choudhary for a year, the 13-year-old Chopra was admitted to the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula. The sports complex was then one of only two facilities in the state of Haryana with a synthetic runway. There, he trained under coach Naseem Ahmad, a running coach who made him train in long-distance running along with the javelin throw. As Panchkula lacked a specialized javelin coach, he and fellow javelin thrower Parminder Singh downloaded videos of the Czech champion Jan Zelezny and attempted to copy his style.[15] While initially at Tau Devi, Chopra typically achieved throws of around 55 metres, but soon increased his range, and in the National Junior Athletics Championships in Lucknow on 27 October 2012, won gold with a new national record throw of 68.40 metres.[17][18].

Ms Dhoni

 Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian professional cricketer who was captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. 

Born: 7 July 1981 (age 40 years), Ranchi

Spouse: Sakshi Dhoni (m. 2010)

Current team: Chennai Super Kings (Wicket-keeper)

Awards: ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year, ICC Award for Spirit of Cricket, LG People's Choice Award, more

Education: Gossner College Ranchi, St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali.

In Indian domestic cricket he played for Bihar and Jharkhand Cricket team. He is the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League. He captained the side to championships in the 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 editions of IPL league. Also under his captaincy Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Won Champions League T20 two times, in 2010 and 2014. He vacated the captaincy on 24 March 2022, being replaced by Ravindra Jadeja.[14][15] He took back the captaincy on 30 April 2022.[16]

Dhoni made his ODI debut on 23 December 2004, against Bangladesh in Chittagong,[17] and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.[18] He played his first T20I also a year later against South Africa.[19] In 2007, he took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid.[20] In 2008, he was selected as Test Captain.[21] His captaincy record in this format was mixed, successfully leading India to a series win against New Zealand in 2008 and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (home series in 2010 and 2013) against Australia while losing to Sri Lanka, Australia, England, and South Africa by big margins in away conditions.[22]

He announced his retirement from Test format on 30 December 2014,[23] and stepped down as captain of T20Is and ODIs in 2017. On 15 August 2020, Dhoni retired from all formats of international cricket.[24][25][26] He continues to play in the IPL.[15]

Virat Kohli

 Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the India national cricket team. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League as a right-handed batsman. 

Born: 5 November 1988 (age 33 years), New Delhi

Spouse: Anushka Sharma (m. 2017)

Education: Vishal Bharti Public School

Movies: M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Children: Vamika Kohli

Awards: Padma Shri, Wisden Cricketers of the Year, Arjuna Award for Cricket, Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Cricket, more

Current teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Batsman), India national cricket team (Batsman.

Kohli was raised in Uttam Nagar[19] and started his schooling at Vishal Bharti Public School.[16][20] In 1998, the West Delhi Cricket Academy was created and a nine-year-old Kohli was part of its first intake.[19] Kohli trained at the academy under Rajkumar Sharma[17] and also played matches at the Sumeet Dogra Academy at Vasundhara Enclave at the same time.[19] In ninth grade, he shifted to Saviour Convent in Paschim Vihar to help his cricket practice.[16][21] His family lived in Meera Bagh until 2015 when they moved to Gurgaon.[22].

Major Sandeep unnikrishnan

 Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC was an officer in the Indian Army serving in the elite 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guards. He was martyred in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. 

Born: 15 March 1977, Kozhikode

Died: 28 November 2008, Mumbai

Spouse: Neha Unnikrishnan (m. ?–2008)

Awards: Ashoka Chakra

Education: The Frank Anthony Public School (1995), NDA Khadakwasla.

Sandeep Unnikrishnan came from a Malayali family residing in Bangalore, where they had moved from Cheruvannur, Kozhikode District in the state of Kerala.[4] He was the only son of retired ISRO officer K. Unnikrishnan and Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan.[5][6]

Sandeep spent 14 years at The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore[7] before graduating in 1995 in the ISC Science stream.[8] He wanted to join the Army, even attending school in a crew cut. His peers and teachers recalled him as being a good athlete who was active in school activities and sports events.[9] He was also a member of the school choir and enjoyed watching movies.[9][10]

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was married to Neha.[11.

Along with bitter memories of the unprecedented violence, the bravery of Indian security personnel, especially of NSG commando, the late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, is etched forever in the hearts of Indians. Years after his martyrdom, he is still a celebrated hero in Bengaluru and across Karnataka.

Dr Vikram sarabhai

 Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1972. He is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program. 

Born: 12 August 1919, Ahmedabad

Died: 30 December 1971, Halcyon Castle Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

Spouse: Mrinalini Sarabhai (m. 1942)

Books: Management for Development

Education: St John's College, Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya, Gujarat Arts and Science College, University of Cambridge

Children: Mallika Sarabhai, Kartikeya Sarabhai

Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan.

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was born on 12th August, 1911 in Ahmedabad. He completed his initial education in Ahmedabad only. In 1938, he came to Ingeland. From Cambridge University he completed in Ahmedabad only. In 1938 he went to Inzland. From Cambridge University, he passed the Tripos examination in physics. Because of World War broke out, they could stay there and do not study further and returned to India.

Dr. Sarabhai started working at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He got along with the famous scientists Dr. Chandrasekhar Venkataraman and Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha. Vikram was engaged in research work with them. In this way these three great scientists surprised foreign scientists with their own discoveries.

 

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai did a lot of research related to cosmic rays. What are the changes in cosmic rays, in what situations, why they are, this was their important discovery.

For this, they had to do research work at the weather forecasting center. To study these rays also went to the Himalayan regions.

Mother Teresa

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC, honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Born: 26 August 1910, Skopje, North Macedonia

Died: 5 September 1997, Kolkata

Education: Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham (1928–1928)

Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat Ratna, Order of the Smile, Golden Honour of the Nation, Albert Schweitzer International Prize, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, more

TV shows: Hell's Angel .

During her lifetime Mother Teresa became famous as the Catholic nun who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute and dying in the slums of Calcutta - now known as Kolkata.

Mother Teresa was born on 26th of August in 1910 Skopje, Macedonia in a Catholic religious family. Her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu who became later famous as the Mother Teresa after her great works and life achievements. She decided to become a nun in her childhood.

Happy mother's day to all mothers