Growing up in Birbhum, in rural Bengal, Pranabda was better known by his nickname – Poltu
He began his career as a clerk in the office of the Deputy Assistant-General in Kolkata. He has also worked as a teacher in a Birbhum College and as a journalist for Desher Dak, a Bengali publication
The 79-year old Mr. Mukherjee maintains a dairy and manages to write a page every day
In his political career of over four decades, Mr. Mukherjee has served as minister in every Congress government since 1971
He is a deeply religious man. He can recite Sanskrit Shlokas and “Chandi Path” from memory
Euromoney magazine rated Mr. Mukherjee as the best Finance Minister of the World according to a survey in 1984
He doesn’t speak fluent Hindi and has said that it is one of the reasons why he cannot become the Prime Minister
Mr. Mukherjee is one of the handful Indian Politicians who have held the three key ministries of finance, defense and external affairs
He is the only finance minister to have presented Budgets in the pre-liberalisation and post-liberalisation era
As a child, Pranabda simply couldn’t resist chocolates
VISWANATHAN ANAND
Born on: 11th December, 1969
Known For: Chess Player
He was the only sportsperson to have been invited for the dinner hosted by the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh for US President Barack Obama in 2010 .
He started playing chess when he was 6
He was the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2007-2013
He was the number one player in the world for a total of 15 months.
In 1984, at the age of 15, Anand became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master.
DILIP KUMAR
Born on: 11th December, 1922
Known For: Actor
His real name is Mohammad Yusuf Khan.
He was awarded the highest Civilian award by Pakistan, “Nishan-e-Imtiaz” in 1998
His ancestral home in Peshawar is getting turned into a National Heritage and will be preserved by the Pakistan Government
Before entering the film industry, Dilip Kumar was a fruit vendor in Pune
He is Bollywood’s first superstar who hails from Pakistan
He was the first person to receive the Filmfare Best Actor Award
He was a member of Parliament from 2000-2006
He has won the most awards as the Best Actor with 8 awards spanning over 3 decades.