Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay – The composer of National Song ‘Vande Mataram’
Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, a great patriot was born in Bengal. Bankimchandra is the composer of the national song ‘Vande Mataram (I worship my Motherland for she truly is my mother)’, an inspirational song for Indian freedom fight. Read more »
Rani Lakshmi Bai : Warrior queen of Jhansi
Rani Lakshmi Bai was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, which is located on the northern side of India. She was one of the most leading personalities of the first war of India’s independence that started in 1857. Read more »
Kittur Rani Chennamma : Earliest ruler to fight British rule
Rani Chennamma was the first woman independence activist of Bharat. She stood all alone with a vibrant fiery eye against the British Empire. She was the queen of princely state Kittur in Karnataka. Read more »
Rani Tapaswini: Combination of Brahmatej and Kshatratej
Rani Tapaswini (Sunanda) was Rani Laxmibai’s neice. Her sacred temperament and asceticism, besides her courage and endurance made Rani Tapaswini a pillar of support for the people. Like Rani of Jhansi, she used to practice horse riding and the art of war. She could manage the entire kingdom allotted to her father, after his death. Read more »
Veer Savarkar – Myths and refutation
Certain weeklies have published articles which demean Swatantryaveer Savarkar’s legacy. This is to set the record straight on the allegations by historian Niranjan Takle who has misused the tag of a ‘researcher’ to defame Veer Savarkar. This article is to rebut them in the light of this attack on Savarkar. Read more »
Martyr Annasaheb Kotwal
Vithalrao Lakshman Kotwal, fondly known as Annasaheb Kotwal was a brave revolutionary who did not hesitate to offer himself to the sacrifice we call ‘the struggle for Indian independence’. The freedom we enjoy today is the fruit of labour by thousands of valiant fighters like Annasaheb Kotwal. Read more »
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel : The man who forged the Indian union
For someone on whom fell the enormous task of nation-building and political regeneration, Patel has for decades remained in the towering shadows of Mohandas Gandhi on the one hand and Jawaharlal Nehru on the other. Read more »
Lala Lajpat Rai : Lion of the Punjab
Lala Lajpat Rai, popularly known as Punjab Kesari, was one of the foremost leaders who fought against British rule in India. He was part of the Lal-Bal-Pal trio; the other two being Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal. Read more »
Veer Savarkar
Veer Savarkar, a visionary, revolutionary, patriot, a genius whose name is embossed in gold, not only in the history of India but also of the world ! ‘Rashtra (nation)’ was the only principle of his life; therefore, his extra-ordinary literature was created out of intense desire for welfare of the nation. There are many litterateurs so also there are many revolutionaries; but there is only one who is both, Swatantryaveer Savarkar ! Read more »
Vasudev Balwant Phadke
Vasudeo Balwant Phadke (Marathi: वासुदेव बळवंत फडके) was an Indian revolutionary and is widely regarded as the father of the armed struggle for India’s independence. Read more »