freedom fighters

Freedom lives in planting forests, protecting wildlife, educating girls, lighting villages, saving lives — meet 7 Indians shaping a stronger, kinder India.

Explore the important role of Indian poets in the freedom movement, from Bankim’s Vande Mataram to Nazrul’s Bidrohi, and their impact on India's fight for independence.

During the Emergency, Madhu and Pramila Dandavate exchanged nearly 200 love letters from prison, weaving romance with resistance against an authoritarian regime.

Inspired by Netaji Bose, Asha Sahay was 17 when she joined INA's Rani of Jhansi regiment and fought for Indian independence.

Meenakshi Mehra, a seasoned interior designer, embarked on a new culinary adventure at the age of 72. With the encouragement of her daughter, she launched MomMade, a venture that celebrates traditional Indian flavours.

From Durgawati Devi, who sold her ornaments to rescue Bhagat Singh to Khudiram Bose, who was sentenced to death at 18 -- here are eight unsung heroes of Independence.

When other freedom fighters were freed after the Gandhi-Irwin pact, this unsung hero was not let out -- such was the fear he inspired in the British.

"They (freedom fighters Madhu and Pramila Dandavate) loved each other because they loved freedom. Their love also enriched and extended the meaning of freedom."

In a first, an exclusive outlet called Srijan located at Sector 22 in Chandigarh, will stock products like furniture and food products that the jail inmates make.

"What kind of a tribute are we paying the martyrs, if their grandsons cannot live with a little dignity? The movies produced, books written benefit all but the direct descendants. Are those really the homage our revolutionaries deserve?”