Noida was part of the Mughal empire for centuries. It’s where the British fought the Marathas. And it was Bhagat Singh’s hideout as he plotted against the colonisers.
The book, Revolutionaries on Trial: Sedition, Betrayal, and Martyrdom, by Aparna Vaidik is the product of 15 years of research that straddles India and Pakistan.
Retired Commodore Tariq Majeed opposed the renaming of the chowk on the grounds that Bhagat Singh’s story was 'forged' and 'had no role in the subcontinent’s freedom struggle.'
Punjab CM Mann led day-long symbolic fast & spoke at Bhagat Singh's village, drawing parallels between him and Kejriwal. State BJP & Congress leaders slam comparisons.
Entries in a diary, purportedly belonging to Sharma, reveal his ‘fire to do something’, while his family says he was disturbed about unemployment, meagre income.
Sagar Sharma of Lucknow appears to be a follower of Che Guevara and Bhagat Singh. He is one of the six suspects allegedly involved in Wednesday's Parliament security breach.
Bhagat Singh faces the ominous prospect of turning into an empty signifier, a symbol without substance, just a basanti pagri worn by anyone for anything.
Bhagwant Mann has chosen Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village Khatkar Kalan to take oath as Punjab CM, but residents expect more than optics when it comes to the revolutionary’s legacy.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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