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- December 24, 2023
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Kunjali Marakkars
Who Were Kunjali Marakkars? Known as the first-ever protectors of the sea, Kunjali Marakkars or Kunhali Marakkars are credited with organizing the first naval defence of the Indian coast. Here…
- November 27, 2023
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Jallianwala Bagh: A symbol of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh Unity
In popular memory, historical narratives are more often than not laced with silence, neglect, nostalgia and heroism thus blurring the line between history and fiction. Public memory tends to remember…
- November 27, 2023
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Saifuddin Kitchlew: Leader of Jallianwala Bagh
Saifudin Kitchlew Saquib Salim “The city’s (Amritsar’s) residents feel Gandhi (Mahatma) had no role in Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh tragedy). Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew, the local Punjabi leader, remains the most significant personality…
- November 18, 2023
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Azimullah Khan – Strategist in the First War of Independence
Azimullah Khan, who was renowned as a strategist in the First War of Independence, 1857, was born in Uttar Pradesh. At the time when native rulers, the heads of princely states…
- November 18, 2023
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Khan Bahadur Khan
Khan Bahadur Khan, the ruler of Rohilkhand, who fought against the British to liberate the motherland, was born in 1781. Declining a very high official post offered by the East…
- November 18, 2023
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Prime Minister Dr.Manmoham Singh about Bahadur Shah Zafar
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, during his recent visit to Myanmar (erstwhile Burma), offered floral tributes at the memorial of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar which lies at 6…
- November 18, 2023
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Moulvi Liyaqat Ali Khan
Though the freedom struggle of 1857 was started by the Sepoys, but people from all walks of life took part in the war. Some scholars bade good bye to their…
- November 18, 2023
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List of Freedom Fighters(1858-1945) – Government Official Record
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- November 18, 2023
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Waris Ali, the lesser known hero of 1857 in Tirhut
On 10th May 1857, the upsurge started from the Meerut cantonment and since then Bihar was on the verge of similar insurrection. On 12 June 1857, the Rebellion started from…
- November 17, 2023
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Siraj-Siraj-ud-Doulah
Siraj-Siraj-ud-Doulah, the Nawab of Bengal was the first Indian king to foresee the threat posed to the future of the country by the English East India Company which entered India…