Tag: Leaders & Icons
10 Major Achievements of Kiran Bedi
Kiran Peshawaria was born in a Peshawaria business family in Amritsar, Punjab, India, on June 9, 1949. While taking formal education at Sacred Heart Convent School in Amritsar, Kiran picked up a keen interest...
10 Major Achievements of Oprah Winfrey
Among the most successful global media leaders the world has witnessed, Oprah Winfrey has been an American Talk Show host, news anchor, television producer, actress, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist in her career spanning over...
10 Major Accomplishments of Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is a prominent American politician from the Democratic Party with a long successful career in politics and public service. She has represented one of California’s 5th, 8th...
10 Major Accomplishments of Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was born on January 17, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. The families of her father, Fraser Robinson III, and mother, Marian Shields Robinson, traced their roots to African American slaves from...
10 Major Achievements of Kalpana Chawla
Born in the small town of Karnal in the Indian state of Haryana on July 1, 1961, Kalpana (‘imagination’ in Hindi) Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut and aeronautical engineer. She is most famous for...
10 Major Accomplishments of George Washington
Note: This article was originally published on 07 June 2015
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American political and military leader who is often referred to as the Father of...
10 Major Accomplishments of Ronald Reagan
Note: The post was originally published on Feb 11, 2017
Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 – 2004) was an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of California and the 40th President of the United...
10 Major Achievements of Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 in the village of Banga ( in present day Pakistan), Punjab, in British Colonial India. At the time of his birth, his father Kishan Singh; and...
10 Major Achievements of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel is counted among the greatest figures in the political history of modern India. He was born in Nadiad, in the countryside of the state of Gujarat in India, on October...
10 Major Accomplishments of George Walker Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Before becoming president, he served in the US Navy,...