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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicIndependence movement

Topic: Independence movement

From Lahore jail to Bose’s INA—women who fought for India’s freedom but remained forgotten

Curated by award-winning writer and filmmaker Sagari Chhabra, the exhibition 'Hamaara Itihaas – Archives of Freedom Fighters' seeks to preserve the forgotten contributions of women who shaped India’s fight for freedom.

How Kulwant Roy captured India’s transition to freedom

The photojournalist’s legacy was obscured for nearly thirty years between his death and the recovery of his negatives.

A bold Tamil woman edited anti-British women’s magazine. History isn’t just Gandhi-Nehru

Deborah Anna Logan's 'The Life Literary: Women's Writing in Indian Ladies' Magazine' is about the first English-language magazine, which showed Indian women's socio-political evolution through their writing.

Lenin to Gandhi & Einstein, the controversial cross-continental legacy of CPI founder MN Roy

From Moscow to Mexico, MN Roy, a freedom fighter and founding member of the Communist Party of India, made more enemies than friends. A look at his fading legacy on his death anniversary.

Tawaifs weren’t just into art and culture. Their role in Independence remains forgotten

When the British Raj encountered Tawaifs—women with agency and autonomy—they were confounded and threatened, unable to categorise this community within their social divisions.

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.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.