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Magellan : Commanded the first expedition in 1519 to sail round the world. Discovered passages to the Pacific from the Atlantic through Straits later on named after him.
Malaviya, Madan Mohan : a great Indian nationlist. He had been long associated with Congress Party and was thrice elected its President. Leader of the Hindu Mahasabha ; founder of the Banaras Hindu University.
Mandela, Nelson : First black to be elected President of South Africa. Was imprisoned for 27 years by the White regime of South Africa for his opposition to apartheid. Awarded Nobel peace prize in 1993.
Mao Tse-tung : The inspiration behind the great communist revolution that transformed China and sent shock waves throughout the world. He was a warrior leader who taught that ‘political power grows out of the barrel of a gun’ and personally wielded more power over more people than any man before.
Marco Polo (1256-1323) : famous Venetian traveller and explorer; the first European to visit China ; made journeys through China, India and other Eastern countries and published a record of his wanderings.
Marx, Karl (1818-83) : German philosopher and socialist. Life-partner and friend of Engles. Wrote many important works on socialism. Author of Das Kapital, Communism is based on his teachings.
Megasthenes : was an ambassador to Chandra Gupta Maurya’s court sent by Seleucus. He lived in Paatliputra for five years (302 B.C. to 298 B.C.) The account of India written by him in his book Indica is a source of our knowledge about that period.
Mohammed Bin Tughlaq (1325-51) : a very learned man who possessed an uncommon intelligence and remarkable memory but was an unsuccessful and unpopular emperor. He set up a department of agriculture. In 1327, he shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri, renamed by him as Daulatabad.
Montessori, Madam (1870-1952) : Indian educator and originator of the method of education known as Montessori system. Under this system, the teacher provides the necessary didactic materials and shows their use, but leaves the child to handle them for himself.
Mother Teresa (August 27, 1910- Sept 5, 1997) : She was the Albanian-born Roman Catholic nun who moved to Calcutta’s slum “to serve God among the Poorest of the Poor”. She established the religious order named as “Missionaries of Charity” in 949. She had to her credit a number of national and international awards including the Nobel Peace Prize (1979), Bharat Ratna (1980), and Magsasay Award. She became a legend in her own life time. She died on September 5, 1997.
Munshi, K.M. : Founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan. He started his career as an advocate and soon made his mark. He played an active role in the national freedom movement and held important public office for nearly a quarter of a century. He was also a great writer, educationist, and expert on constitutional law.
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