TopicIndian independence

Topic: Indian independence

On this day in 1857, how ‘punishment parade’ in Meerut lit spark of 1st war for Indian freedom

Suchet Vir Singh - 10 May, 2022

85 sepoys of 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry were charged with mutiny, shackled, and paraded to jail through the streets of Meerut on 10 May 1857.

Delhi University at 100: Staging ground of history, scholarly success & coffee-shop romances

+TFP Soniya Agrawal - 30 April, 2022

Delhi University marks its centenary in May 2022. One of 40 central universities, DU is a big draw for students from across India & is counted as one of its premier institutions.

Nehru said there’s no middle road between fascism and communism. Bose thought otherwise

Rajat Roy - 31 January, 2022

In his writings and speeches, Subhas Chandra Bose was sarcastic about parliamentary system, calling it mid-Victorian democracy.

PM to address events on Birsa Munda & Ambedkar as BJP uses Azadi show to reach Dalits, tribals

Neelam Pandey - 11 November, 2021

Committee headed by Amit Shah has approved high-profile events under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav programme, which celebrates 75 years of India's independence.

RSS roadmap before it turns 100: New debate on freedom struggle & radical Islam, expansion

Arun Anand - 8 November, 2021

RSS is will complete 100 years in 2025, and so, its second-highest decision-making body has taken some crucial decisions that will be part of the Sangh’s roadmap for the next couple of years.

Premdatta Varma, Bhagat Singh’s co-accused and India’s lesser-known freedom fighter

Chaman Lal - 19 September, 2021

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav should be the year when Panjab University finally recognises and honours Premdatta Varma’s role as freedom fighter by installing a plaque.

Gandhi’s encounter with a young Romila Thapar in Pune that inspired her activism

Saket Suman - 15 August, 2021

In 'The Psychology of a Patriot', journalist Saket Suman delivers an account of modern India, tracing the evolution and contestation of patriotism.

100th year of Chauri Chaura — event that led to Gandhi calling off Non-Cooperation Movement

Shubhangi Misra - 4 February, 2021

In 1922, Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement unilaterally after a confrontation between police and protesters turned violent in Gorakhpur district.

Rani Gaidinliu, ‘daughter of the hills’ who spent 14 years in jail for India’s independence

Yimkumla Longkumer - 26 January, 2021

Rani Gaidinliu began her own version of the Non-Cooperation Movement in the 1930s among Naga tribes and made it difficult for the British administration to function in the region.

Why 1921 Malabar Moplah rebellion wasn’t a peasant uprising but an ‘anti-Hindu genocide’

Arun Anand - 20 August, 2020

In the run-up to the centenary year of the 1921 Moplah rebellion, a Malayalam movie is set to valorise the chief protagonist, Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji.

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