Ever since its publication the book remains one of the most sought-after titles for general reading and a ready-reckoner on great personalities of history.

This revised fascinating edition looks at the lives of over 300 successful men & women in their respective fields--providing inspiration for others to follow their examples.

It covers the life-sketches of persons like:

*Saints:Gyanehwar & Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

*Social Reformers: Nana Saheb Karve & Kabir

*Revolutionaries: Vir Savarkar & Ras Behari Bose

*Statesmen: Disraeli & Bismarck

*Scientists: Madam Curie & Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

*Artists & Scholars: Birju Maharaj, Allauddin Khan, Venkatesh Aiyyer, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee & Amrita Pritam

*Heads of States: De Gaulle & Anwar Sadat

*Sport stars: Martina Navaratilova & P.K. Banerjee

These mini-biographies bring you the life and times of these famous personalities and many more in a nutshell.