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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicIndian freedom struggle

Topic: Indian freedom struggle

Indulal Yajnik — beer-drinking ‘fakir’ & nationalist who started anti-Congress politics in Gujarat

Indulal Yajnik’s life was filled with dramatic twists and turns, from working with MK Gandhi to becoming one of the forerunners of anti-Congress politics in Gujarat.

Vithalbhai was supposed to be the nation-builder & Vallabhbhai the family provider

The two brothers developed an understanding: the elder Vithalbhai would devote his time to public service and Vallabhbhai would earn money to support both families.

Congress-led Indian freedom struggle owes success to armed revolutionaries, says Amit Shah

Union Home minister said work needs to be done in field of written history to rid India of colonial mindset, asked students, teachers to identify 300 icons who made country great.

Bhikaji Cama—Parsi revolutionary who plotted Savarkar’s escape, raised 1st Indian flag abroad

Born in luxury, Madam Cama could have led a comfortable existence. Instead, she chose to establish the Paris Indian Society to support revolutionaries in exile.

Aurobindo inspired Bengali patriot Khudiram Bose to shake British Raj foundations

When taken to the police station for hurling a bomb at Judge Kingsford’s carriage,Khudiram Bose wilfully surrendered, and fearlessly shouted “Bandemataram.”

‘One organisation, one party, one leader can’t bring about change,’ says RSS chief Bhagwat

Underlining it was a Sangh’s ideology, Bhagwat said a 'single leader is not supposed to tackle all the challenges before this country' and emphasised on common man standing up for change.

Independence day celebrations must not make us forget what India is currently going through

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

Don’t remember the 1857 Mutiny with Rani of Jhansi alone. You’re missing out on Uda Devi

Uda Devi was an icon for Pasis and a Dalit freedom fighter who single-handedly killed British soldiers to avenge her soldier husband.

Independence celebrations didn’t interest Gandhi. The National Flag’s design did

Harijan weekly, a source of Gandhi’s thoughts, didn’t give much coverage to the Independence Day. It carried articles on replacement of the charkha with a wheel.

Bhagat Singh wasn’t just hanged, but was chopped and stuffed in sacks

In ‘The Execution of Bhagat Singh’, Satvinder Singh Juss writes how Bhagat Singh’s hanging was ‘one of the bloodiest deeds ever undertaken by the British Labour Government’.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

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.