Helen Keller

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to
earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of the
20th century's leading humanitarians, as well as co-founder of the ACLU.

Born: 27 June 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States

Died: 1 June 1968, Easton, Connecticut, United States

Father: Captain Arthur H. Keller

Mother: Katherine Adams Keller

Education: Radcliffe College, Wright-Humason School for the Deaf, Horace Mann School for the Deaf, Cambridge
School for Young Ladies

Influenced by: Anne Sullivan, Emanuel Swedenborg, Henry George

Occupation: Educator, journalist and activist

Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom

Ira Singhal

Ira Singhal is 2015 batch, AGMUT cadre Indian Administrative Service officer. She was the highest scoring
individual in the UPSC's Civil Services Examination for the year 2014. Singhal topped the exam in her fourth
attempt, to become the first physically challenged woman to top the civil services exam in the general category.

Born: 31 August 1983, Meerut, India,

Died: Still Alive

Father Name: Rajendra Singhal

Mother Name: Anita Singhal

Education: Army Public School, B-Tech_NSIT, and MBA_ FMS

Occupation: Assistant Commissioner of Indian Revenue Services (Customs and Central Excise, Indian
Government) & Currently working as Asst. Collector, Govt. of Delhi

Awards & Achievements: All India top ranker in Civil Service Examination 2014

Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and
Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.

Born: 8 January 1942 , Oxford, United Kingdom

Died: Still Alive

Father: Frank Hawking

Mother: Isobel Hawking

Education:

Caius College, Cambridge

California Institute of Technology
Institutions
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

University College, Oxford

Alma
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
mater

Thesis Properties of Expanding Universes (1965)

Hawking radiation
PenroseHawking theorems
BekensteinHawking formula
Hawking energy
Known for
GibbonsHawking ansatz
GibbonsHawking effect
GibbonsHawking space
GibbonsHawkingYork boundary term
 ThorneHawkingPreskill bet

Occupation: Scientist & Professor.

Books: A Brief History of Time, The Grand Design, more

Awards & Achievements:
Adams Prize (1966); FRS (1974); Eddington Medal
(1975) ; Maxwell Medal and Prize (1976) ; Heineman
Prize (1976); Hughes Medal (1976); Albert Einstein
Award (1978); CBE (1982); RAS Gold Medal (1985);
Dirac Medal (1987); Wolf Prize (1988); CH (1989) ;
Prince of Asturias Award (1989); Andrew Gemant
Award (1998); Naylor Prize and Lectureship (1999);
Lilienfeld Prize (1999); Albert Medal (Royal Society
of Arts) (1999); Copley Medal (2006); Presidential
Medal of Freedom (2009) ; Fundamental Physics Prize
(2012); FRSA; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of
Knowledge Award (2015)

Sudha Chandran
Sudha Chandran is an Indian film and television actress and an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer. In June 1981,
she lost a leg due to gangrene following a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from
Madras with her parents. She, however, continued dancing, and subsequently went on to become an established
Bharatnatyam dancer. Chandran is known for her roles of Ramola Sikand in Kaahin Kissii Roz, Anky ka Dada
/Yamini in Naagin, Chitradevi in Deivam Thandha Veedu, the Tamil remake of Saath Nibhana Saathiya and
Anand's first wife in Hum Paanch (Season two).

Born: 27 September 1965, Mumbai, India

Died: Still Alive

Father: K.D. Chandran

Mother: Thangam

Education: B.A. from Mithibai College, Mumbai and subsequently an M.A. in Economics.

Occupation: Classical Dancer & TV Anchor

Awards & Achievements: 1986: National Film Award Special Jury Award for Mayuri ; 2004: Star Parivaar ; 2005: Indian
Television Academy Award for Best Actress in a negative role for Tumhari Disha; 2013: Asianet Televi sion awards 2013 Best
Character actress for Aardram; 2014: Vijay Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for Deivam Thandha Veedu ; 2015:
Vijay Television Award for Best Mother in Law for Deivam Thandha Veedu ; 2016: Colors Golden Petal Award for Power
Packed Performance for Naagin