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The word ‘success’ is often associated with having high-paying jobs and making lots of money. However, a truly successful person is the one who is content with their own life, and uplifts others in their difficult times.  

Built in Finland, the Icon of the Seas is five times larger than the Titanic. Due to its humongous size, it is being referred to as the largest ship ever built.

Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, screenwriter, and lyricist. He has received the National Film Award a total of five times for films including Saaz (1996), Border (1997), Godmother (1998), Refugee (2000), and Lagaan (2001).

Nupur Sharma is an Indian politician. In 2009, she worked as a guest editor of the newspaper The Times of India for the Republic Day special edition. She is the spokesperson of BJP and is often seen in various debate shows.

Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician. She founded her own party ‘All India Trinamool Congress’ in the year 1997. Mamata Banerjee became the first woman Chief Minister of West Bengal in the year 2011 after serving several times as a Union Cabinet Minister.

Khurshid Mastan has represented the country in national hockey tournaments a total of five times. Due to difficult financial circumstances, he had to put an end to his dream of becoming a world-renowned hockey player. He runs a puncture repair shop to earn a living.

Rakhi Sawant is an Indian actress, dancer, and politician. She made a minor appearance in the 1997 film ‘Agnichakra.’ In the year 2001, Rakhi Sawant did her first dance number on the song ‘Bam Bhole Bam Bhole’ for the film ‘Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke.’

Kajol is a popular Indian actress. In the year 1992, she made her acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Bekhudi.’ She has won Filmfare Award for Best Actress a total of five times. She shares this record with former actress Nutan.

Harleen Sethi is an Indian actress. She worked as a host for the lifestyle channel NDTV Good Times for a brief period. In the year 2013, Harleen Sethi made her acting debut with a short Hollywood film called ‘Country of Bodies: Bombay in Dance.’

Mumtaz Khan is an international hockey player. She earned a spot on the Junior National Hockey team in 2017. In 2022, Mumtaz was honoured by the FIH as the Rising Star of the Year. Mumtaz played exceptionally well in the Junior World Cup scoring 8 goals in 6 matches, including a hat-trick against Malaysia.

Ahinsa Jain, a resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, appeared for UPSC exams 6 times, and could only achieve her dream of becoming an IAS officer in her very last attempt. She gives the credit of her success to her parents and feels grateful for their constant support.

Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, director, producer, and social worker. He first appeared as a child artist in the 1959 film ‘Kalatoot Kannamma.’ He was awarded a gold medal for his exceptional performance. Kamal Haasan has received more than 18 Filmfare Awards and has been honoured with the National Film Award a total of 3 times.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the former Prime Minister of India. In 1957, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the first time from Balrampur constituency. In 1980, he laid the foundation of Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the President of the party for the first five years.

Tapsi Upadhyay is pursuing a B Tech degree in computer science from IITM Janakpuri. She is the eldest among her three siblings. In her class 12, she offered tuition classes to earn pocket money. After experiencing food poisoning a couple of times, she made the decision to open her own food stall. Today, she operates approximately 20 stalls across the country.

At an age, when Bihar’s Hariom Narayan should be having fun with his friends at college, he prefers to devote his entire time to the rescue of snakes. He is only 19 but has rescued more than 4000 snakes so far. He has been bitten by snakes multiple times, but that does not deter his will to carry out his responsibilities. He is famously called as the Snake Man of Bihar.