Nicknames & Titles
Famous People · उपनाम और उपाधियां
📋Quick Overview
This chapter covers nicknames & titles important for RRB NTPC, SSC CGL, and other competitive exams. These personalities and their achievements are frequently asked in general knowledge sections.
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Father of the Nation: Mahatma Gandhi — Title by Subhas Chandra Bose
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Iron Man of India: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — Unified 562 princely states
📖Nicknames & Titles
| Name | Work/Field | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Father of the Nation | Mahatma Gandhi | Title by Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Iron Man of India | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Unified 562 princely states |
| Nightingale of India | Sarojini Naidu | Poet, freedom fighter, first woman Governor |
| Missile Man | APJ Abdul Kalam | Led IGMDP, 11th President of India |
| Grand Old Man of India | Dadabhai Naoroji | First Indian MP in British Parliament |
| Frontier Gandhi | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | Led Khudai Khidmatgar, Bharat Ratna 1987 |
| Deshbandhu | Chittaranjan Das | Founded Swaraj Party |
| Punjab Kesari | Lala Lajpat Rai | Lion of Punjab, Lal-Bal-Pal trio |
| Gurudev | Rabindranath Tagore | Nobel 1913, wrote national anthems of India & Bangladesh |
| Netaji | Subhas Chandra Bose | Founded INA, "Give me blood, I'll give you freedom" |
📝Key Points
- •Father of the Nation: Mahatma Gandhi, Title by Subhas Chandra Bose
- •Iron Man of India: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Unified 562 princely states
- •Nightingale of India: Sarojini Naidu, Poet, freedom fighter, first woman Governor
- •Missile Man: APJ Abdul Kalam, Led IGMDP, 11th President of India
- •Grand Old Man of India: Dadabhai Naoroji, First Indian MP in British Parliament
- •Frontier Gandhi: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Led Khudai Khidmatgar, Bharat Ratna 1987
- •Deshbandhu: Chittaranjan Das, Founded Swaraj Party