Mohammed Umar Subhani : The man who could not bear to say ‘No’.
Mohammed Umar Subhani : The man who felt it a great honour to provide financial strength to Indian Independence Movement could not bear to say ‘No’.
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Heritage Times
Exploring lesser known History
Freedom Movement
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.
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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.”
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Abdul Qaiyum Ansari: A Freedom Fighter’s Stand Against Social and Economic Inequalities
Abdul Qaiyum Ansari, who fought not only for independence but also against the social and economic inequalities
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A Bihari Deputy Collector sentenced to death for fighting the British Rule
Following is a reproduction of a chapter from ‘Inside Bihar’ written by P.C Roy Choudhury, editor of Bihar District Gazetteers, in 1962
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Rare Poster, thrown in the Legislative Assembly by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
On April 8, 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt dropped the “Red” leaflet from the gallery of the Legislative Assembly simultaneously with the bombs signed by ‘Balraj’ ‘Commander-in-Chief’ of the “Hindustan Socialist Republican Arny” and runs as follows :
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The 1896 Plague in Bombay and the Riots it Caused
(Following is a reproduction of a report published in ‘The British Medical Journal’ on November 28, 1896 from London. This
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Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Holi for Communal Harmony
(Following is the text of the speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on 6th March, 1947, a day prior to
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Maulana Muhammad Ali’s Speech at the Round Table Conference in London
Mr. Chairman, may I exercise the privilege of the invalid and remain seated? My friend Dr. Moonje has explained his position
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क़ौमी होली : स्वराज ले लो!
असहयोग और ख़िलाफ़त आंदोलन के समय क़ाज़ी मुहम्मद हक़ साहब ‘क़ाज़ी’ मण्डावरी ने “क़ौमी होली” नाम से एक नज़्म लिखी
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When Sarojini Naidu taught Ideals of Islam to Muslims
Following is the text of a talk given to the Young Men’s Muslim Association, Madras, 1917 by Sarojini Naidu
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‘The Hindu-Muslim Problem’ by Lala Lajpat Rai
However divided Hindus and Muslims may be, however bitter their relations with each other, they are still united in their demand for Swarajya, in their opposition to the Government, and in their hatred of the subjugation imposed upon them from without.
It will stand to the eternal credit of Mahatma Gandhi that he has brought politics home to the masses of India, that he has created a wonderful and never to be effaced awakening in them, and that he has produced a consciousness which marks the beginning of a real nationhood.
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Rajendra Prasad, Premchand & Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui : Life in early 20th century in India
For this exercise, I have chosen three autobiographies;
Rajendra Prasad, Atmakatha, Sasta Sahitya Mandal, 1965
Premchand, Premchand ki atmakatha, edited by Madan Gopal, Prabhat Prakashan
Rasheed Ahmed Siddiqui, Ashufta bayani meri, Maktaba Jamia
Revolutionary Film Songs Released Before the Independence
In India, film songs are an indispensable part of everyday life. You can hear Bollywood music playing everywhere from public
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The Original Signatures on the Constitution of India by the members of the Constituent Assembly
The original Constitution of India is not a printed document but a handwritten one. The government of India, headed by
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Destruction of Britain Is Key To Asia’s Freedom – Rash Behari Bose
BANGKOK, June 13 (Domei). In his first press conference since his arrival here by plane on May 29 from
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When Asking Donations for Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were seditious
As Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) completes its hundred years of University status I share this poem with you.
How prophetic was the poet when he wrote:
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Listen to a poem banned by the British for exposing Police atrocities
In 1921, the British Government banned and confiscated a poem written by an unknown freedom fighter whose pen name was
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Rowlatt Act, 1919 : When Police killed 60 protestors but couldn’t stop the protest
During the First World War the British India Government had enacted a Defence of India Act, 1915 in order to
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Rowlatt Act, 1919 : Mahatma Gandhi asked the Indians to die while opposing the repressive law
Following is the text of the statement submitted by Mahatma Gandhi while explaining his call of satyagraha against Rowlatt Act
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