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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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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."
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
Subhas Chandra Bose was given leadership of the INA by Rash Behari Bose
Speech of Rash Behari Bose while introducing Subhas Chandra Bose
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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. …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
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 …Read more »
