The below mentioned article provides a short biography of Mahavira. The original name of Mahavira was Vardhamana. He was born at Kundagrama. His father Siddhartha was the Chief of his clan. Siddhartha had two sons and Vardhamana was the youngest of the two. He was born in 539 B.C. At the time of his birth the astrologers made a forecast [...]
The below mentioned article provides a biography of Queen Elizabeth I. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603) and the Succession Question 2. Elizabethan Church Settlement 3. Foreign Policy of Queen Elizabeth 4. Queen Elizabeth and the Netherlands 5. Queen Elizabeth and Scotland: Mary Stuart Queen of Scots 6. Queen Elizabeth and Spain 7. Queen [...]
This article throws light upon the three major religious and social movements initiated by Ram Mohan Roy. I. The Brahmo Samaj: Reference has earlier been made to a theistic organisation founded by Ram Mohan in 1828, called Brahmo Sabha which was meant to be assembly of all believers in the unity of Godhead and who discarded image worship. A building [...]