Gandhi, Nehru, Ansari, Zafar, Malviya, Sarojini & Azad in Film Theatres ?
How immensely were the nationalist leaders of Congress popular among Indians in general and Muslims in particular? What if I
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Nalini Ranjan Sarkar : The Real Father of IIT
With the surrender of Germany, Italy and Japan the Second World War ended in a victory for the Allied forces,
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Brigadier Usman : A Forgotten Hero of Kashmir War
When India gained independence it had only 18 Brigadier rank officers and Brigadier Muhammad Usman was one of them. Being
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Jawaharlal Nehru : A PM Who Called Communists anti-Indian & Terrorists
On 15th August, 1958, when the mouthpiece of Congress, A.I.C.C Economic Review, carried an article written by Jawaharlal Nehru severely
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The Problem of Hindustani : Hindi and Urdu
(Following is the text of an address delivered by eminent historian Tara Chand at Allahabad in 1942. It was later
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Revolutionary Film Songs Released Before the Independence
In India, film songs are an indispensable part of everyday life. You can hear Bollywood music playing everywhere from public
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1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University
It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’
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When Sardar Patel appealed people not to attack defenceless Muslims
(Following is the text of the speech made by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in front of a large gathering at Amritsar
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Mahatma Gandhi’s message to the nation on the first Diwali of Independent India (12 November, 1947)
(Following is the English translation of Hindi speech addressed to a prayer meeting by Mahatma Gandhi on 12 November, 1947.
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What Allama Iqbal wrote to Jinnah regarding Nehruvian Socialism : A letter
(We are reproducing the text of a letter written to Mr. Jinnah by Sir Muhammad Iqbal in 1937. Social and
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‘U.S.A. Wooed Nehru’ : From The Sunday Herald, 23 October, 1949
Nehru flew from London in President Traman’s own plane, and at Washington military airport. Truman himself was there to meet the plane with a delegation from Cabinet and Congress.
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What Mahatma Gandhi thought of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
He never considered himself only a Bengali. He had no use for parochialism or caste distinctions. In his eyes all were Indians and servants of India. He treated all alike.
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