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A pioneering powerhouse of independent India, PV Krishnamoorthy witnessed many historic events up close. Interestingly, he was welcomed into his first job with the words, “Get out"!

Hamid Begum, who was six years old then, remembers vividly, her family living in Tanda, Punjab, when hooligans started a witch hunt on the Muslim community.

Ayyar holds an irreplaceable position among independent India’s pioneering powerhouses on whose elegant shoulders we now stand. Did you know why?

Even as the day stirs up patriotic feelings in me, I always wonder what I can do to utilise it in a better manner. I am sure that many feel the same, so this year, as India enters its 72nd year of being an independent country, here are five things you can do:

When most women were denied basic rights and preferred to stay within the four walls of their homes, she paid heed to Gandhi’s call for protests and mobilised other women to carry out demonstrations during the Quit India Movement.

One of the men who decided it was enough was V O Chidambaram Pillai, also known as VOC. A man responsible for motivating people to drive out the British with defiance.

Few Indians know about the legend who so meticulously crafted India's national song, Vande Mataram. Here's the little-known story of Bengal's Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

His service to the nation was not just as President—he was an active member of India’s freedom struggle, and his journey started long before he came into office.

“I don’t know about India but the flag is not a toy,” says 5-year-old Arundhati.

These men who could not understand our tools, our rules, are here, changing our very perception of intelligence.