Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik (A Spirit in Motion) 

"The universe has shaken you to awaken you"

Deepa Malik is a Silver medalist in shot-put at RIO Paralympic Games. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympics. She is an army man’s wife and a mother of two daughters. A spinal tumour left her paralyzed from waist down which confined her to a wheelchair in 1999.

Deepa has never let her disability come in her way and achieved everything she dreamt of in life. Not willing to spend the rest of her life in a closed room, she decided to chase her dreams despite her condition.

Ability beyond Disability: Life doesn't go as planned but it's ok. Deepa started life afresh on a wheelchair after spinal cord damage. She wanted to change the stereotypical image of wheelchair users that people generally have. She set herself out on a mission to motivate and inspire people with disability. She decided to give hope to others that life is possible even on a wheelchair! Isn't this the true sense of living..

Malik was honored with Arjuna award in 2012. 

Your life is your message to the world, make sure its inspiring.

Jhansi Lakshmi Bhai

Rani Lakshmi Bai (Epitome of Bravery and Courage)
Name : Rani Lakshmi Bai
Also Known as : Manikarnika.
Born : 19 November 1835.
Place : Dwadashi, District Satara, British India.
Died : 17 June 1858 (aged 22).
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : Moropant Tambey and Bhagirathibai.
Skills : Horseback riding, sword fighting, and shooting on a target with a gun.
Spouse : Raja Ghangadhar Rao
Children : Damodar Rao(adopted).
Honour :
Rani Lakshmi Bai is regarded as the national heroine and was seen as the epitome of female bravery in India. When the Indian National Army created its first female unit, it was named after her.
She is referred to as the 'Icon of the Indian Nationalist Movement'.
Lot of literature has been written on the life history of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. Heroic poems have been composed in her honor.
Books written on Rani Lakshmi Bai :
Flashman in the Great Game, La femme sacree, Nightrunners of Bengal, The Queen of Jhansi, Flow Red the Ganges, Rani.
Invasion :
In 1853 Lord Dalhousie was the Governor General of British India. As per Hindu tradition, the adopted child Damodar Rao, was their legal heir. However, the British rulers refused to accept him as the legal heir. As per the Doctrine of Lapse, Lord Dalhousie decided to seize the state of Jhansi. Rani Lakshmibai went to a British lawyer and consulted him. Thereafter, she filed an appeal for the hearing of her case in London. But, her plea was rejected. An order was passed asking the Rani to leave Jhansi fort and move to the Rani Mahal in Jhansi.
The Great Rebellion Movement of 1857 : Rani Jhansi was determined not to give up Jhansi. She strengthened its defences and assembled a volunteer army. Women were also given military training. Rani dressed as a man, had her baby strapped to her back, she held the horse reins in her mouth, and held two swords in her hands and fought, when the British army entered the city of Jhansi and died in the battle.
She was a symbol of patriotism and self respect. Her story became a beacon for the upcoming generations of freedom fighters.

Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh (A heroic martyr of Indian Freedom Struggle)
Name : Bhagat Singh
Also Known as: Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Born : September 27, 1907.
Place : Lyallpur, Punjab, British India.
Shaheed : March 23, 1931 (age 23).
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : Sardar Kishan Singh Sandhu and Vidyavati.
Slogan : Inquilab Zindabad.
Former Of: Naujavan Bharat Sabha.

Ideals and Opinions :
Bhagat Singh was attracted to anarchism and communism.
Singh initially followed Mahatma Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement.
Later Singh, disgruntled with Gandhi's nonviolence action, joined the Young Revolutionary Movement and began advocating a violent movement against the British.
Bhagat Singh was one of the most prominent faces of Indian freedom struggle. He was a revolutionary ahead of his times. By Revolution he meant that the present order of things, which is based on manifest injustice must change.


Famous quote of Bhagat Singh :
"The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social progress depends not upon the ennoblement of the few but on the enrichment of democracy; universal brotherhood can be achieved only when there is an equality of opportunity - of opportunity in the social, political and individual life."

Bhagat Singh’s view about his death :
I am confident that my death will do more to smash the British Empire than my release.
It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the ideas. Great empires crumbled while the ideas survived.


