Why Memoirs of This Great Freedom Fighter Need More Attention
Several stories of courage and firm determination of four martyrs of Kakori case have become an important part of the legends of our freedom movement. This case is regarded as…
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Freedom Movement Re-Emphasized the Heritage of Communal Harmony
It is an undeniable fact of Indian history that all those leaders of the freedom movement who received the greatest support and affection of people were those who had…
Pluralism, Salt Satyagraha & the Constitution of India
The 93rd Anniversary of Salt Satyagraha that lasted for 24 days can provide important lessons for appreciating India’s pluralism of religions, castes, languages, cultures, governance ideologies, and host of other diversities.…
Appropriate National Monument Needed At Mangarh to Honor Tribal Freedom Fighters
On 17 November, 1913 the colonial British regime mobilized cannons and machine guns to fire on Bhil tribal freedom fighters gathered at the hill of Mangarh, located in present day…
Implications of Netaji’s statue at India Gate
In a TV channel debate, BJP spokesperson and anchor shared and served a lie that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter in her letter to the Prime Minister has alleged that…
Profiles of Freedom Fighters from Aligarh Muslim University
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is celebrating the spirit of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” in 2022 to mark 75 years of India’s independence. It is well-timed and relevant…
75th Anniversary of Indian Independence Part 1 –Analysis of pre-1947 to present
The British left us 75 years ago, with India now self-governed and politically independent. with a secular and democratic constitution. However it was not a triumph of people’s liberation, with…
Reflections on 75th anniversary of India’s Independence
Indians are going to unfurl the tricolour to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence on 15th of August 2022. Indian freedom struggle has not only shaped India as a…
Essential Precepts of Freedom Movement Eroded
The Independence Day is always a proud day for all citizens of India. This year it is all the more so as this is the 75th Independence Day. However at…
August Revolution and India’s ruling class
(This is the English translation of my article in Hindi written in 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of Quit India Movement or August Revolution. The article was published in…
80th Anniversary of Quit India Movement
A Great Upsurge of People Which Warned Colonial Powers that Their Rule Must End It was on August 8 1942, 80 years ago, that Mahatma Gandhi gave his great call…
Yogendra Shukla Served Freedom Movement in Many Ways
In various streams of the freedom movement, we meet Yogendra Shukla ( 1896-1960) in different roles: what is common to all these roles is that he always worked with the…
Hindutva gang colluded with British rulers and Jinnah against Quit India movement: A peep into Hindutva archives
On the eve of 80th anniversary of the glorious Quit India Movement 1942 [QIM], we must evaluate the anti-national role of the Hindutva flag-bearers (who shamelessly claim to be the…
Living Memorials of Freedom Fighters Will Help to Keep Alive Their Inspiring Message
The freedom movement of India is a highly inspiring chapter of world history. With their deeds and not just their words, year after year so many freedom fighters gave highly…
Vijay Singh Pathik—the Tireless Freedom Fighter Who Fought Both Imperialism and Feudalism
Vijay Singh Pathik (1882-1954) was an eminent freedom fighter, peasant leader, journalist, poet, author, educationist and historian who worked tirelessly all his life to fight both imperialism and feudalism at…
Publish books of news reports on Bhagat Singh and the role of other revolutionaries in freedom struggle
The Hindustan Times has recently released its 1929 clipping on Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Why Bhagat Singh has become such an iconic figure of Indian Freedom struggle? This clipping gives an…
Parallel Governments Reflected the Meeting Point of Various Streams of Freedom Movement
In one of the most inspiring examples of highly courageous spontaneous actions based on the unity of people, parallel governments were formed by freedom fighters in several parts of India…
Lala Gurudas Mal and Family—How Various Members Contributed To Different Streams of Freedom Movement
A fascinating aspect of the freedom movement of India relates to very useful inter-actions among various streams of the movement, and their various meeting points. An interesting chapter of this…
Bhagwati Charan Vohra – Revolutionary Who Sacrificed His All for Freedom Movement
May 28 is the 92nd death anniversary of Bhagwati Charan Vohra who sacrificed his life in 1930 at the age of only 25 while making preparations for rescuing Bhagat…
Remembering Sagarmal Gopa—Freedom Fighter, Author, Human Rights Activist
A freedom fighter who was killed at the age of 45 in prison in the most cruel way, Sagarmal Gopa was one of those who dared to challenge the might…
Enemy in disguise
One disturbing and intriguing aspect of current opposition politics is the persistent illusion that but for a few exceptions it is business as usual in politics.It is not.There is a…
ON 103rd Commemoration of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Contemporary documents of the brutal massacre and people's heroic resistance remain hidden in boxes of National Archives India has turned into a grazing field for all kinds of religious bigots…
Remembering Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
On March 25 is observed the death anniversary of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, a great editor, a highly dedicated freedom fighter and a lifelong crusader for justice and freedom who sacrificed…
