Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa in 1988

August 26, 1910

Born
Skopje, Ottoman Empire
September 5, 1997 (aged 87)
Died
Calcutta, India
Occupation Roman Catholic nun, humanitarian[1]

Mother Teresa (Albanian: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu; August 26, 1910 – September 5,
1997) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata
(Calcutta), India in 1950. For over forty years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned,
and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India
and then in other countries.

By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for
the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book, Something Beautiful for
God by Malcolm Muggeridge. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her
humanitarian work. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to expand, and at
the time of her death it was operating 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices
and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's
and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools.

Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed
Teresa of Calcutta.[2][3]
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P. T. Usha

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha [1]

Born 20 May 1964
Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Residence Payyoli, Kozhikode
Nationality Indian
Other names Payyoli Express
Losing the Bronze Medal at 1984 Los
Known for Angeles Olympics 400 metre hurdles by a
fraction of a second.
Employer Indian Railways
Title Padmashri
Spouse V. Srinivasan
Children Ujjwal
Parents Paithal, Lakshmi
Website http://www.ptusha.com/

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born on May 20, 1964), popularly known as PT

Usha is an Indian athlete. Regarded as queen of Indian track and field, P.T. Usha has been
associated with Indian athletics since 1979. Her initials stand for her family/house name,
according to tradition in many parts of Kerala. She was also nicknamed Payyoli Express.
Sunita Williams
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Sunita Williams

NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Active
September 19, 1965
Born
Euclid, Ohio
Other occupation Test pilot
Rank Commander, USN
Space time 194d 18h 02m
Selection 1998 NASA Group
STS-116, Expedition 14,
Missions
Expedition 15, STS-117

Mission
insignia

Sunita Williams (born September 19, 1965) is a United States Naval officer and a NASA
astronaut.[1] She was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of
Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15. Williams is the second woman of Indian
heritage to have been selected by NASA for a space mission after Kalpana Chawla and
the second astronaut of Slovenian heritage after Ronald M. Sega. She holds the record of
the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travelers.[2]

Kalpana Chawla
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Kalpana Chawla
कल ् ‍पना चा वला
ਕਲਪਨਾ ਚਾਵ ਲਾ

Astronaut
Nationality USA, India
Status Deceased
1 July 1961
Born
Karnal, Haryana, India
1 February 2003
Died
Over Texas
Previous
Research Scientist
occupation
Space time 31d 14h 54m
Selection 1994 NASA Group
Missions STS-87, STS-107
Mission
insignia

Kalpana Chawla (Hindi: कल ्‍पना चावला) (Punjabi: ਕਲਪਨਾ ਚਾਵਲਾ) (1 July 1961 – 1
February 2003), was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist.
She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Kiran Bedi
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Kiran Bedi

June 9, 1949 (age 58)

Born
Amritsar, Punjab
Residence India
Nationality Indian
Occupation IPS Officer

Kiran Bedi (Hindi:ििकरण बेदी) is a retired Indian police officer. She became the first
woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972. She was last posted as Director
General , BPR&D (Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home
Affairs). She had applied for seeking voluntary retirement from service. The application
was accepted by the government.[1]
 President of India
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil

Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil was born on December 19, 1934 in Nadgaon village of
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra.

Smt. Patil assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She is the first
woman to have been elected to this august office.

Immediately prior to election as the President of India, Smt. Patil was the Governor of
Rajasthan from November 8, 2004 till June 21, 2007.

Education:

Smt. Patil received her early education from RR Vidyalaya, Jalgaon and later obtained
her Master’s degree in Political Science and Economics from the Mooljee Jetha College,
Jalgaon. Later, she obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Government
Law College, Bombay (Mumbai). While in college, she took active part in sports,
excelled in table tennis and won several shields at various Inter-collegiate tournaments.
Even as an MLA, she pursued her studies as a law student.

Professional Career:

Smt. Patil started her professional career as a practicing lawyer at the Jalgaon District
Court and simultaneously devoted herself to various social activities, especially, for the
upliftment of poor women.

Political Career:

At the young age of 27 years, she successfully contested her first election to the
Maharashtra State Legislature from the Jalgaon Assembly constituency. Subsequently
she was continuously elected four times as MLA from the Edlabad (Muktai Nagar)
constituency till 1985. Thereafter, she served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya
Sabha from 1985 to 1990 and later elected as a Member of Parliament to the 10th Lok
Sabha in the 1991 General Elections from the Amravati constituency. She enjoys the
unique distinction of not having lost a single election that she contested till date.

Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil in her long stint in Maharashtra has held various positions
both in the Government and the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra. She was :

• Deputy Minister, Public Health, Prohibition, Tourism, Housing and Parliamentary

Affairs, Government of Maharashtra from 1967 to 1972,
 • Cabinet Minister, Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra from 1972 to 1974,
• Cabinet Minister, Public Health and Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
from 1974 to 1975,
• Cabinet Minister, Prohibition, Rehabilitation and Cultural Affairs, Government of
Maharashtra from 1975 to 1976,
• Cabinet Minister, Education, Government of Maharashtra from 1977 to 1978,
• Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Housing, Government of Maharashtra
from 1982 to 1983, and
• Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies and Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
from 1983 to 1985.
• While in the Opposition, she also served as the Leader of Opposition in the
Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra from July 1979 to February 1980.