On April 8, 1929 to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Assembly Hall while the Assembly was in session, not to cause death or injury but to draw the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated.

"If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud. When we dropped the bomb, it was not our intention to kill anybody. We have bombed the British Government. The British must quit India and make her free." Says Bhagat Singh…

The way he accepted his death :
Even on the day of his hanging he was fearless, instead cheerful. He climbed the platform. Kissing the rope, he himself put it round his neck. He died with the name of Bharat Mata on his lips. Such was the end of the the legendary champion of freedom.

Honour:
He is the symbol of heroism of the youth of India.
He was put to death but lives in the hearts of his countrymen.

Even today, the heroic spirit of Bhagat Singh is an unfailing source of inspiration to the youth of the country. His courage, spirit of adventure and patriotism are an example to one and all. Vandemataram.....

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Swamy Vivekananda

Vivekananda (Spiritual Genius)
Name : Swami Vivekananda.
Birth Name : Narendranath Dutta.
Born : January12, 1863.
Place : Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Eternally Rested : July 4, 1902(aged 39).
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : Vishwanath Dutta, Bhuvaneswari Devi.
Guru : Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
Founder : Ramakrishna Math, Ramakrishna Mission.

Acheivements :
He is the founder of Ramakrishna Mission for the service of the poor.
Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the revival of Hinduism in modern India.
He is best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "sisters and brothers of America", through which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago in 1893. To these words he got a standing ovation from a crowd of seven thousand, which lasted for two minutes.
Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was the foremost disciple of Ramakrishna and a world spokesperson for Vedanta.
Swami Vivekananda was the first Indian to be invited to accept the chair of Oriental Philosophy at the Harvard University.

What Our Leaders say about Swamy Vivekananda :
"Vivekananda saved Hinduism, saved India." Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
"Vivekananda is the maker of modern India." Subhas Chandra Bose
"Vivekananda's influence increased his love for his country a thousandfold." Mahatma Gandhi
"Vivekananda was yet modern in his approach to life’s problems, and was a kind of bridge between the past of India and her present." Jawaharlal Nehru

Famous Quotes Of Swami Vivekanada :
“Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached.”
"Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man."
“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”
“All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.”
“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.”
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”
“All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.”
“Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.”
“Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.”
“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.”
“Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest and eternal; ye are not matter, ye are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.”
“The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.”
“GOD is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.”
“As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.”

His Principles & their influence :
Swami Vivekananda is regarded as one of India's foremost nation-builders. His teachings influenced the thinking of other national leaders and philosophers, like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Aurobindo Ghosh, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Played a major role in spiritual enlightenment of Indian masses; Spread Vedanta philosophy in the West.
His lectures, writings, letters, and poems are published as The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda.
He felt it was best to teach universal principles rather than personalities.

National Youth Day in India is held on his birthday, January 12, to commemorate him.

A.R Rahman

A. R. Rahman (Indian Musical Sensation)
Full Name : Allah Rakha Rahman.
Birth Name : A. S. Dileep Kumar
Born : 6 January 1966.
Place : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : R. K. Shekhar, Kareema (Kashturi).
Spouse : Saira Banu.
Children : Khadijah, Rahima, and Aameen.

Honour :
Rahman has been bestowed with the 'Padma Bhushan' & 'Padma Shri', India's highest national civilian honours, recognizing his contribution to music.
Time magazine has referred to him as the "Mozart of Madras". In 2009, the magazine placed Rahman in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential People'.

Awards :
Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars):
Best Achievement in Original Score for a Motion Picture - Slumdog Millionaire (2009)
Best Achievement in Original Song for a Motion Picture - Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

BAFTA:
Best Music(Slumdog Millionaire)

Golden Globe Awards:
Best Composer(Slumdog Millionaire)

Civilian Awards:
Awadh Sammaan (May 2001) awarded by Uttar Pradesh government
Al-Ameen Education Society Community Award (2001)
Amir Khusro Sangeet Nawaz Award (2002)
Lata Mangeshkar Samman, awarded by Madhya Pradesh Government 2005
Mahavir Mahatma Award Awarded by the Oneness Foundation, April 2005
Stanford University Award for Contribution to Global Music Jan 2006

National Awards :
Roja (1993)
Minsara Kanavu (1997)
Lagaan (2002)
Kannathil Muthamittaal (2003)

