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In 1964, Gandhian socialist and Member of Parliament Ram Manohar Lohia refused to leave a restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, which did not serve non-whites, for which he courted arrest. What followed was a remarkable chapter in the struggle for civil liberties.

The last time 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche saw his elder brother was in 1926 before he left for Tibet to complete his higher studies. But it was only 60 years later, when the brothers met in an emotional reunion.

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

Raising your issues also tells the leader that voters are watching and listening to them actively. This post-poll awareness activity is a much-needed movement in our democracy.

Working in 17 states, positively impacting the lives of 50 lakh Indians, mobilizing over Rs 100 crores of underutilized government funds — Rwitwika Bhattacharya's Swaniti Initiative is the kind of change governance in India truly needs. #Governance #ImpactThatMatters

Sachin Tendulkar ended his 6-year Rajya Sabha tenure.

Despite the existence of biannual parliamentary sessions where numerous bills are introduced per sitting, so far only 14 private member bills have been passed by the parliament since independence.

Navneet was among the scores of consciously driven individuals in India who wanted to initiate change but didn't know where to begin.

Slated for inauguration in March, Andhra Pradesh's new assembly complex in Amravati has been specially equipped with disruption-proof features.

Chikhli village, located in Navsari district of Gujarat, witnessed complete transformation after it was adopted by Lok Sabha member Chandrakant Raghunath Patil.