freedom struggle

You’ve heard the line: “At the stroke of the midnight hour…” But what else did Nehru say when India woke to freedom? What promises did he make? What did he urge the nation to remember? And are we living up to that vision today?

The British may have brought in India’s railways to gain profit and control. But Indians turned those very tracks into powerful tools of resistance and unity. From carrying revolutionaries to spreading ideas, trains played an unforgettable role freedom struggle.

Congress Radio operated by Usha Mehta functioned for just about 88 days on three occasions, but it ignited the dwindling spirits of the freedom movement.

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.

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 upcoming film starring R Madhavan and Akshay Kumar is based on the life of C Sankaran Nair, the lone Indian on the Viceroy’s council whose decision to resign after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre marked a new chapter in India’s freedom struggle.

An Irish teacher, after a meeting with Swami Vivekananda, donned the title of Sister Nivedita and spent her life caring for Calcutta’s poor during the plague and famine, and joined India in its freedom struggle.

Science, history and the film industry have all been shaped by significant moments and India’s iconic people. Here’s a walk down memory lane to revisit such moments.

Ghanshyam Das (GD) Birla, the architect behind the Indian business conglomerate, the Birla Group, had a very important role in the freedom struggle. Here's his life story.

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”.