Martyrs’ Day is not just one date but many moments of sacrifice remembered across India and Nepal. This simple explainer looks at the history and significance behind each Shaheed Diwas and the heroes it honours.
As India commemorates Shaheed Diwas, Union Ministers paid heartfelt tributes to revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar, acknowledging their supreme sacrifice for the motherland.
Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighters on Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Diwas) and said that they made an unparalleled contribution.
Mamata Banerjee was addressing a massive rally at Esplanade in the heart of Kolkata to mark Trinamool Congress (TMC) Martyrs’ Day. July 21 is observed as ‘Shaheed-Diwas’ by her party every year in commemoration of the 1993 Bengal Massacre. This year, the occasion has been used to protest the latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) tweaks brought in by the Central Government.
Social activist Anna Hazare will launch an agitation over Jan Lokpal and farmers’ issues in New Delhi on March 23 next year.…
