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Maniram Dewan: India’s First Tea Planter & a Freedom Fighter During the 1857 War

13 Sep 2021 5 Min Read

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How a 13-YO Freedom Fighter Scared the British Into Sentencing Her to Life Imprisonment

08 Mar 2021 7 Min Read

Rani Gaidinliu

55-YO Indian-Origin Professor Controls NASA Mars Rover From a Flat Above a Salon

01 Mar 2021 3 Min Read

Fascinating History of Bengaluru’s Best Kept Secret: Its Favourite Military Hotels

14 Jan 2021 4 Min Read

100 Years After Racist Attacks, Why Berkeley Named a Street After This Indian Woman

22 Dec 2020 8 Min Read

Even The World’s Most Powerful Company Could Not Scare These Fearless Indians

18 Aug 2020 7 Min Read

The Untold Story of the ‘Daring’ WW1 German Ship That Became a Word in Tamil!

27 May 2020 5 Min Read

One of the World’s Greatest Geneticists, He Gave Up British Citizenship for India

13 Nov 2019 6 Min Read

JBS Haldane (Source: Facebook/University of Cambridge & jbshaldane.org)

Famous Personalities

An Ode to India’s Forgotten ‘National Doctor’ Who Won Respect Across the World

20 Sep 2019 5 Min Read

Robert Foote: How An English Geologist Became The ‘Father of Indian Prehistory’

26 Aug 2019 6 Min Read

Remembering Andhra’s Hero of the Jungle & His Tribal Rebellion Against the British!

12 Aug 2019 5 Min Read

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At 11, This Fearless Odisha Girl Dropped Out of School to Fight The British!

07 Aug 2019 4 Min Read

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Gulab Kaur: The Forgotten Woman Who Left Her Husband & a Safe Life to Fight The British

29 Jul 2019 4 Min Read

Vidyasagar: The Brilliant Man Who Stood Up For The Women of 19th Century India

15 May 2019 6 Min Read

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An Ode to Frontier Gandhi, The Man of Peace Who Fought For a United India

02 Apr 2019 8 Min Read

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The Untold Story of Comrade Sak, the ‘Most Important Nationalist’ Outside India

06 Feb 2019 5 Min Read

Not Just Rolls & Roshogolla: 10 Delectable Dishes Kolkata Folks Will Vouch For!

05 Feb 2019 9 Min Read

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Becoming a Fakir: How Madurai Inspired Mahatma Gandhi’s Iconic Loincloth Attire

01 Feb 2019 5 Min Read

Meet the 3 Indian-Origin Kids Among Time Magazine’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018!

21 Dec 2018 4 Min Read

Patna Teen’s Research on Black Holes Gets Him Elected to UK’s Royal Astronomical Society!

15 Nov 2018 3 Min Read

Amal Pushp (Left). (Source: LinkedIn and Wikimedia Commons)

Fought for Our Freedom & the Himalayas: Why India Must Not Forget These British Women

26 Oct 2018 7 Min Read

Mirabehn and Sarala Behn (Source: Facebook)

This Unsung Hero Won An Olympic Gold, Took On The British & Fought for Adivasi Rights!

15 Oct 2018 8 Min Read

Jaipal Singh Munda (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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Paona Brajabashi, The Manipuri Major Who Chose Death Over Serving The British

09 Aug 2018 6 Min Read

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Tirupur Kumaran Lived Only for 27 Years But How He Died Etched His Name In History!

08 Aug 2018 3 Min Read

Tirupur Kumaran

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