FILMFARE Awards :
Best Music Roja (Tamil, 1993)
Best Music Gentleman (Tamil, 1994)
R D Burman Award for Best new musical talent (for Roja, Hindi; 1995)
Best Music Kadhalan (Tamil, 1995)
Best Music Rangeela (Hindi; 1996)
Best Music Bombay (Tamil, 1996)
Best Music Kadhal Desam (Tamil, 1997)
Best Music Minsara Kanavu (Tamil, 1998)
Best Music Dil Se.. (Hindi; 1999)
Best Music Jeans (Tamil, 1999)
Best Music Taal (Hindi; 2000)
Best Music Mudhalvan (Tamil, 2000)
Best Music Alai Payuthey (Tamil, 2001)
Best Music Lagaan (Hindi; 2002)
Best Background Score Technical Award The Legend of Bhagat Singh (Hindi; 2003)
Best Music Saathiya (Hindi; 2003)
Best Background Music Swades (Hindi, 2005)
Best Music Rang De Basanti (Hindi; 2007)
Best Music Sillunu Oru Kadhal (Tamil; 2007)
Best Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008)
Best Background Score - Guru (Hindi, 2008)
Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar (Hindi, 2009)
Best Music - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (Hindi, 2009)

Screen Awards :
Kadhal Desam (South - Tamil; 1997)
Minsara Kanavu (South - Tamil; 1998)
Vande Mataram (Non-film; 1998)
Taal (Hindi; 2000)
Best Background Score Rang De Basanti (Hindi, 2007)
Best Composer Guru (Hindi; 2008)
Best Background Score Guru (Hindi; 2008)
Best Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008)
Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar(Hindi, 2009)
Best Music category - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na(Hindi, 2009)

International Indian Film Awards (IIFA):
Best Music Taal (2000) Best Music Lagaan (2002)
Best Music Saathiya (2003)
Best Background Score Saathiya (2003)
Best Background Score Rang De Basanti (2007)
Best Song Recording Rang De Basanti (2007)
Best Composer Rang De Basanti (2007)
Best Music - Guru (Hindi, 2007) Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
Best Background Music Rang De Basanti, 2007
Best Music Rang De Basanti, 2007


Music Profile :
Rahman composed music tracks for nearly 105 Indian films.
His first soundtrack for Roja was listed in Time magazine “Top 10 of their all time best movie soundtracks of the world.”
His album ‘Vande Mataram’, instantly made Indians relate to it and succeeded in rekindling the spirit of patriotism.
'Roja', 'Rangeela', 'Bombay', Dil Se', 'Taal', 'Lagaan', 'Vandemataram', 'Jodhaa Akbar', 'Delhi 6' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' are considered as his landmark scores.
In 2006, he launched his own music label, KM Music.

Rahman in charity :
Rahman has set up the A R Rahman Foundation to help poor and underprivileged children.

A Birthday is a million moments, each holding a promise of fulfillment of ur dreams, & accomplishments of some special plans... Wish U A Very Happy B'Day.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar (Indian Cricket Icon)
Full Name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
Born : 24 April 1973.
Place : Mumbai, India.
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : Ramesh Tendulkar, Rajni.
Spouse : Anjali.
Children : Sara and Arjun.
Coach : Ramakant Achrekar.
Nicknames : Little Master, Tendlya, Master Blaster, The Master, The Little Champion.
Batting Style : Right-handed.

Awards :
Padma Vibhushan, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Maharashtra Bhushan Award.

Cricket Profile (till date) :
Matches Played -162 Tests & 439 ODIs.
Centuries - 88 (43 in Tests and 45 in ODIs).
Half Centuries – 147.
Runs Scored - 30,356 .
Highest Score - 248 in Tests, 200* in ODIs.
Wickets Taken - 44 in Tests, 154 in ODIs
Man of the Match Awards – 60.
Man of the Series Awards -15.

