Indian Freedom Movement

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Simran Agarwal
In 1897, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, known for his criticism of the British, was charged under Section 124A for his views in Kesari. On Tilak’s 100th death anniversary, Sahapedia analyses how this was an important moment in India’s political history as it marked the criminalisation of dissent in the grand…
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Bina Das
Best known as a young revolutionary who took up arms against the British establishment, Bina Das numbers among the heroes of Indian history—alongside Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Preetilata Wadekar- who took up arms against the colonisers. This short memoir, published by Zubaan Books, movingly recounts…
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Manan Kapoor
The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 is one of the earliest examples of India’s resistance against the British. Sahapedia takes a look at the revolt and its significance. (In pic: A painting showing sepoys from the Madras Army in the early 1800s; Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)   The Mutiny of…
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Ashish Singh and Shruti Chakraborty
Referred to as the Jal Satyagraha or Water Satyagraha, this incident in the village of Kandel was the result of a decree by the British government that imposed a very high irrigation tax on the people. (Photo Courtesy: Chhattisgarh Project/Sahapedia)   There were a number of incidents…
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Navina Lamba
There are numerous museums all around India which trace the nation's history and the lives of the people who helped achieve independence from the British. These museums, which preserve the legacy of our freedom fighters, are important sites which make the younger generation aware of the…
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M.D. Muthukumaraswamy
In this edition of ‘Lore and Life’, we look at the history of Holi, the various myths, traditions and rituals associated with the festival, and how the festival was used in the Indian independence movement (In pic: A 19th-century painting of a prince playing Holi in his harem from the National…
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यह पुस्तक पुस्तक श्रृंखला का तीसरा हिस्सा है जो मध्य प्रदेश के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों और स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन में उनके क्षेत्र का योगदान प्रस्तुत करती है।   This book is the third part of the book series that introduces the freedom fighters of Madhya Pradesh and the contribution of their region in…
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M.D. Muthukumaraswamy
Hind Swaraj shows that Mahatma Gandhi's sense of Indian civilisational ethos draws from both the literary canon and oral folklore. Gandhi in this little booklet combines his cultural, political, and economic ideas succinctly.   Mahatma Gandhi's Hind Swaraj and its illuminating…
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आशीष सिंह
  उपलब्ध विवरण के आधार पर छत्तीसगढ रायपुर के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों की जीवनी एवं सूची यहाँ प्रस्तुत की जा रही है।     नारायण सिंह वर्ष 1856 में छत्तीसगढ़ में भीषण अकाल पड़ा था। जमींदार नारायण सिंह की प्रजा के समक्ष भूखों मरने की स्थिति थी। उन्होंने अपने गोदाम से अनाज लोगों को…
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