BIO - SKETCH / BIOGRAPHY

Biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else and it is considered as a literary genre. In a biography there would be information about the eminent person’s –name, residence, childhood days, primary education, higher education, occupation, activities in life, works for which he/she is famous for, awards, achievements  and other important details and if dead date and place of death. Necessary hints will be supplied to you and you have to write the biography/bio-sketch following the points. Write in simple past tense and in a single paragraph. Rich adjectives, adverbs, necessary phrases, phrasal verbs and idioms  should be used.  Do not add anything which is not in the given points. Write within 90 -120 words.

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No other patriot (or) player (or) singer (or) scientist (or) novelist (or) mathematician (or) monk (or) philosopher (or) economist (or) cricketer (or) footballer (or) player (or) poet (or) freedom fighter (or) historian has achieved such an endearing niche in the heart of the people like ________________________________________________.               ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .

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                                                                     MAHATMA GANDHI

Hints : Introduction – born in Gujrat on 2^nd October 1869 – truthful – studied in England – practiced in South Africa – back in India in 1919 – fought for freedom – became leader – led mass movements – jailed several times – India freed in 1947  - ideal non-violent – lived simple – close to masses –called  Mahatma by Rabindranath  - shot dead in 1948.

 

      No other patriot and freedom fighter has achieved such an endearing niche in the heart of the people like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. He was born on 2^nd October 1869 in Gujrat. He was much truthful. He studied in England but practiced in South Africa. He returned back to India to fight for Indian freedom. Then he became the leader and the mass movements and shaped the tide of the tide of the movement.  He was put to jail for several times by the British government and  India won freedom on 15^th August 1947. He believed in non- violence. Moreover, he lived a very simple life and was very close to masses. He was called ‘Mahatma’ by Rabindranath Tagore. Unfortunately, he was shot dead in 1948. Though he is not among us, still we feel his breath in his immortal works and deeds.      [133 words]

 

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1.RAJA RAMMOHAN ROY
 Birth : 10 May, 1772 in Hooghly-Parents : Ramkanta and Tarini-Education : Scholar in Arabic,                              Persian, English, Latin, Greek, Tibetian-Travelling : throughout India, England, Tibet- Achievements         established Adi Brahmo Samaj-abolished Suttee in 1827, fought against polygamy, child marriage,               established Hindu College in 1817 with David Hare-Wrote books on History, Geography, Science                   in Bengali-called the father of Bengali prose-Last life, left for England in 1831-Emperor conferred, 'Raja'-Death: 27 Sept, 1833-Burried at Bristol.

3.RABINDRANATH TAGORE
Write down his name : Life: 7 May, 1861 to Aug 7, 1941-Birth Kolkata-Family rich and
cultured-A poet from boyhood-Composed songs, stories, essays, poems, novels, etc-Nobel Prize
in literature in 1913 for Geetanjali-An educationalist-Set up Santiniketan, Visva-Bharati-A
patriot-gave üup Knighthood-An internationalist.

4.SISTER NIVEDITA
Margaret Nobel-born in Ireland on 28 Oct, 1867-religious from childhood-took to teaching in
1884-dedicated to the cause of the poor-shocked at her friend's death-met Vivekananda in
1895-came to India in 1898-named Nivedita-dedicated for the distressed-fought for India's
freedom movement-died in 1911.

5.SOURAV GANGULY
 Birth-8 July, 1972.- Parents-Chandi Ganguly & Nirupa Ganguly. - Education-St. Xaviers 

School & Colege. - Inspirstion-Parents & elder brother. - Cricketer-Played Ranji against
Delhi, selected for England tour, two centuries in test in 1996. 6. One-day performance-match
winnings at Dhaka, Sharjah, Torento, England, etc. 7. Highest score in one-day match 183 against
Srilanka. 8. Captain-any other performances.

5.BANKIMCHANDRA
Birth : 26 June, 1838-Place : near Naihati, 24 Pgs.-Father Jadav Chandra Chatterjee-Student of                                   Hooghly Mohsin College, Presidency College, First graduate of C.U.-Service : Deputy Magistrate-Works - Poems-Lolita',-- Novels-Kapalkundala', 'Bisha Briksha', 'Krishnakanter Will', 'Rajsingha',  'Devi Chowdhurani', 'Ananda Math'-Essays-Kamala Kanter Daptar', 'Lok- Rahasya'-author of 'Bande Mataram'-Death : 8 April, 1894.

 

7.SATYENDRANATH BOSE
Birth : 1 Jan, 1894-Education : 5th in the Entrance Exam 1909 from Hindu School, 1st in FA in
1911, 1st in B.Sc. Hons, 1st in M.Sc. in Mixed Math from CU-Service: Lecturer, Science College,
Kolkata, Works : papers on Theory of Relativity in 1919, Reader Dhaka University 1921, President of Science Congress (Science Section) in 1929. Founder of Bongiya Bigyan Parishad 1948- Awards : DSc. by CU, Desikottam by Visva Bharati, Padmabibhusan in 1954, National Professor in 1959-Death : 4 Feb, 1974.

8. DONALD BRADMAN
Born in New South Wales (August 27, 1908)-First appeared against New South Wales, scored a
century (118)-highest innings in Australia : 452 not out against South Australia in 1927/28-
started career as a leading cricketer, captained Australia in 1936-national selector in 1938-the
only Australian cricketer to be Knighted-published autobiography, 'Farewell to Cricket' in 1950-
became chairman of Australian Cricket Board in 1960-scored 29 centuries, 13 half centuries, 699 runs and average 99.94 Test Cricket-died Feb, 2001.

9.CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Charles Spencer Chaplin-Born 16 April, 1889 London-lived with mother in poverty-parents separated when one year-joined studios in Hollywood-1918 own studio- produced The Kiď, "The Great Dictator', "The Modern Times', "The Lime Light', etc-a peace lover-Knighthood in 1975-went to Europe-USA refused re-entry-lived in Switzerland till death on 25 Dec, 1977.

 

10.DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR

Birth : 14 April, 1891 in Maharastra-Full name : Bhim Rao Ambedkar-Father: Ramji Shakpal- tortured in childhood for low caste-Education : Columbia University, America, MA in 1915, D.Phil. in 1917, M.Sc. from England in 1921-Professor, Sidenham College-Attended the Round Table Conference in London 1950-President of the Committee to make Indian Constitution- Death : 5 Dec, 1956-Honour : Bharat Ratna in 1990.