Great Personalities of India – Class 2 Notes

🏑 Major Dhyan Chand

  • He was a famous hockey player.

  • People call him the "Hockey Wizard".

  • He helped India win 3 Olympic gold medals.

✍️ R.K. Narayan

  • He was a famous writer.

  • He wrote many stories and books for children.

  • His famous book is "Malgudi Days".

⚖️ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  • He made the Indian Constitution.

  • He worked for equal rights for all.

  • People call him the Father of the Indian Constitution.

📝 Sarojini Naidu

  • She was a poet and freedom fighter.

  • People call her the "Nightingale of India".

  • She fought for India’s freedom.

🖋️ Rabindranath Tagore

  • He was a poet, writer, and artist.

  • He wrote "Jana Gana Mana", India’s national anthem.

  • He won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

🧗‍♀️ Bachendri Pal

  • She was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.

  • She is a brave mountaineer.

  • She is a role model for many girls.

🎺 Ustad Bismillah Khan

  • He was a famous shehnai player.

  • He played at India’s Independence Day in 1947.

  • He got the Bharat Ratna award.

🎤 Lata Mangeshkar

  • She was a legendary singer.

  • She sang thousands of songs in many languages.

  • She is known as the "Nightingale of India".

🚀 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

  • He was a scientist and the 11th President of India.

  • He worked on rockets and missiles.

  • Children loved him and called him the "People’s President".