Maharaja of Mahmudabad led the anti-Simon Commission protests
Would the Maharaja have received such considerate attention from the police if he had not been one of the leaders …Read more »
Research Articles
Bihar’s First Revolt against the British in 1781
Raza Quli Khan rose up in revolt against the foreign rule with his armed loyalists. Mr. Grome, Collector of Saran, …Read more »
Before Ramanujan there was a Ramchundra
This Indian mathematician was making news in Europe at least three decades before Srinivasa Ramanujan took birth.
Holi, Gulal and Abir: What do they exactly mean?
Some Pandits explain that the use of the dye solution originated in the time of Vikramaditya and is continued to …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 »
Less known Muslim Women Freedom Fighters
Sultana Saleem was one of the officers of Azad Hind Fauj, or INA, of Subhas Chandra Bose.
Muslim Women makers of Modern Bihar
The British government fined Mahmooda for breaking the salt law but, a committed Congress worker, she denied paying any fine.
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 »
Mazharul Haque: A Forerunner of Right to Education Act
Mazharul Haque alongwith Gokhale and others were demanding Right to Education in 1911.
Christmas & The Indian Freedom Struggle
What people do not appreciate at first is the importance of Christmas week in the formation of the Indian National …Read more »
The Shaheed Pir Ali Commission Report and Its Legacy in Bihar’s History
Pir Ali, a bookbinder from Patna, was one of the first martyrs of the 1857 rebellion against British rule. He …Read more »
Allama Iqbal, Marxism & Islamic Renaissance: A Discussion
Iqbal drew significant inspiration from the Bolshevik Revolution and Marxism, admiring the revolution’s egalitarian ethos, but remaining firmly rooted in …Read more »
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 »
Jawaharlal Nehru met the First Prime Minister of India
For briefly though, the First Prime Minister of India and the First Prime Minister of free India were allies of …Read more »
Jawaharlal Nehru & Ghaffar Khan attacked by Pathans in NWFP
Nehru could be saved by the brave effort of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan when he threw himself over Nehru and …Read more »
Aligarh Movement in Bihar: A History of allies of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Syed Imdad Ali wrote to Raja Jaykishan Das, secretary of the Aligarh Scientific Society, requesting that the proposed association at …Read more »
Was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan not the founder of Aligarh College? When The Calcutta Review Levelled an Allegation
In all probability, this was one of the earliest examples of sensationalism in the journalism practised in India. The fact …Read more »
Origins of the ‘Traditions’ of Aligarh Muslim University
'Traditions' of AMU as its distinct feature were envisaged by the founders of the university.
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 »
