Authors of India Trivia Quiz

Answer: Swami Vivekanand

Swami Vivekanand is responsible for the inspirational statement, "Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached." His real name was Narendranath Vishwanath Datta and he was born on 12 January 1863 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He was a disciple of Ram Krishna Paramhansa. He founded the Ramkrishna Mission. He died on 4 July 1902 (aged 39) at Belur Math, West Bengal, India. He also founded Arya Samaj.

He wrote several books such as "Vedanta Philosophy", "Hatha Yoga", "Karma Yoga", "Gyana Yoga" and "Inspired Talks".

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was a great author from India.

He was born on 7 May 1861 in Kolkata, India. His spouse was Mrinalini Dev. He was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913 for his book "Gitanjali". He died on 7 August 1941 (aged 80) in Kolkata, India. He also had a pet dog about which he wrote several poems.

His other notable works are "Gora", "Ghare-Baire", "Jana Gana Mana" (Indian national anthem), "Rabindra Sangeet", "Amar Shonar Bangla".

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi's full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on 2 October 1869 at Porbander in Gujarat. His mother was Putlibai Gandhi and his father was Karamchand Gandhi. He is well known for his Satyagraha movement and use of Ahimsa as a weapon to fight against British. His spouse was Kasturba Gandhi. He heavenly passed on 30 January 1948 (aged 78) in New Delhi, India.

He also wrote several books such as "My Experiments With Truth", "Hind Swaraj", "The words of Gandhi", "The Essential Gandhi" and "Non-Violent Resistance".

Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. Dr. Kalam is unofficially known as "The Missile Man of India". He was an Indian aerospace scientist who has also served as the 11th President of India from 25 July 2002-25 July 2007.

He has been awarded "Padma Bhushan" (1981), "Padma Vibhushan" (1990), "Bharat Ratna" (1997), "Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration" (1997), "Veer Savarkar Award" (1998), "Ramanujan Award" (2000), two honorary doctorates of science" (2007 and 2014), "The King Charles II Medal" (2007), two doctorates in engineering" (2008 and 2010), "Hoover Medal" (2009), IEEE Honorary Membership (2011), and a doctorate of laws" (2012).

He has authored several books such as "Wings of Fire", "Ignited Minds", "India 2020", "Target 3 Billion", "Indomitable Spirit", "You are to Blossom", "My Journey" and "Turning Points".

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu is often called "The Nightingale of India". She was Indian independence activist, poet and writer. She was born on 13 February 1879 at Hyderabad, India and died on 2 March 1949 (aged 70) 1949 in Lucknow, India. She was also the first female governor of any state of free India. She was appointed as governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Books written by her: "Broken Wings", "The Song of India", "The Bird of Time" and "The Golden Threshold".

Answer: Indira Gandhi

Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of first Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru. She was born on 19 November 1917 at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. She served as 3rd Prime Minister of India as well as first female Prime Minister of India.

She also served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 1964-1966, Minister of Finance from 16 July 1969-27 June 1970, Minister of Home Affairs from 27 June 1970-4 February 1973 and Minister of Defence from 14 January 1980- 15 January 1982.

She died on 31 October 1984 (aged 66) in New Delhi, India.

Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He was born on 14th November in 1889 at Ahemdabad, India. He is also known as 'Chacha Nehru'. His birthday is celebrated as 'Children's Day' in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from 1947-1964.

He also served as Minister of External Affairs from 15 August 1947-27 May 1964, Minister of Finance from 24 July 1956-30 August 1956 and 13 February 1958-13 March 1958 and Minister of Defence from 10 February 1953-10 January 1955, 30 January 1957-17 April 1957 and 31 October 1964-14 November 1962.

He died on 27 May 1964 (aged 74) at New Delhi, India.

His most famous books: "The Discovery of India", "Nehru and Sri Lanka", "Spooked", "Letter to Chief" and "An Autobiography" and "Glimpses of World History".

Answer: Kalidas

Kalidas was a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. He is also known as the 'Shakespeare of India'.
He was a stupid, foolish and an uneducated person in his early life but married a very educated woman, who humiliated him for his foolishness and lack of education. So he decided to learn and become a great writer and soon he became greatest of the writers and is now called "Shakespeare of India".

His famous books: "Meghduta", "The Birth of Kumara", "The Origin of Young God" and "Raghuwansham".

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

His full name is Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. He was born on 10 July 1949 in Mumbai, Maharastra. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium bowler. He has played a total of 125 test matches and scored 10,122 runs. He has played a total of 108 ODI matches and scored a total of 3092 runs.

He held the record of 34 Test centuries for almost two decades before it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar in December 2005. "The Sunny Days" is his autobiography.

Answer: Amish Tripathi

Amish Tripathi is an Indian author. He was born on 18 October 1974 in Mumbai, India.

"The Immortals of Meluha" was the first 'mashup' novel of Amish Tripathi and was published in February 2010.

His other notable works are "The Secret of the Nagas", "The Oath of the Vayuputras" and "Scion of Ikshvaku".