Following is the text of the speech made by Sardar Patel in front of a large gathering at Amritsar on 30 September, 1947. He appealed people to stop violence against the defenseless Muslims who were trying to crossover to Pakistan.
Iqbal Krishna Kapoor, who described the closing scenes, before the enquiry committee, confirmed […]
Following is the English translation of Hindi speech addressed to a prayer meeting by Mahatma Gandhi on 12 November, 1947. It was the first Diwali of Independent India.
Obituary Of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai from the President of India : Published on 25 October, 1954
Abadi Bano Begum, mother of Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali who were also part of the Indian national movement had a very important role in the movement as her contemporaries like Sarojini Naidu, Kamaladevi Chottopadaya, Annie Besant and the list goes on.
While one regrets the assassination of Gandhi, one can’t help finding in his heart the echo of the sentiments expressed by Cicero on the assassination of Caesar. Gandhi had become a positive danger to this country. He has choked all free-thought. He was holding together the Congress, which is combination of all the bad and self-seeking elements in society who agreed on no social or moral principles governing the life of society except the one of praising and flattering Mr. Gandhi. Such a body is unfit to govern a country. As the Bible says ‘that sometimes good cometh out of evil,’ so also I think that good will come out of the death of Mr Gandhi. It will release people from bondage to a superman. It will make them think for themselves and it will compel them to stand on their own merits.
(This is the text of Chapter. IX, Maulvie Ahmad Shah from the book […]
Following is the diary entry made by Mahadev Desai, secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, regarding the Moradabad conference (10th October, 1920) which proceeded Gandhi’s visit to Aligarh. The conference was addressed by Motilal Nehru, Madan Mohan Malviya, Shaukat Ali, Mohammad Ali, Mahatma Gandhi and others. Abadi Begum, better known as Bi Amma also addressed the gathering.
Tomorrow will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi […]
He never considered himself only a Bengali. He had no use for parochialism or caste distinctions. In his eyes all were Indians and servants of India. He treated all alike.
निम्न अंश सुभाष चंद्र बोस के हरिपुरा कांग्रेस अधिवेशन, 19 फ़रवरी, 1938 […]
During my (John Lindsay) residence in India, when our affairs were less prosperous […]
On January 11, 2013, former President of India, Shree Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative stamp on Silk Letter Movement. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the sacrifices of individuals and groups, such as those associated with the Silk Letter Movement, constitute a glorious chapter of India’s history of Freedom struggle and need to be acknowledged and appreciated.
According to Karim Ghani, Japanese reports that Bose was flying to Japan were to mislead the enemy. According to him Japanese and Bose had tricked the enemy in the same fashion earlier also, which we already know that they did in March 1942.
The journey of Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from a lawyer and activist to a prominent politician and eventually the fifth President of India
On the 4th of May 1799, the British army assembled around the fort of Seringapatnam, capital of the Kingdom of Mysore. The British army was supported by Nizam and Maratha infantry. The French intelligence, an ally of Tipu gave him a tip of ‘an eminent British attack’, they advised Tipu Sultan to escape the capital and live to fight for another day, Tipu replied, ‘Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep’.
आप अजनबी हैं, नही तो ऐसा सवाल नही करते, ये सब झूठी कहानियाँ हैं, ये कहानियाँ भड़काने के लिए फैलाई जाती हैं, नफ़रत तो पहले से भी कम नही, ये बात बिलकुल सही है कि अंग्रेज़ बच्चों और औरतों का ख़ून बहाया गया है लेकिन किसी की आबरु पर हमला नही किया गया, ये हमारी तहज़ीब और रस्म व रिवाज के ख़िलाफ़ है, हिंदुस्तान से लेकर लंदन तक की अख़बारों में जो ये ख़बरें हैं; ये सब बे बुनियाद हैं!
Syed Hasan Imam totally dedicated himself to the Indian freedom movement, after resigning from his job as Justice in the High Court.
Md Umar Ashraf आजके रोज़ ही 1919 को जालियांवाला बाग़ में क़त्ल ए […]
9 अप्रैल 1919 को आयोजित रामनवमी की शोभायात्रा का आयोजन एक मुस्लिम डॉ. […]
During the Bengal famine, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote a poem which has a couplet:
In 1839, Samuel Morse, reputed as the telegraph pioneer, laid the first telegraph lines connecting Washington to Baltimore. In India, the same year, O’Shaughnessy completed 21 miles of a telegraph line wrapped around trees and vast stretches which included a river crossing of 4 miles as an experiment.
Democracy is an occidental idea. A Hindu cannot comprehend it as long as he is a Hindu. It is against his religious belief. The divisions of Varna are the basis of his religion. He cannot see without distress a Brahman or Kshtriya serving a Sudra. A Brahman may beg or even may die, yet he will never touch a dish from which a Sudra has partaken food.
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.
Why do we celebrate the Republic Day of India on 26 January?
Zafaruddin Bihari: A scholar and Former Principal of Madrasa Shamsul Hoda
Syed Mohammad Moin ul Haq, a name that resonated with brilliance and intellect, emerged from the humble town of Asthawan, Nalanda district in 1881.
The photograph shows Mirza Ilahi Bakhsh, or Shahzada Muhammad Hideyat Afza, in 1862. This man was from the Royal house of Mughals who had helped the British in 1857 and played an instrumental role in the surrender of Bahadur Shah Zafar at Humayun’s Tomb. For his ‘services’, the British recognized him as the Chief Representative of the Royal Mughal Family in 1858. Mirza was also granted jagirs at Meerut and Delhi with a pension of Rupees 22,830 P.A.
The report was prepared by Reuters and shows that Indian Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs living in Europe did not accept the partition in 1948
