freedom fighter

Madhopatti in Uttar Pradesh is famously called India’s ‘IAS Factory.’ With just 75 households, its legacy dates back to an educational movement.

A highly skilled pilot with the Royal Indian Air Force, Biju Patnaik flew a series of high-risk missions and was a strong supporter of India’s freedom struggle before he became a successful entrepreneur and Odisha’s chief minister.

SN Subba Rao was a Gandhian who participated in the Quit India Movement as a child before setting up an ashram in the Chambal Valley, facilitating the surrender and rehabilitation of 654 dacoits and spreading the gospel of communal harmony among India's youth.

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.

An unsung woman freedom fighter, Umabai Kundapur championed the rights and education of women. Here's her forgotten story.

A pioneer of the anti-colonial struggle against the Portuguese in Goa, Luis de Menezes Braganza sacrificed his great wealth for the cause.

A royal physician and freedom fighter, Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari inspired Lokmanya Tilak to turn Ganeshotsav into a festival that instilled nationalistic fervour among Indians to fight the British.

An unsung freedom fighter who helped Netaji Bose escape and fought alongside Mahatma Gandhi in the Non-Cooperation movement, Helen Lepcha (also known as Savitri Devi) remains lost in the pages of India's history.

Nationalist and freedom fighter Paresh Chandra Chatterjee started Indian Tea and Provisions, today called Luxmi Tea, in 1912 to fight the British. Here's the company's unique story.

Nanak Singh, the 'Father of Punjabi Novel', survived the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and wrote a searing poem titled 'Khooni Vaisakhi' which paints a vivid picture of the horrors of 13 April 1919.