Freedom Movement
Explore the journey of India’s independence struggle, including major revolts, movements, and leaders. Learn about the sacrifices, ideologies, and events that led to the end of colonial rule.
The Secret Letters Between G.D. Birla and Mahatma Gandhi
Between 1915 and 1948, Ghanshyam Das Birla and Mahatma Gandhi exchanged over 1,800 letters. They wrote about money, about the...
Kanaklata Barua: Assam’s Youngest Martyr of the Quit India Movement
On 20 September 1942 CE, a seventeen-year-old girl from a small village in Assam picked up the national flag, stepped...
Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid That Shook British India
On the night of April 18, 1930, a schoolteacher from Chittagong led sixty-five young men and women in a coordinated...
How Madam Bhikaiji Cama Unfurled India’s Flag in Germany
Bhikaiji Cama stood before an international socialist congress in Stuttgart, Germany in August 1907 and unfurled a flag she had...
Deendayal Upadhyaya Murder Mystery: Questions That Were Never Answered
On the morning of 11 February 1968 CE, the body of one of India's most important political thinkers was found...
Rani Gaidinliu: Zeliangrong Uprising’s Youngest, Boldest Voice
She was thirteen years old. She had never been to school. She lived in a small village tucked inside the...
Great Forest Uprising 1917: When Kuki Tribes Said No to British Empire
While the guns of World War One were thundering across the fields of Europe, a different kind of war was...
Pa Togan Nengminza: The Garo Resistance Against British Annexation
In 1872 CE, when the British Empire tightened its grip on the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, a warrior named Pa...
The Jaintia Rebellion: The Farmer Who Defied the British Empire
Discover the incredible story of U Kiang Nongbah, the farmer who led a fierce tribal rebellion against British rule in...
U Tirot Sing: The Khasi Chief Who Fought an Empire for Four Years
The British Empire had roads to build and hills to cross. The Khasi people had a homeland to protect. When...
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