Freedom fighter

Inspired by Netaji Bose, Asha Sahay was 17 when she joined INA's Rani of Jhansi regiment and fought for Indian independence. Her great-granddaughter-in-law, Tanvi Srivastava, has documented her incredible story in the book 'The War Diary of Asha-san'.

Forgotten in the history of India’s independence struggle is Assam freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua, who laid down her life at 17 to hoist the tricolour.

When 11 Congress presidents were jailed for violating the ban on Travancore State Congress, Accamma Cherian, known as ‘Jhansi ki Rani of Travancore’, fearlessly led the Kerala youth in a massive historic protest against the then Maharaja.

In the upcoming biopic Ae Watan Mere Watan, actor Sarah Ali Khan will essay the role of freedom fighter Usha Mehta, who ran a secret radio station at a crucial point in India’s freedom struggle.

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, a Ghadarite and revolutionary, was charged by British authorities for his role in the ‘Lahore Conspiracy Case’ in 1915 after a judge pronounced him “the most dangerous of all rebels”.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh was not just a revolutionary but also an avid reader, thinker, and writer with a passion for poetry. Here’s the story behind the last time he was photographed.

As the Telugu period drama RRR is set to release in January next year, we take a look at the life of the film's subject, Komaram Bheem, and how he channeled a life time of suffering into mobilising the Gond community to rebel against the feudal Nizamate of Hyderabad and the British Raj.

Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew was a barrister, educationist and a freedom fighter who was at the forefront of the protests against the Rowlatt Act in Amritsar, while devoting his life to preserving communal harmony in India.

Popularly revered as 'Rani', Gaidinliu was a political and spiritual leader of the Zeliangrong people of the Northeast. She led the revolt against the British rule at a young age of 13 and was imprisoned for 14 years.

The contributions of personalities from the Northeast are often left out when we speak about Independence Day. In our own way, let us right this oversight this time.