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14 Popular names 15 From the past

Some Indians are known by their famous nicknames. Here are some famous personalities from the past.
Read the nicknames and name the famous personalities. Read about them and name them.

1. He was the King of Macedonia and a famous
conqueror. He rode a horse called Bucephalus.

2. He was born as Prince Siddhartha but later gave up
everything to become a sage. He was then named
1. Gurudev 2. Lokmanya 3. Flying Sikh after the Bodhi tree under which he meditated.

Tipu Sultan 3. He was the third ruler of the Mughal Empire.
Dhyan Chand He became emperor at the young age of 13.

Rabindranath Tagore

Lata Mangeshkar
4. He was one of the greatest emperors of India. His life
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
changed after the war of Kalinga. He gave up war and
4. Mysore Tiger Salim Ali 5. Bird Man of India became a Buddhist.

Milkha Singh
P.T.Usha
5. He was a famous English poet and best known for his
plays. He is also called England’s national poet and
the ‘Bard of Avon.’

6. She was the queen of the United Kingdom and ruled
for almost 64 years. She was also the Empress of India

6. Payyoli Express 7. Magician of Hockey 8. Swar Kokila when the British ruled over India.

Info-bites William Shakespeare Akbar Gautam Buddha

P.T.Usha is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of India. She was born in the Queen Victoria Alexander the Great Ashoka the Great
Payyoli, Kozhikode district of Kerala. Hence, she was nicknamed ‘Payyoli Express.’

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