Chandrashekhar Azad and His Comrades Supported Socialist Ideas and Opposed Communalism
Today ( Feb. 27 ) is 91st death anniversary of Azad While travelling in Uttar Pradesh I have often…
Veer Narayan Singh—Freedom Fighter Who Died Fighting for his People– Was Also A Food Rights Activist
Veer Narayan Singh (1795-1857) is remembered today as a great freedom fighter of Chattisgarh and India who sacrificed his life fighting colonial rulers. A huge cricket stadium has been named…
Bi-Amma: India’s Forgotten ‘Mother’ of Non-violent Protests
The 97th death anniversary of Abadi Banu Begum passed subduedly and unobtrusively, much like every other year in the past. Bi-Amma, which was the popular sobriquet bestowed upon her by comrades,…
Why the Surya Sen Saga of Freedom Movement Remains So Inspiring Even Today
When Surya Sen sacrificed his life at the age of only 40 for the freedom of India in 1934, he had already succeeded in inspiring a very large number of…
Jalianwala Bagh: Centenary commemoration by Renovation or Destruction of Monumental History
Jallianwala Bagh the most iconic symbol of Indian freedom struggle is in news on its reopening in a renovated form, which started a few years ago. There are few internationally…
Jalianwala Bag: Heritage re-made
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls it an 'insult to the nation.CPI(M) general secretary describes it as "an attempt to erase all traces of British atrocities in India".It is both and…
Remembering Khudiram: The Smiling Young Martyr
The Statesman, May 2 1908: “The Railway station was crowded to see the boy. A mere boy of 18 or 19 years old, who looked quite determined. He came out…
75th Independence Day of India and the Most Crucial Agenda: No Communalism, Only Patriotism
A Short Profile of A Muslim Freedom Fighter -- Maqbool Ahmed Jamaie India attained its independence on 15th of August, 1947 from British colonialism due to the combined and united…
Understanding the Spirit of Quit India Movement
(This comment was written last year to mark 78th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. The same is re-issued for your reading on the 79th anniversary of that great movement…
1857 War of Independence to 1930s
My ancestors were directly affected by the momentous turn history took. Though not in the eye of the storm, living far from the center of action, and being…
IN THE COURTRTOOM Second case of SEDITION (Treason) against Lokmanya Tilak 1908
Facilitator: - The decision of Lord Curzon to partition Bengal on 16 October 1905 provoked a great deal of public discontent and in 1908, it generated wave of public outrage.…
Commemorating 164th anniversary of India’s First War of Independence 1857
Criminal betrayal of the martyrs of India’s First War of Independence 1857 by the Indian rulers Now it is almost 170 years that people of this country; men, women, children…
Remembering Chandra Shekhar Azad in the Context of Our Victimized Young Activists Today
Written by Bharat Dogra and Jagmohan Singh Chandra Shekhar Azad has been one of the most enduring and inspiring symbols of courage and resistance in India. He symbolizes for millions…
Remembering British Citizens Who Helped Indian Struggle Against Colonial Rule
Colonial rule is generally a relentless long story of exploitation and injustice, and this is certain true of the nearly two centuries of British rule in India. Despite this reality,…
The Predicament of Sangh Parivar
Written by Sandeep Pandey, Anandi Pandey and Kushagra Kumar In the midst of farmers’ struggle the government has celebrated the Chauri Chaura incident and glorified the families of freedom fighters…
Remembering Freedom Movement Revolutionaries, Observing Martyrs’ Month
Written by Bharat Dogra and Jagmohan Singh Every year India observes 23 March as the martyrdom day of Shahid Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, and on 27 February India observes…
75th Anniversary of Naval Mutiny today which achieved untold glory in annals of anti-colonial history
75 years ago on February 18th 1946, the Indian Navy launched a historic mutiny that will live in our hearts forever and win a permanent place in the annals of…
Is it politically relevant today to ask whether Nehru visited Bhagat Singh in Jail?
In a political rally Narendra Modi made statements which are not true, and which are made to raise the emotive pitch against his opponents. In a blatant lie, in a…
Netaji Bose, Nehru and anti Colonial Struggle
Indian anti colonial struggle has been the major phenomenon which built modern India into a secular democracy. Many of the political streams were part of this movement which struggled in…
100th anniversary is a time to heal the wounds of Chauri-Chaura
The events at and around Chauri-Chaura, a rural area located in Gorakhpur region of Uttar Pradesh, during the first week of February 1922 constitute an important chapter of the history…
Revisiting The Back-Stabbing Of Netaji By Hindutva Gang On His 125th Birth Anniversary
The 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose falls on on January 23, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior RSS cadre who identifies himself as Hindu Nationalist will be…
Two Streams of Freedom Movement Often Supported and Complemented Each Other
An aspect of freedom movement of India which deserves to be better known in India, particularly among youth, is that various streams of freedom movement in India often supported and…
Kakori Martyrs Are Symbols of Courage, Unity and Harmony
In the year 1927 a glorious chapter of the freedom movement came to an abrupt end as four young men were hanged to death for their courageous contribution to the…
Unsung martyr: Udham Singh who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
It was 80 years ago (July 31, 1940) Udham Singh died on the gallows in the Pentonville prison of London. Through the contemporary police documents, we come to know that…
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