Question

Bio sketch on: Sachin Tendulkar, kalpana chawla, Dr CV Raman

Answer 1

Sachin Tendulkar was born April 24, 1973, in Bombay, India. Introduced to cricket at age 11, Tendulkar was just 16 when he became India's youngest Test cricketer. In 2005, he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries (100 runs in a single inning) in Test play. In 2008, he reached another major milestone by surpassing Brian Lara's mark of 11,953 Test runs. Tendulkar took home the World Cup with his team in 2011, and wrapped up his record-breaking career in 2013.
Kalpna chawla
Kalpana Chawla was born on 17th March, 1962, in Karnal, India. Kalpana obtained her bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College in 1982. Thereafter, she went to the United States and obtained her master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas in 1984. Four years later, she earned a doctorate degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado. Kalpana also had a Certificated Flight Instructor’s license.
Dr CV Raman
Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was the first Indian scientist to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930. The award was given for his discovery of the “Scattering Effect of Light”. The British government conferred knighthood on him. Henceforth the title ‘Sir” was added to his name. He is known as Sir C.V.Raman.

Raman was born on November 7, 1888 at Tiruchhirapalli, Tamilnadu. His father, Chandrasekhara Lyer, was a Lecturer in physics, in a local college. His mother Parvathi was housewife. He was a brilliant student from the beginning and was inquisitive about ever-thing. He passed his matriculation when he was twelve years old. He joined the Presidency College, Madras. When he joined the college, He was still a boy. He was a confident student. He passed his B.A. and M.A. examinations. He had a deep interest in physics.

While doing his M.A. Raman wrote an article on the subject of Physics and he sent it to the ‘Philosophical Magazine’ and ‘Nature’ science magazine of England. On reading this article many eminent scientists in London noted the talent of this young Indian. Raman wanted to compete for the I.C.S. examination. But to write that examination, one had to go to London. As he was poor and could not afford it, he took the Indian Financial Service examination, conducted in India. He was selected and posted to Rangoon. Burma (Myanmar) which was then a part of British India. He was married to Loka Sundari.