What other cricketers say about Sachin Tendulkar :

“I saw myself in Sachin when i saw him bat.” Sir Don Bradman
“I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player.” Shane Warne
“Closest thing to batting perfection.” Sunil Gavaskar
“Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time.” Wasim Akram
“He is 99.5 percent perfect. I'd pay to see him.” Viv Richards
“You know genius when you see it. And let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius.” Brian Lara
“Sachin is cricket's God.” Barry Richards
“Tendulkar will go down in history as the best ever batsman after Bradman.” Steve Waugh.
“Tendulkar is the best batsman I have seen or played against.” Ricky Ponting
"Cricketing jewel of subcontinent." Hanif Mohammad
"Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman the game has ever seen, better than even the iconic Don Bradman. " Nasser Hussain
"He's probably the greatest batsman I've ever seen play, live. Cricket was blessed to have such a genius. Michael Clarke
"Sachin, the man we all want to be." Andrew Symonds
"We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a man called Sachin." Mark Taylor
"I have seen God, he bats at No.4 for India." Hayden
"I am fortunate that I've to bowl at him only in the nets!" Anil Kumble
"There are 2 kinds of batsmen in the world.
One: SACHIN TENDULKAR
Two: all the others……………..!" Andy Flower
"On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations.
The train stopped by for few minutes as usual.Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98.
The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century.
This Genius can stop time in India!!" Peter Rebouck (aussie journalist)
"He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also." Waqar Younis

Books written on Sachin Tendulkar :
Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman by Gulu Ezekiel.
The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar by Gulu Ezekiel.
Sachin Tendulkar-a definitive biography by Vaibhav Purandare.
Sachin Tendulkar - Masterful by Peter Murray.
If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God by Vijay Santhanam.

Sachin is the iconic Indian smashing the first double century in the four-decade-long history of One-day cricket.

He made his debut as cricketer at the age of 16. By the year 2009 he completed his 20 years of international cricket. He is regarded as the God of Indian cricket. His records are still going on and on…Keep going Sachin….

Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla (Indian-American scientist)

Born : March 17, 1962 at Karnal, Haryana, India.
Demised : February 1, 2003
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : Banarsi Lal Chawla and Sanjogta Kharbanda.
Spouse : Jean-Pierre Harrison.

Education :
Bachelor of engineering degree in aeronautical engineering at Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh.
Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Master of Science degree in 1986 and a PhD in aerospace engineering in 1988 from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Career :
Worked as NASA astronaut.
She was one of seven crewmembers of Space Shuttle Columbia .
Worked as vice president for NASA Ames Research Center .

Missions Handled :
In 1997, Chawla worked in the space shuttle STS-87 Columbia as a mission specialist.
On January 16, 2003, Chawla worked in the space shuttle STS-107 as a flight engineer and mission specialist. (she logged 30 days, 14 hours and 54 minutes in space)

Achievements :
Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second person of Indian origin to fly in space, following cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma who flew in 1984.
During STS-87, she was responsible for deploying the Spartan Satellite which malfunctioned.

Posthumous Awards:
Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Space.
Flight Medal NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

Honour :
In her memory India's Prime Minister Mr. A.B.Vajpayee announced on February 5, 2003, that the meteorological series of satellites, "METSAT", will be renamed as "KALPANA". The first satellite of the series, "METSAT-1", launched by India on September 12, 2002 will be now known as "KALPANA-1".
Kalpana Chawla Award was instituted by the government of Karnataka in 2004 for young women scientists.
Government of Haryana has made a Planetarium after her name called as Kalpana Chawla Planetarium in Jyotisar,Kurukshetra.

Quotes by Kalpana Chawla :
When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system.

Books : Kalpana Chawla: A Life, by Padmanabhan, Anil.

Kalpana died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew members, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107.

Abdul Kalam

Abdul Kalam (Man Of Vision)
Born : 15th October 1931.
Place : Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.
Actual name : Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
Also Known as : Missile Man of India.
Nationality : Indian.
Parents : Jainulabdeen Marakayar and Ashiamma.
Autobiography : Wings of Fire.
Vision : Lead India 2020
Lead India 2020 is the action plans to develop India into a knowledge superpower by the time 2020.
Approach : “A developed India by 2020, or even earlier, is not a dream. It need not be a mere vision in the minds of many Indians. It is a mission we can all take up - and succeed" says Kalam.
Slogan : Aap Badho Desh Ko Badhao..

