Jaipal Singh Munda : Man who organised Adivasis
Jaipal Singh Munda was born in 1903 in a tribal family of Bihar. Under the guardianship of Canon Cosgrave, principal St. Paul’s School in Ranchi, he took his initial education and got baptized in 1918. Cosgrave after retirement took him to England where he got admitted to Oxford for further studies. These were the formative years of a tribal leader in him. Here he got to study with the likes of Verrier Elwin, obviously which should have some impact over his later understanding.
Rajnarayan Mishra: A Forgotten Hero Who Wanted A Classless Society In India
Raj Narain Mishra, an Indian freedom fighter whose elder brother Baburam Mishra was sentenced for 38 years for fighting against the British, led raids on the British establishments with his group during the Quit India Movement, 1942. A resident of Lakhimpur Kheri, U.P he was charged with revolutionary raids in Unnao and was sentenced to death.
Glorious Sacrifices of Bihar during Quit India Movement – 1942 : In Numbers
During the 1942, Quit India Movement at 122 different places, police fired upon the peaceful unarmed Indian patriots martyring around 2000 people in Bihar alone.
When Shah Umair warned Rajendra Prasad of Kisan Sabha’s anti-Congress activities
Shah Muhammad Umair, a Muslim Congress leader of Arwal in Bihar, wrote a letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad about the Anti-Congress activities of Kisan Sabha.
When Mangoes witnessed British defeat in Arrah, Bihar
The mango grove witnessed an unprecedented win of Indians over the British, around 200 soldiers were killed there.
Peer Ali : Fearless Patriot Who Chose Martyrdom Over Life Of A Traitor in 1857
Peer Ali concluded his speech by saying, ‘‘You may hang me, or such as me, every day, but thousands will rise in my place, and your object will never be gained.”
How Quinine (Anti-Malarial Drug) Got Its Name
It is a reproduction of a portion from A Critical Review of the Basic Facts in the History of Cinchona by Dr. Jaime Jaramillo-Arango, former Rector of the National Faculty of Medicine of Bogota.
Tablighi Jamaat: A Historical Analysis of the Movement
They have created an army of preachers, who have become a common sight in the subcontinent with their white topi and kurta-pajama, and their beds rolled on their backs.
They have reached to remote corners of the Muslim society, often residing in slums and providing religious education to inspiration to the most downtrodden.