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TopicRevolutionary

Topic: revolutionary

Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name

Nkrumah was a towering anti-colonial leader, pan-African thinker, first PM & president of Ghana. Post-independence, he was seen as authoritarian and was deposed in a coup.

We’re obsessed with ‘heroes’, people like Chatto & Roy are forgotten, says author Kavitha Rao

At the launch of her book, Spies, Lies and Allies, Kavitha Rao trimmed the colourful lives of Roy and Chatto into an hour-long conversation with historian Manu S Pillai.

Nehru was unimpressed by most Indian political exiles. Chatto and Roy were special

‘Spies, Lies and Allies: The Extraordinary Lives of Chatto and Roy’ by Kavitha Rao is a thrilling tale about two forgotten revolutionaries who led lives that defy belief.

Pritilata Waddedar, revolutionary who attacked club with sign ‘Dogs and Indians not allowed’

Waddedarwho was only 21 years old when she led the attack against the symbol of colonial dominance on the night of 23 September 1932.

Surya Sen — Chittagong’s ‘Master da’ who led the raid that broke the ‘armed might’ of British

Surya Sen believed in the power of armed rebellion. The 1930 Chittagong raids that he led were aimed at demonstrating the British weren't invincible.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the freedom fighter everyone loves

The Left celebrates his socialist ideology, the Right his patriotism and nationalism — Bhagat Singh symbolises something for everyone.

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Iran could be a ‘forever war’ if the Kurds join the fight

The US has turned to the Kurds whenever it has needed allies on ground— in Iraq, in Syria, & now perhaps in Iran. Rarely has it worked out well, either for them or the region.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.