March 6, 2026

Indian Legends

Featuring legends from India.

Heritage Indian Legends

Manas Bihari Verma – The Brain Behind Tejas Takes Science to Rural Bihar

In 1970, Verma joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and started working in the aeronautical stream. During his 35-year In 1970, Verma joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and started working in the aeronautical stream. During his 35-year service, he worked with aeronautical establishments based in New Delhi and Bangalore and Koraput. Verma was also designated as the director of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore from 2002 to 2005., he worked with aeronautical establishments based in New Delhi and Bangalore and Koraput. Verma was also designated as the director of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore from 2002 to 2005.

By Kautilya / November 5, 2019
Defense Indian Legends

Subedar Anandan Gunasekaran Lost His Leg in 2008 at LoC, Wins 3 Golds at 7th World Military Games at China

Anandan – subedar with the Indian army – lost his left leg when a live mine went off as he was conducting a routine search at the LOC in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district back in June 2008. “For the first few months, I hid from my parents that I had lost a leg. When I went home with a wooden leg, they broke down. I could have chosen to sulk over my situation, but I decided to turn things around,” Anandan told

By Kautilya / October 27, 2019
Heritage Indian Legends Yoga

124-Year-Old Indian Monk, Swami Sivananda Stuns Abu Dhabi Officials

Born in 1896, Swami Sivananda from the city of Kolkata in the West Bengal state of India, puts his longevity down to no sex or spices, and daily yoga. Hindu monk Swami Sivananda was born on August 8, 1896, according to his passport. If true, his life would have spanned three centuries, but despite his apparent age he remains strong enough to perform yoga for hours at a time.

By Kautilya / October 8, 2019
Indian Legends

A Crater on Pluto Got Named After this India-born Scientist Bishun Khare

Bishun Khare was born in Varanasi (formerly known as Benaras) on June 27, 1933. He earned degrees in physics, chemistry, and mathematics from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and pursued his doctorate in physics from Syracuse University in New York. Thereafter, he did post-doctoral research at both State University of New York (Stony Brook) and the University of Toronto.

By Kautilya / August 27, 2019