Books Written By Abdul Kalam : Scientist to President, Ignited Minds, India 2020, India-my-dream, Envisioning an Empowered Nation, Guiding Souls, Children Ask Kalam, Inspiring Thoughts, Mission India, Indomitable Spirit, My Journey, The Luminous Sparks.

Honour : Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna.

Acheivements :
Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III).

He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration.

He played a major part in developing many missiles of India including Agni and Prithvi.

He played a pivotal organisational, technical and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear test in 1998.

He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration.

Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002.

Famous Quotes :
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”

“God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.”

“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.” “Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?”

“Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.”

“Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.”

“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.”

“As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.”

“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

“The Earth is the most powerful and energetic planet..”

“There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them.”

“Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.” “We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”

“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi (India’s Greatest Leader)
Born : 2 October 1869 (National holiday in India, Gandhi Jayanti)
Birth Place : Porbandar
Deceased : 30 January 1948
Actual name : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Nationality : Indian
Parents : Putlibai Gandhi (Mother)
Karamchand Gandhi (Father)
Spouce : Kasturba Gandhi
Principles : Truth
Nonviolence
Vegetarianism
Brahmacharya
Simplicity
Faith
Swaraj
Famous Movements: Champaran agitation and Kheda Satyagraha
Non-cooperation
Satyagraha (Salt March)
Quit India Movement

Honour : Father Of The Nation.
All the currency notes in circulation in India contain a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Government of India awards the annual Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize.

Awards : Man of the Year, Person of the Century.

Famous Quotes :
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”

“Hate the sin, love the sinner.”

“I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.”

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.”

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.”

“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.”

Autobiography : The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa ( A Model Of Divine Mercy)Born : 26 August 1910.
Eternally Rested : 5 September 1997.
Actual name : Agnese Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.
Ethnicity : Albanian.
Citizenship : India.

Baptized : August 27, 1910.
Inspiration Day : September 10, 1946 on a train journey from Calcutta to Darjeeling, then mother received a call “Call with in a call”, which lead to the foundation of charity families.
Founder : Missionaries of Charity.

Awards : Padhma Shri (1962), Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding (1972), Balzan Prize (1978), Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna (1980).

Some Inspiring Quotes by Mother Teresa :God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.

Jesus said love one another. He didn't say love the whole world.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.

We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, of killings, of wars, of hatred. If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other.

Books by Mother Teresa:
The Best Gift is Love: Meditations by Mother Teresa; Mother Teresa; 1993

The Blessings of Love; Mother Teresa / Nancy Sabbag; 1996

My Life For the Poor; Mother Teresa; 1996

Loving Jesus; Mother Teresa / Jose Luis Gonzalez-Belado; 1991

Life in the Spirit : Reflections, Meditations, Prayers, Mother Teresa of Calcutta; Mother Teresa; 1983

A Mother Teresa Treasury; Mother Teresa; 1985

In My Own Words; Mother Teresa / José Luis Gonzalez-Belado; 1996

A Simple Path; Mother Teresa; 1995

Mother Teresa of Calcutta: A Fruitfull Branch on the Vine Jesus; Mother Teresa; 2000

A Gift for God; Mother Teresa; 1996

Heart of Joy; Mother Teresa; 1987

Jesus, The Word To Be Spoken; Mother Teresa; 1987

The Joy in Loving: a Guide to Daily Living With Mother Teresa; Mother Teresa; 1997

Meditations From a Simple Path; Mother Teresa; 1996

No Greater Love; Mother Teresa; 1998

One Heart Full of Love; Mother Teresa; 1988

Words to Love By; Mother Teresa; 1989

Mary, Mother of Reconciliations; Mother Teresa; 1989

Works of Love Are Works of Peace: Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaires of Charity; Michael Collopy and Mother Teresa; 1996

Stories Told By Mother Teresa; Mother Teresa et al; 2000

In The Heart of the World, Thoughts Stories & Prayers; Mother Teresa et al; 1997

Everything Starts from Prayer: Mother Teresa's Meditations on Spiritual Life for People; Mother Teresa; 2000

Total Surrender; Mother Teresa; 1993

Reaching Out in Love: Stories Told by Mother Teresa; Mother Teresa; 1999

I see God in the eyes of every child.…every unwanted child is welcomed by us. We then find homes for these children through adoption.