quit india movement

SN Subba Rao participated in the Quit India Movement as a child and later set up an ashram in the Chambal Valley, facilitating the surrender and rehabilitation of 654 dacoits.

Before Mahatma Gandhi’s clarion call for ‘Quit India’, a small village in Karnataka’s Shivamogga had already dared to dream of freedom. Here's the story of Issuru's fight for independence.

While official records of his life remain sparse for the most part, the Sikkimese government recognised Trilochan Pokhrel’s contributions with the LD Kazi Award for Democratic Movement in 2018.

Whether it was coming up with its first-ever TV commercial in 1984 or establishing call centre operations and a website as early as 1998-99, Asian Paints has always stayed ahead of time by anticipating the future trends.

A woman who has inspired countless others, Aruna Asaf Ali's frail beauty and charming exterior belied the incredible inner strength with which she defied British rule and worked for the betterment of the downtrodden.

Heard the famous lines 'Khoob Ladi Mardani, Woh Toh Jhansiwali Rani Thi'? We recall the legendary woman who not only penned this line but also sacrificed nearly everything for the freedom struggle.

“He (and his team) would carry a typewriter around on their village visits. At every hamlet, he would instantly issue an on-spot official decree to set up a government school & appoint teachers from among the educated in the village."

In August 1942, when Mahatma Gandhi called for the Quit India movement, a tiny village down south in Karnataka’s Shivamogga had already decided to break free. But it did, becoming the first village in India to declare itself independent. #LostTales #history

Mahatma Gandhi's personal physician, this gritty woman fought for India’s freedom and the welfare of those stricken with leprosy. She went on to become independent India's first health minister of Delhi state. #DoctorsDay

There is a reason why R.G. Casey, the Australian who served as Governor of Bengal, called him "the wisest man in India". #ForgottenHeroes #History