Hasrat Mohani : A Revolutionary Voice of the Freedom Movement
This year marks the 150th birth anniversary of Maulana Hasrat Mohani (1875–1951) — a towering figure in India’s struggle for
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Heritage Times
Exploring lesser known History
Freedom Fighter
Baba Kanshiram, Pahari Gandhi, a revolutionary poet from Himachal
It is decidedly too difficult to pronounce any judgement at the present juncture whether Pahari Gandhi’s stature was higher as a freedom fighter or as a poet.
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Tipu Sultan’s sons & Fakirs led Vellore Mutiny
For some reasons best known to historians Indians don’t know much about Vellore Mutiny and whatever we are told is never related to Tipu Sultan, Marthas, Fakirs, Sanyasis, Hindu Muslim Unity and 1857.
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Iran & Indian freedom struggle: An untold history
Agashe was the first Indian revolutionary to go to Iran, and he reached there in late 1906. Amba Prasad too left India after his acquittal, on 11 January 1908, and reached Iran
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Mufti Kifayatullah never wrote a mercy or took favour in the freedom struggle
Mufti Kifayatullah said, “I have not joined the freedom movement for personal enrichment.”
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Lord Mayo’s assassin Sher Ali’s Patna Connection & Larger Conspiracy
This, I need hardly say, makes it still more probable that he (Sher Ali) was urged on to the deed by the Wahabis.
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Sher Ali’s killing of Lord Mayo was part of the Freedom Struggle
“The murderer is a ticket-of-leave man, a Mahomedan from the borders of Afghanistan, called Shere Ali; the only reason given by him was that God ordered him to kill the enemy of his country.”
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Interview of M. S. Khan, leader of RIN Mutiny 1946
The ‘RIN mutiny’ which started from HMIS Talwar was led by a 14 men committee headed by the Leading Signalman Mohammad Shuaib Khan.
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The Real Story Behind Photo of Soldiers Being Executed in Singapore in 1915
The soldiers, 41 in total, were shot dead by a firing squad across several public ceremonies to instill fear amongst the local population as well as soldiers. The first execution was held on 7 March 1915 where Rasulah, Imtiaz Ali and Rakhmudin were shot dead.
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Election of Rajendra Prasad as the President
The returning officer informed the Assembly, “I have to inform honourable Members that only one nomination paper has been received for the office of the President of India. The name of that candidate is Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
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Subhas Chandra Bose was given leadership of the INA by Rash Behari Bose
Speech of Rash Behari Bose while introducing Subhas Chandra Bose
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Jawaharlal Nehru’s First Court Trial and Jail
Nehru: “I do not recognise the British Government in India, and I do not regard this as a court. I regard these proceedings as farce or show. This court carries out what has already been decided.”
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Subhas Chandra Bose printed currency notes with photos of Gandhi & Nehru for Azad Hind National Bank
Azad Hind National Bank of Subhas Chandra Bose had currency notes with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lakshmi Sehgal and himself.
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M Y Nurie a forgotten Indian Muslim freedom fighter
M. Y. Nurie is a forgotten freedom fighter who gave a tough competition to M. A. Jinnah during the 1940s and led Muslims against the Partition of India.
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Nazir Hussain, Father of Bhojpuri cinema was a soldier of Azad Hind Fauj
Nazir Hussain, a Azad Hind Fauj soldier personally admired by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, is the father of Bhojpuri cinema. He wrote the 1st movie on INA in 1950.
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Half Baked Tales and other lies: The other side of Tipu Sultan
“You are a Jagat Guru! You are always performing penance in order that the whole world may prosper and
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Grave of Jallianwala Bagh’s hero, Kitchlew, lies in utter neglect
“The city’s (Amritsar’s) residents feel Gandhi (Mahatma) had no role in Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh tragedy). Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew, the local Punjabi leader, remains the most significant personality for them.”
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Sir Ali Imam, an icon of nationalism, as remembered by Sachchidananda Sinha
An excerpt written on Sir Ali Imam by Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, in his book ‘Some Eminent Behar Contemporaries’, wherein he is described as an icon of nationalism.
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Did Indians in Dubai fight for Indian Freedom? Story of Dhamanmal Isardas
The Residency Agent at Sharjah wrote to the Political Agent, in Bahrain (both were representatives of the British Empire), “a British subject (Indian) in Dubai named Tiradas Dhamanmal, manager of the firm Dhamanmal Isardas is reported to be anti-British”. T
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Sir Sultan Ahmed fought for united India risking his own life
Recently Sultan Palace of Patna has been in the news for the very same reason. The Bihar Government wants to demolish it while the people of Patna want to save this heritage building. For most of them, it is an issue concerning a heritage building but it is much more than that.
Sultan Palace was built by Sir Sultan Ahmed almost a century ago. Sir Sultan Ahmed is mostly remembered as a jurist and educationist but very few in India remember him as a person who campaigned against the partition and put his life in danger to keep India united.
Yes, you read it correctly. On 27 October, 1947, Sultan Ahmed was held hostage at his official residence in Hyderabad by 30,000 Razakars of Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen led by Qasim Rizvi, the leader of Razakars. Wielding swords this huge band of Razakars took an army battalion led by Brigadier Gilbert to stop.
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