Vinayak Damodar Savarkar! – A man who started India’s first secret society (“Abhinav Bharat”). A man who led the first-ever student bonfire against foreign clothes. 5 years later he was in London as a Law student and there he literally led the revolutionary movement sitting there, and wrote the seminal book on the 1857 uprising. […]
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Mid-July, 1925… The oppressive summer heat hung heavy over Shahjahanpur, cloaking the mango grove in a thick layer of humidity. Crickets chirped their rhythmic song, the only sound breaking the hushed whispers of the ten figures gathered beneath the emerald canopy. Among them sat Ramprasad Bismil, his eyes burning with the intensity of a thousand
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Revolutionary – A person who not only aspires and thrives hard to bring out a blazing revolution, but also aims to change the face of society to the core, at large. A person who becomes a source of inspiration for future generations of other revolutionaries and different revolutionary groups, which constantly strive to seize the
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The Hindustani slang word “loot” meaning theft was one of the first Indian words to appear in the English language. The Oxford English Dictionary claims that until the late 18th century, when it all of a sudden became a prevalent term throughout Britain, this word was seldom ever used outside of the plains of north
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‘LOKMANYA’ – I am pretty sure that, it’s because of ‘BAL GANGADHAR TILAK’ written ahead, you must have got to know this term for the first time! Very few people can influence the mindset of an entire state, rather, that of an entire nation. Very few were the people during the times of our independence
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Every year on July 26, India honours the soldiers who gave their lives in the Kargil War by observing Kargil Vijay Diwas. Without a doubt, the conflict illustrates high-altitude fighting in hilly terrain and poses substantial logistical challenges for the opposing parties. In the conflict, the Indian Army launched “Operation Vijay” in 1999 to retake
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The events that led up to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, commonly referred to as the “Sepoy Mutiny” and “India’s First War of Independence,” involved an Indian soldier named Mangal Pandey. His name has come to be linked to the insurrection of 1857. Mangal Pandey, a devout Brahmin by faith, served as a Sepoy (soldier)
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To begin with, there are countless anecdotes and real-life stories of how the Britishers tortured and tormented the Indians whenever they got even a petty reason to do it! But as a matter of pride, many Bravehearts repeatedly roared to resist the oppressive British empire through their daunting and gallant acts of armed revolution. The
23rd March 1931, 19:29 hours, Lahore Central Jail… Within a minute, something breathtaking was about to happen! The holy land of Bharat was about to get stunned & mesmerized by the temporary standstill of the revolutionary fire that was ignited by the young compassionate Bravehearts, which had instilled fearful tremors in the hearts of the
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Panipat – A name that an Indian, particularly, a Maharashtrian would not love to hear too often. A dark chapter in Indian history, that paved a good way for the British to stronghold the foundation of their imperialistic empire. A bloody battle in which almost at every home in Maharashtra, a scion was making his
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose – A rock-solid personality who is responsible for the nightmares of many British authorities, a hero who is responsible for giving many patriots a golden opportunity to contribute their blood & sweat to the nation and a staunch son of the motherland who had dedicated his precious life to the nation.
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar – Some individuals find great inspiration in these three words, while others immediately label him a bigot, a coward, or a fanatic to put an end to the discussion. “Savarkar is not a person, he is an idea. The unity of identity (reconciliation) in mind, word and deed, as manifested by Savarkar
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