Exploring lesser known History
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.
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In all probability Muslims planning to slaughter cows were also paid agents of the British because cow slaughter was already banned by Bahadur Shah Zafar. So it was planned that on 2nd August cows will be slaughtered on Eid to fan communal tensions in Delhi. As soon as Hindus and Muslims started fighting the British army would attack the city.
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The journey of Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from a lawyer and activist to a prominent politician and eventually the fifth President of India
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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’.
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Doctor Zakir Hussain, who was the President of India (1967-1969), was born on 8 February, 1897 in Hyderabad, which is
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Syed Hasan Imam totally dedicated himself to the Indian freedom movement, after resigning from his job as Justice in the High Court.
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Professor Abdul Bari’s tomb bedsheeted in layers of dust, very much like his accomplishment: unsung, ignored ,awaiting a long pending ballad.
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Colonel Mehaboob Ahmad, who declared ‘ I have only one birth. If I had another thousand births, I would voluntarily
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Helpless Sufi King was punished on false cases of being a ‘leader of the international conspiracy to topple the British Empire’. In following few couplets Iqbal beautifully captured the state of an ‘old age’ in his poem ‘Abul Al Alama’ari’ – Bal-e-Jibril 163; reflects the grim last days of the last Mughal King.
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You know Godse, who killed Gandhiji. Do you know who saved the life of Mahatma Gandhi? Click on the link to Know.
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Rash Behari Bose was one of the great leaders behind the Ghadar revolution and the Azad Hind Fauj. He was certainly one of the revolutionaries who led India to its independence
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A buried chapter of India’s First War of Independence, when hundreds of Indian soldiers who rebelled against the East India Company, captured Sehore and taken over administration.
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Maulana Hasrat Mohani: A Great Freedom Fighter of India who coined the term ‘Inqulab Zindabad’.
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Maulana Mazharul Haque, a legal luminary, a statesman, an educationalist, a journalist, a poet, as well as, a philosopher.
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Shabbir Hassan Khan ‘Josh Malihabadi, who got fame as a revolutionary poet by attacking the British rulers with his literary skills
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The mutiny in the RIAF (Royal Indian Air Force) occurred at almost the same time as the more serious uprisings
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Though not inspired by political reasons, the RIN mutiny did have political consequences. It was preceded by the RIAF mutiny and followed by several mutinies in the Army, including one at the Signal Training Centre at Jubbulpore. Together, these caused consternation and alarm in Delhi and London.
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Harendra Pal Gangwar The year 1757 marked the beginning of British power in India. Bengal was subjugated in June 1757,
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On 16 November 1915, along with Kartar Singh Sarabha, 7 Indian revolutionaries were executed by hanging at the Lahore Central Jail.
1. Kartar Singh (Sarabha)
2. Vishnu Ganes Pingle (Talegaon Dhamtera, Pune)
3. Harnam Singh (Bhatti Goraya, Sialkot)
4. Jagat Singh (Sur Singh)
5. Surain Singh -1 (Gilwali)
6. Surain Singh -2 (Gilwali)
7. Bakhshish Singh (Gilwali)
Abadi Bano Begum, who took an active part at par with men in the Indian National Movement, was born in
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