Daughter of a labourer, Joan of Arc was born in Domrémy, in the Vosges. When she was 13, while she was in the garden, she heard the voices of Saint Margaret, Saint Catherine and the Archangel Saint Michael urging her to free France from the yoke of the English. She obtained an audience in Chinon wit
Franciszek Ferdynand Habsburg (photo:public domain) Franz Ferdinand Habsburg (1863-1914) - Austrian Archduke shot dead in Sarajevo by an assassin. Franz Ferdinand was born in Graz in 1863. He was the nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph, and after the death of his son, Archduke Rudolf, and his own f
Patels health deteriorated sharply in the summer of 1950. There was blood in his cough. Maniben reduced Patels meetings and working hours, and personal medical staff was appointed to look after Patels health. West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Roy, who was also a doctor, learned that Patel was now jo
In matriculation, students had to choose either Sanskrit or Gujarati as an optional subject along with other subjects. Vallabhbhai chose Gujarati language. The teachers of Gujarati language used to teach Gujarati but had great affection for Sanskrit language. He did not like that a meritorious stude