Thursday, January 20, 2011

Bhagat Singh

Bhagat singh was an indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most influencial revolutionaries of the indian independence movement. For this reason he is often refered to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Born to a family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj in india, singh as a teenager, had studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchism and communism. He became involved in numerous revolutionary organisations. He quickly rose through the ranks of Hindustan Republican Association and became one of its leaders, converting it to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Singh gained support when he underwent a 63-day fast in jail demanding equal rights for indian and british political prisoners. He was hanged for shooting a police officer in response to the killing of veteran freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai. His legacy prompted youth in india to begin fighting for indian independence and also increased the rise of socialism in india.

About chanakya

Chanakya was an adviser and a prime minister to the first maurya Emperor chandragupta, and architect of his rise to power. Kautilya and Vishnuguptha, the names by which the political treatise Arthashastra identifies its author, are traditionally identified with chanakya. Some scholars consider chanakya to be "the pioneer economist of the world." He is known as " The indian machiavelli" in the western world. Chanakya was a professor at Taxila university and is widely believed to be responsible for the first indian empire.

Quotes by Chanakya

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Quotes by chanakya

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Quote by chanakya

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

Quote

Education is not only scoring marks. It is also acquiring knowledge.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011