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‘Gandhi Pokhrel’, The Unsung Freedom Fighter Who Pioneered ‘Swadeshi’ In Sikkim

16 Dec 2020 5 Min Read

Great Indian Manufacturing

When the British Banned Imports, India’s Largest Paint Company was Born

14 Aug 2020 6 Min Read

Aruna Asaf Ali, The Unsung Firebrand Who Was The Heart of Quit India Movement

08 Aug 2020 7 Min Read

Ghoongat, Untouchability, Dowry: This Forgotten ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’ Fought Them All

13 Mar 2020 6 Min Read

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Last Living Member of The First Lok Sabha, This 100-YO Helped Draft The Constitution

14 Jan 2020 10 Min Read

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Issuru’s Fight For Freedom: When a Small Karnataka Village Dared to Take on the British Empire

27 Aug 2019 4 Min Read

Left: Huchuraayappa, a freedom fighter from Issuru Village, Karnataka. Right: A stone engraving with the names of those who sacrificed their lives. (Source: Naveed Mulki/@mohsinstats)

Sushila Nayar, Gandhi’s Doctor Who Spent Her Life Giving Medical Care to the Poor

01 Jul 2019 6 Min Read

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India’s ‘Conscience Keeper’: Why C Rajagopalachari & His Ideas Remain Relevant Today

10 Dec 2018 10 Min Read

How Our 8th President Paved The Way For India’s Successful Missile Programme

03 Dec 2018 5 Min Read

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)

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How This ‘Lion of Odisha’ Took On the British & Helped Sardar Patel Unify India!

03 Sep 2018 10 Min Read

An Ode to The Pioneering Woman Who Handed Vajpayee a Rare Poll Defeat!

20 Aug 2018 7 Min Read

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‘Old Lady Gandhi’: The 71-Year-Old Who Led 6000 Protesters in the Quit India Movement!

17 Aug 2018 6 Min Read

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The College Girl Who Ran a Secret Radio Station To Fuel India’s Freedom Struggle

11 Aug 2018 6 Min Read

Undeterred by Taunts, Maharashtra Farmer Grows ‘Evergreen’ Tribute to 700 Martyrs!

09 Aug 2018 4 Min Read

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Do or Die: An Ode to the Speech That Inspired India to Give Its All for Independence

08 Aug 2018 9 Min Read

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Allah Bux Soomro: The Sindhi Premier Who Fought The British & The Two-Nation Theory!

06 Aug 2018 9 Min Read

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Lost Her Husband to British Lathi Charge. Yet This Young Girl Kept the Tricolour Flying!

03 Aug 2018 4 Min Read

Lost Her Husband to British Lathi Charge. Yet This Young Girl Kept the Tricolour Flying!

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Khudiram Bose, the ‘Boy Revolutionary’ Who Died With a Smile on His Face!

01 Aug 2018 7 Min Read

India's youngest freedom fighter Khudiram Bose.Image Credit: Calcutta State Archives

First, She Fought for Freedom. Then, She Fought Untouchability for 6 Decades!

08 Jun 2018 4 Min Read

Inspired by Gandhi, This Lady Has Dedicated 50 Years to Help the Downtrodden

17 Mar 2018 5 Min Read

The Princess Who Built AIIMS: Remembering India’s First Health Minister, Amrit Kaur

05 Mar 2018 8 Min Read

They Fought for Freedom. Government Ups Their Pension to Ensure They Need Not Fight for Survival

10 Aug 2015 2 Min Read

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