TCA Raghavan’s ‘Circles of Freedom’ chronicles the story of three young Muslim men and two fierce women whose paths intertwined during the struggle for Independence.
While Mumbai emerged as India's commercial heart, its role in the struggle for Independence fell through the cracks. A revamped August Kranti Maidan will keep history alive.
I have just returned from the electric crematorium. There were people, and then there were more. No formal invitation had been sent, the news travelled from heart to heart.
Motilal Nehru failed miserably when it came to his own children. His political and legal pursuits left him with no time to focus on his children. The result is that both of them ended up being loose characters.
Sarojini Naidu has always had a very bad reputation for multiple affairs and escapades. Even getting caught red handed did not serve as a deterrent. Such was her addiction to flings. People like her ruined the image of Bengal and Bengali society. From being looked up to as a progressive society they became looked down on for all kinds of sleaze and illicit activities.
Motilal Nehru failed miserably when it came to his own children. His political and legal pursuits left him with no time to focus on his children. The result is that both of them ended up being loose characters.
Sarojini Naidu has always had a very bad reputation for multiple affairs and escapades. Even getting caught red handed did not serve as a deterrent. Such was her addiction to flings. People like her ruined the image of Bengal and Bengali society. From being looked up to as a progressive society they became looked down on for all kinds of sleaze and illicit activities.