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Topic: Freedom fighters

Why Ambujammal hid her pearl necklace when Gandhi came to her house

‘The India I Saw’ is freedom fighter S Ambujammal’s autobiography. In it she looks back at her childhood in Madras and how she began associating with the freedom struggle.

Chauri Chaura freedom fighters’ families got a memorial in 1982—getting pension was much harder

In 'In Pursuit of Freedom: Travels Across Patriotic Lands', Pradeep Damodaran documents his travels across important locations in India, following the fault lines of freedom.

Villain to anti-hero to now hero status, Hindi novel shows Savarkar’s courage, compassion

‘Kamalkant Tripathi has had the bravery to write about Savarkar, which has given us the bravery to talk about it,' said panelist and JNU professor Omprakash Singh.

Quota for women, minorities & civil code — where India’s ‘founding mothers’ stood on key issues

Supreme Court in a judgment earlier this month used term ‘founding parents’ to refer to makers of Constitution. Of 389 members of Constituent Assembly, 15 were women.

Jogendranath Mandal hoped for Dalit-Muslim unity in Pakistan. He’s remembered as a ‘villain’

Mandal thought Dalits & Muslims would behave like brothers in the newly-created Pakistan. As communal tension rose, Hindus left East Pakistan for India in large numbers. Mandal followed.

There’s a search for lesser known freedom fighters in India. New novel jumps in with Santhals

Tuhin A. Sinha and Suraj Prasad’s latest historical novel, Sido Kanhu: The Santhal Hul, Bharat’s First War of Independence’, was recently launched at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

Narsinhbhai Patel, Gujarati radical with DIY book on bombs denied God, called marriage a fraud

MK Gandhi read Narsinhbhai Patel's books during his imprisonment and praised him for speaking his mind.

75th Independence Day celebrations may be over, but dissent is still not ‘free’ in India

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

In I-Day speech, Modi remembers freedom fighters of all religions, day after Owaisi challenge

AIMIM chief Owaisi had said at a public meeting Sunday that he hoped the names of Muslim freedom fighters would find mention in the prime minister's Independence Day address.

Ram Prasad Bismil was a revolutionary with a poet’s heart. He’s an icon of Hindu-Muslim unity

Anti-CAA protests saw verses of Ram Prasad Bismil's poetry being read. In his 30-year-long life, he left a legacy that united all Indian patriots.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.