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Short Biography of 'Khān Abdul Ghaffār Khān'

'Khān Abdul Ghaffār Khān' was born on 6 February, 1890 in Peshawar (now in Pakistan). His father, Bahram Khan, was a land owner.At school the young Ghaffar did well in his studies. He was an ardent follower of Mahatma Gandhi. He belonged to that part of India which was called the North West Frontier Province.In 1919, when Gandhiji started his agitation against the Rowlatt Bill, Abdul Ghaffar

Short Biography of 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee'

'Atal Bihari Vajpayee' was born on December 25, 1924 at Shinde Cantt in Madhya Pradesh. His father's name was Krishna Bihari Vajpayee.His grandfather Pandit Shyam Lal Vajpayee was an eminent Sanskrit scholar.Atalji's early education took place in the local school. Later he graduated from Victoria College in Gwalior. Thereafter he passed the masters degree in political science in the first class