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Mahatma Gandhi

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Jayadeva, also known as Jaidev, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. Born in a Brahmin family, he is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda. This text depicts the divine love of Krishna and his consort, Radha.

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj, better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer, often considered one of the greatest cricketers of India. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Born: 6 January 1959 (age 58 years), Chandigarh

Full name: Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj

Books: Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography, The World of Kapil Dev, Kapil: The Autobiography of Kapil Dev

Jeremy Bentham defined as the "fundamental axiom" of his philosophy the principle that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong".

Tandoori Nights was a television sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987. It consisted of two series of six episodes each. The series was directed by Jon Amiel and written by Farrukh Dhondy. It is the story of two rival restaurants in London, and starred Saeed Jaffery, Tariq Yunus, Rita Wolf, Zohra Sehgal. It was Channel 4's first Asian comedy series.

Khushwant Singh was an Indian novelist, lawyer, journalist and politician.He was raised in New Delhi, he studied law at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and King's College London.

Born: 2 February 1915, Hadali, Pakistan

Awards: Padma Vibhushan

Khushwant Singh books are,

The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories, The History of Sikhs, Train to Pakistan, Black Jasmine, We Indians, Truth, Love and a Little Malice, Success Mantra, The Portrait of a Lady, A Love Affair In London.

Madhav Vittal Kamath was an Indian journalist and broadcasting executive, and the chairman of Prasar Bharati.

Born: 7 September 1921, Udupi

Awards: Padma Bhushan

M.V. Kamath books are,

• On Media, Politics and Literature (2009),
  
• Narendra Modi – The Architect of a Modern State (2009) Co-author Kalindi Randeri,
  
• Gandhi – A Spiritual Journey (2007),
  
• Reporter at Large (2002),
  
• The Pursuit of Excellence (1982),
  
• Waqt Ki Mang — Narendra Modi(2013),
  
• Professional Journalism 1E (1980),
  
• Nani A. Palkhivala: A Life(2005)
  

The Famished Road is the Booker Prize-winning novel written by Nigerian author Ben Okri. The novel, published in 1991, follows Azaro, an abiku or spirit child, living in an unnamed, most likely Nigerian, city. The novel employs a unique narrative style incorporating the spirit world with the "real" world in what some have classified as magical realism. Others have labeled it African Traditional Religion realism. Still others choose to simply call the novel fantasy literature. The book exploits the belief in the coexistence of the spiritual and material worlds that is a defining aspect of traditional African life.

Ben Okri OBE FRSL is a Nigerian poet and novelist. Okri is considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions, and has been compared favourably to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez.

Born: 15 March 1959 (age 58 years), Minna, Nigeria

Education: University of Essex

Awards: Booker Prize

Ben Okri Novels are,

• Flowers and Shadows (Harlow: Longman, 1980)
  
• The Landscapes Within (Harlow: Longman, 1981)
  
• The Famished Road (London: Jonathan Cape, 1991)
  
• Songs of Enchantment (London: Jonathan Cape, 1993)
  
• Astonishing the Gods (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995)
  
• Dangerous Love (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1996)
  
• Infinite Riches (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998)
  
• In Arcadia (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002)
  
• Starbook (London: Rider Books, 2007)
  
• The Age of Magic (London: Head of Zeus, 2014)
  

Mobashar Jawed "M.J." Akbar is an Indian politician who is the Minister of State for External Affairs, and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, from Madhya Pradesh.

Born: 11 January 1951 (age 66 years)

Previous office: Member of Rajya Sabha (2015–2016)

'Kashmir - Behind the Vale' : M J Akbar discusses and describes Kashmir with the acumen of a scientist and heart of a poet.

M J Akbar books are :

• Nehru: the Making of India (1990)
  
• Riot After Riot (1991)
  
• Kashmir: Behind the Vale (1991)
  
• India: The Siege within - Challenges to a Nation's Unity (1996)
  
• The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict between Islam and Christianity (2003)
  
• Byline (2004)
  
• Blood Brothers - A Family Saga (2006)
  
• Have Pen, Will Travel (2010)
  
• Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan (2012)
  
• A Mirror to Power: The Politics of a Fractured Decade, HarperCollins India, 2015.
  

A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. The book, published in 1929, is a first-person account of American Frederic Henry, serving as a Lieutenant ("Tenente") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army.

Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations.

Born: 21 July 1899, Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Short stories: The Killers, Indian Camp, Soldier's Home