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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicIndependence movement

Topic: Independence movement

Subhas Chandra Bose’s early portraits show why he became iconic in freedom struggle

A substantial section of the exhibition engages with Bose’s frequent depiction in military attire, a visual association that Neville Tuli argues is inseparable from his political journey.

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

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.