While in the Rajya Sabha, Smt. Patil was the Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha from
1986 to 1988 and also served as the Chairperson, Rajya Sabha from 25.7.1987 to
2.9.1987 when Dr. R. Venkataraman got elected as President of India. She was also the
Chairperson, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha and Member, Business Advisory
Committee, Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1988. While in the Lok Sabha, Smt. Patil was the
Chairperson, House Committee.

Public Life:

In her long public life, she has been associated with several institutions in wide ranging
capacities. She served as Chairperson, Maharashtra State Water Pollution Control Board
from 1982 to 1985. She was also the President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress
Committee (PCC) from 1988 to 1990. Besides holding the position of Director and Vice-
Chairperson, National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies, she
also served as Member, Governing Council, National Cooperative Union of India and
Chairperson, 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee, Government of
Maharashtra.

Smt. Patil has represented India in various international fora. She attended the
International Council on Social Welfare conferences at Nairobi and at Puerto Rico. She
was a Member of the AICC(I) delegation to Bulgaria in 1985 and represented as
Member, Commonwealth Presiding Officers Conference in London in 1988. She led the
Indian delegation to the Conference on the ‘Status of Women’ in Austria and was a
delegate at the World Women’s Conference, Beijing, China in September 1995.

Social and Cultural Activities:

Throughout her public life, Smt. Patil has worked actively for the welfare of women and
children and the underprivileged sections of society. For their benefit, she established
several institutions for them. To name a few, she had set up (i) hostels for working
women in Mumbai and Delhi, (ii) an Engineering College at Jalgaon for rural youth, (iii)
the Shram Sadhana Trust which takes part in multifarious welfare activities for
development of women, (iv)an Industrial Training School for the visually handicapped in
Jalgaon, (v) schools for poor children of Vimukta Jatis (Nomadic Tribes) and for children
of Backward Classes in Amravati District and (vi) a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farmers’
Training Centre) at Amravati, Maharashtra. She played a pioneering role in setting up the
Mahila Vikas Mahamandal, a Maharashtra State Government undertaking for the
development of women.

She was instrumental in organizing music, computer and sewing classes for the poor and
needy women at Amravati, Maharashtra. Smt. Patil also organized the Women’s Home
Guard in Jalgaon District and was their Commandant in 1962.

Family Life:

Smt. Patil is married to Dr. Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat. Dr. Shekhawat obtained
his Ph.D. in the discipline of Chemistry from Haffkine Institute, Mumbai. An
educationist and a social worker in his own right, he became the first Mayor of Amravati
Municipal Corporation and he has also represented Amravati constituency as its MLA.
She has two children, a daughter, Smt. Jyoti Rathore and a son, Shri Rajendra Singh.
About Sania Mirza
RANKING
Current Ranking - Singles 40
Career High - Singles 31 (10 October, 2005)
Current Ranking - Doubles 37
Career High - Doubles 37 (8 May, 2006)

PROFILE
Born on 15 November, 1986
Residence Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Place of Birth Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), Maharashtra, India
Weight 59 Kgs
Height 1.53 Metres
Coach C.G.Krishna Bhupathi (Father of Mahesh Bhupathi)
Plays Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)

EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING

Clothing Adidas
Shoes Adidas
Racquet Head

Born to Imran Mirza and Nasima Mirza, Sania began playing lawn tennis at the young
age of six. C.G.Krishna Bhupathi, father of Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi was her
coach when she started playing at the Nizam club in her home town of Hyderabad. She
learnt professional tennis at the Sinnet tennis academy in Secunderabad and later moved
to the Ace tennis academy in USA.

Her first appearance in the international arena was when she represented India at the
World Junior Championship in 1999 held at Jakarta, Indonesia. Sania Mirza created
history when she reached the third round of Australian Open 2005. She became the first
Indian to achieve the feat. Sania Mirza has also been honoured with the prestigious
Arjuna award by the Indian government for the year 2004.

Sania admires Steffi Graf and her favourite movie is Ocean's 11. She adores Biryani and
her favourite colours are red and black.
 Rani Laxmibai
Rani Laxmibai was born in November 19, 1835. Her father was a Brahmin. Her
mother was a brave God fearing lady. The Rani lost her mother at the age of
four. She learned horseback riding, sword fighting, and shooting on a target
with a gun. She was married to the maharaja of Jhansi, his name was Raja
Ghangadhar Rao. In 1842 she was called the Rani of Jhansi. After the marriage,
the Rani was called Lakshmi Bai. She was married in the temple of Ganesh. In
1851, the Rani had a son; he unfortunately died when he was barely four
months old. So the Rani adopted a son, his name was Damodar Rao. The
British weren't satisfied with the idea that Damodar was the legal heir to the
throne. The governor of India said that Jhansi would be broken down since
Gangadhar had left no heir to the throne. Because of that, a war broke out
between the citizens of Jhansi and the British. Rani was not ready to give up
Jhansi, she was a symbol of patriotism and self respect. On March 1858, the
British decided to attack Jhansi. The Rani did not surrender, the battle
continued for two weeks. Rani Laxmibai was very active. She herself was
looking over the city. However, Jhansi was given to the British. That day the
British army entered the city of Jhansi. Rani dressed as a man, had her baby
strapped to her back, she held the horse reins in her mouth, and held two
swords in her hands. When the time was ripe, the army and the Rani escaped.
At the age of 22, the Rani lost her life. That day was June 18, 1858.