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No. |
Name |
Greatness Reason |
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M |
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01 |
Muhammad (PBUH) |
The last Prophet of God. He was born in 571 AD at Makkah and was bestowed
Prophethood at the age of 40. He preached Islam in Arabia. He succeeded in
establishing first Islamic state at Madina. He died at the age of 63. |
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02 |
Marco Polo(1254-1323) |
The Italian traveler, who was the first European to visit China. He also
journeyed to India an other countries of the Far East, an published recorded
of his travels. |
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03 |
Marcus Junius Brutus(85-82 BC) |
Roman governor and principle assassin in the murder of Julius Caesar. |
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04 |
Mahakavi Kalida (c. AD 400) |
India's one of the greatest Hindi poet and dramatist, Khlidas lived during
the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. His famous works are Shakuntala,
Raghuvamsha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambhava. |
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05 |
Madam Marrie Curie(1867-1934) |
Madam Curie was the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes. She was a
Polish chemist known for her discovery of radium (1898). Along with her
husband Pierre Curie, a French scientist, she carried out research in
radioactivity and they were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
After her husband's death she continued her research and in 1911 was awarded
the second. Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of radium and
polonium. |
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06 |
Mathew Arnold(1822-88) |
A famous English poet and critic, some of Arnold's famous poems are Sohrab
and Rustam and Scholar Gipsy. |
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07 |
Martin Luther King(1929-68) |
A Black American (Negro) clergyman and civil rights leader, he led a
non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American negroes an
became a martyr for his cause. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in
1964. He was assassinated on April 5, 1968 by a white fanatic. |
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08 |
Manu |
Regarded as the ancient law giver of India and author of India and author of
Manu Samriti. |
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09 |
Marshal Tito(1892-1980) |
Ex-President of Yugoslavia, he was leader of the partisan forces that fought
successfully against German occupation in 1941. He was made President of
Yugoslavia for life in 1963. |
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10 |
Michael Faraday(1791-1867) |
The British scientist who discovered electromagnetism, Faraday also
discovered benzene, liquid gases and optical glass. In 1841 he discovered
the induction of electric current, which led to the invention of the
electric motor. He also contributed to the development of electrolysis. |
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11 |
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq(1325-51) |
A learned Sultan of Delhi who was well known for his profound ideas and poor
administrative capabilities. He tried to shift his capital from Delhi to
Devangiri in Deccan. When he found that his subjects did not approve of the
idea, he reshifted to Delhi. |
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12 |
Muhammad Neguib |
The first President of Egypt, he was put under house arrest in 1954 by Jamal
Abdul Nasser. Seventeen years later President Anwar Sadat freed hem in 1971. |
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13 |
Maria, Montessori(1870-1952) |
Italian educationist and founder of the Montessori system of education that
stresses on the development of a child's own initiative an natural
abilities, especially through practical play and individual guidance rather
than trough stick control. |
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14 |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah(1879-1948) |
Founder of the separate Muslim state of Pakistan. He was the President of
the Muslim League for many years and after partition of India, became the
first Governor of Pakistan in 1947. |
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15 |
Mountbatten, Lord (1900-79) |
Britain's supreme allied Commander is South east Asia in World War II; he
became the last Viceroy of India. He declared India a free nation and became
the first Governor-General of independent India. |
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16 |
Munshi Premchand(1880-1937) |
A well known author of Hindi novels and short stories that brought him
international fame. |
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