subhash chandra bose

The 3 bravehearts stormed Kolkata's Writer's Building, and started firing rounds at the British.

A trusted aide of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, ‘Colonel’ Nizamuddin once took three bullets to save the charismatic leader of INA in the forests of erstwhile Burma.

If India successfully overthrew the British Raj on 15th August 1947, why did it wait for over two and a half years to become a Republic?

A deeply patriotic Hyderabadi who went on to become Netaji Bose’s closest aide, Abid Hasan Safrani was the man who created the iconic slogan, “Jai Hind”.

The only quintuple spy of World War II, Bhagat Ram Talwar (codenamed Silver) worked for the Germans, Italians, Japanese, Russians and British!

Rash Behari Bose’s role in the freedom struggle remains relatively unknown in popular history. However, the unique dish he introduced remains immensely popular in his adopted home.

Arguably the largest library of music recordings in the country, All India Radio's sound archives also contain a rare and invaluable collection of historic speeches given by eminent Indians.

This Independence day, take a step back in time with these iconic eateries that take you on a gastronomic journey through pre-independence India.