Exploring lesser known History
At a session of the Bengal Provincial Conference held in Barisal in April 1906, under the Presidentship of Shri A. Rasul, a brutal lathi charge was made by the police on the delegates and volunteers and the Bande Matram badges worn by them were violently torn off.
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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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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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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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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 said, “I have not joined the freedom movement for personal enrichment.”
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Raza Quli Khan rose up in revolt against the foreign rule with his armed loyalists. Mr. Grome, Collector of Saran, informed Ross that he was aamil (administrator) of Sasaram and supported Chait Singh’s revolt.
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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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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 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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Speech of Rash Behari Bose while introducing Subhas Chandra Bose
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What people do not appreciate at first is the importance of Christmas week in the formation of the Indian National Congress and its further development.
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Pir Ali, a bookbinder from Patna, was one of the first martyrs of the 1857 rebellion against British rule. He played a pivotal role in organizing resistance and spreading revolutionary ideas.
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These facts establish that Maulana Azad was an active revolutionary, led Silk Letter Movement during the First World War and the movement was not an Islamic movement and all the Indians were equal partners in this effort.
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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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For briefly though, the First Prime Minister of India and the First Prime Minister of free India were allies of a sort.
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Nehru could be saved by the brave effort of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan when he threw himself over Nehru and took injuries on himself. Khan received fractures in two of his fingers, serious injuries in nose, skull and shoulder and had to be admitted in the hospital.
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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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Bombay was a hub for political organizations, including the Indian National Congress and Muslim League. Influential figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Dadabhai Naoroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, all resided in Bombay for a period.
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While we pay tribute to the women for their contributions to the Indian freedom struggle we must not neglect their sacrifices and challenges. While women battled with the internal challenges of patriarchy and orthodox beliefs, they also faced brutalities conducted by the British. Their veils were torn, they were raped, they were lathi-charged and were imprisoned in jails that had unbearable conditions.
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