India has undoubtedly been the source of knowledge and wisdom since the days of the Vedas. Innovative ideas and creative activities have brought many Indians to the forefront in different spheres, bringing to the country Nobel Prizes in Literature, science, economics and peace.
Eminent Indians surveys the lives and contributions of some of the saints and sages, artists, musicians, dancers, film personalities, economists, industrialists, defence personnel, scientists, Litterateurs, political thinkers and legal luminaries of India they include the Noble Laureates and others who have carved out a niche for themselves. Their travails and sufferings followed by glorious achievements are indicative of the need for cultivating the spirit of endurance, dedication and hard work as keys to success. Written in simple language, these biographical essays should form an essential source of information and inspiration to our students, teachers, parents and non-resident Indians. Their reading should also help people of other nationalities to understand India in its proper perspective.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M L Ahuja
M.L. Ahuja is Postgraduate in English Literature and holds two Postgraduates Diplomas ion Labour Law, Labour Welfare & Personnel Management, as well as in Company Secretary. Ranked among the outstanding intellectuals of the 20th century by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Mr. Ahuja is the co-author of 1989-1991 General Election in India (1992), and is the author of Glimpses of Some Great Indians (1977). President of Indian and their Constitutional Portrayal (1977). Electoral Politics and General Elections in India, (1952-1988), and Handbook of General Elections & Electoral Reforms in India (2000). He has contributed articles to a number of journals, mostly on book publishing, marketing of books and marketing of journals. He has also reviewed books of general interest and has presented papers at seminars in India, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, China and Hungary. His article captioned “Vox Populi†is included in a book entitled presteroika in India: V.O. Singh’s Prime Ministership, complied and edited by G.S. Bhargava. Mr. Ahuja had also been the Area Representative of the International Association of Orientalist Librarians. He is associated with publishing and marketing of books and journals for over four decades. He has traveled extensively, both within and outside the country.
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