Hailed as the 'Mother of PILs', Kapila Hingorani made the SC accessible to India's poorest, played a vital role in establishing family courts and helped draft the law to ban sex determination tests.
With the Mughals in the North and the ever-expanding empire of the Marathas in the south of Rajasthan, Jai Singh needed a capital that would be strategically important.
In the last year of his life, Leo Tolstoy, the Russian literary giant, exchanged letters with a young Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, influencing his vision.
Ancient Indian women commonly wore saris without an upper undergarment. But during the British Raj, a woman named Jnanadanandini Debi introduced the sari blouse to fellow women.
As the 75th Republic Day draws near, here’s reflecting on India’s illustrious saga through the years and the individuals who made these glorious moments possible.