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Assam’s bards of freedom gave a voice to nationalist aspirations
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The 1920s to 1940s was a period when a large number of songs, poems and lyrics were composed in Assam as part of the...
Narasimha Reddy, the chief who led Andhra’s now-forgotten first mass rebellion against the British in 1846
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Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy is hailed as the 19th-century hero who led the first mass rebellion in Andhra Pradesh against the British.
Descendant of a dispossessed...
Sangolli Rayanna, Rani Chennamma’s brave military chief who defeated British in guerrilla war, continues to inspire Bharatiyas
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Sangolli Rayanna's martyrdom stories continue to inspire crores of Kannadigas with every child given examples of his bravery against the British. The giant banyan...
Maniram Dewan: Assam’s first tea planter, freedom fighter, martyr
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Maniram Dutta Barua, commonly known as Maniram Dewan, was one of the first Assamese to establish Tea Industry in Assam and was initially a...
Bundelkhand’s ‘Jallianwala Bagh’ led to the martyrdom of 21 freedom fighters
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The people of Bundelkhand have also made a major contribution to the freedom struggle of the country.
Chhatarpur district's Charan Paduka area had witnessed a...
Bengal house where Bhagat Singh hid after Saunders killing in a shambles
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As one reaches Uyari village of Khandaghosh community block under West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, he is bound to be gripped by the essence...
Martyred at the age of 12, Tileswari Barua finally gets her place in history
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Twelve-year-old Tileswari Barua, the country's youngest martyr from Assam's remote Dhekiajuli village, who took a bullet from the colonial police and died for the...
Postal dept to release commemorative stamp in honour of TN freedom fighter Ondiveeran
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A commemorative postage stamp in honour of freedom fighter Ondiveeran who had fought against the British would soon be released here.
The Centre has approved...
The brave Rani Chennamma whom President Murmu hailed in her inaugural speech
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Kittur Chennamma, the queen of Kittur is a common household name in Karnataka. The armed struggle that she waged against the British much before...
Hemu Kalani, the revolutionary martyred at 19 with a Bhagwad Gita in his hands
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He was only 19 when he was hanged for attempting to derail an ammunition train and steadfastly refusing to betray his accomplices.
A leading member...