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Overdue Honour

Of late much is happening with respect to the Cellular Jail or “Kala Pani” which once became synonymous with harsh and inhuman treatment, hard labour, torture and vile conditions endured by freedom fighters.

UP was epicenter of 1857 first war of independence: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the contribution of freedom fighters to India's independence is unforgettable and the land of Lucknow is unique in this regard as the state was the epicenter of the first war of independence of 1857.

The Gritty Revolutionary

The month of August, to echo Sylvia Plath, is “the odd uneven time” as “the best of summer gone, and…

Remembering a revolutionary

Whether Gandhi tried to persuade the then Viceroy Lord Irwin with full sincerity of purpose to commute the death sentence is a matter of debate till today, but what is not so debated is the fact that in our history textbooks the role of armed revolutionaries in the freedom struggle is not given due recognition.