YUNOVA Stories
People who built their skillsजिन लोगों ने अपने skill खुद बनाए
True stories of people who built a skill step by step, written from public sources, and where you can start on the same skill for free.ऐसे लोगों की सच्ची कहानियाँ जिन्होंने कदम-दर-कदम एक skill सीखा, public sources से लिखी हुई, और वह जगह जहाँ आप वही skill free में शुरू कर सकते हैं।
Personal DevelopmentB. R. Ambedkar: the scholar who chaired the drafting of India's Constitution
B. R. Ambedkar · Jurist, economist, social reformer and chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of IndiaBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born into a community that the society of his time treated as untouchable. He was kept apart in school, yet he went on to earn degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, qualify as a barrister, and chair the committee that drafted the Constitution of India. His story shows how far careful, patient study can carry a person, and why the text he helped write is worth reading closely.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentSanjeev Kapoor: the hotel chef who made home cooking feel easy
Sanjeev Kapoor · Chef and host of the television cookery show Khana KhazanaSanjeev Kapoor did not plan to become a chef. A boy from Ambala who grew up watching his parents cook at home, he studied hotel management, chose the kitchen when others chose the front desk, and became the executive chef of a large Mumbai hotel at twenty-seven. Then a television cookery show turned him into a familiar face in Indian homes, because he made hotel-style dishes simple enough for anyone to try.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentA. R. Rahman: from session keyboard player to two Oscars
A. R. Rahman · Composer, music producer and keyboard playerA. R. Rahman lost his father when he was nine, and his family got by renting out his father's music equipment. As a boy he took a job as a keyboard player for a token fee of 50 rupees. About ten years of session work, then advertising jingles and his own home studio, led to his first film score, Roja, and later to two Academy Awards.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentLata Mangeshkar: a voice built on practice
Lata Mangeshkar · Playback singer, Bharat Ratna awardeeLata Mangeshkar first learnt music by quietly listening to her father teach his students. At 13 she lost him and had to support her family, and her voice was called too thin by people who could have hired her. She kept learning, kept working long studio days, and became one of the most loved voices India has ever heard.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentMary Kom: from Manipur's fields to six world boxing titles
M. C. Mary Kom · Six-time world champion boxer and Olympic medallistMary Kom grew up helping her father in the fields of a village in Manipur. She took up boxing in 2000 and went on to win six world titles and an Olympic bronze medal. Her story shows what years of steady training, smart recovery and a strong will can do.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentMithali Raj: the sleepy girl who led Indian cricket for years
Mithali Raj · Former captain of the India women's cricket teamMithali Raj started cricket because her father wanted to cure her habit of sleeping late. That early routine grew into an international career of 23 years, more than 10,000 runs and two World Cup finals as India's captain. Her story is less about talent alone and more about showing up, again and again, for a very long time.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentRatan Tata: from the steel shop floor to leading the Tata Group
Ratan Tata · Industrialist, former chairman of Tata Sons and philanthropistRatan Tata was born into one of India's best-known business families, yet he began his career working on the shop floor of a steel plant in Jamshedpur. He went on to lead the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012 and took it onto the world stage. He was remembered for his humility, his care for people and his quiet way of leading.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentShakuntala Devi: the girl from Bangalore who made numbers fun
Shakuntala Devi · Mental calculator and author, known as the 'human computer'Shakuntala Devi had almost no formal schooling, yet she became famous around the world for working out huge calculations in her head. Her gift was first noticed over a game of cards with her father. She spent her life performing, writing puzzle books and showing people that numbers can be a source of joy.Read story →
Personal DevelopmentViswanathan Anand: from a Chennai chess club to world champion
Viswanathan Anand · Chess grandmaster and five-time world championViswanathan Anand learned chess from his mother at the age of six and solved puzzles from a TV show with her as a boy. He went on to become India's first grandmaster and a five-time world champion. His journey shows how daily practice, curiosity and an open mind can carry you very far.Read story →