Freedom Struggle
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At the launch of a book about Mahadev Desai, recalling the idealism of the Independence era
He shadowed Gandhi for 25 years, writing a daily report in his diary, translating his Hindi and Gujarati speeches into English and editing all his writings.
Nandita Das
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When the British asked the French to jail Madame Cama, the ‘mother of Indian revolution’
For decades, the British government surveilled the Parsi freedom fighter.
John O’Brien
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‘India is Not Lost’: Sahmat show on freedom movement is a reminder of country’s history of struggle
Ram Rahman, co-founder of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, speaks about the exhibition in the context of growing communalism in India.
Priyali Prakash
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Bangladeshi freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini dies of cardiac arrest in Dhaka
The 71-year-old had fought to have women who were tortured by Pakistani forces during the 1971 Liberation War recognised as freedom fighters.
Scroll Staff
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A 53-foot scroll tells the story of the 1857 mutiny (from the British perspective)
The set of panel paintings featuring buildings and monuments in Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, and Amritsar.
Swati Chattopadhyay
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The man who coined the slogan ‘Quit India’: Remembering Yusuf Meherally
The socialist freedom fighter was Mumbai’s mayor when the Congress intensified the freedom movement 75 years ago on this day.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the 'great son' whom India forgot too soon
Today is the 200th birth anniversary of the academic, activist and freedom fighter who contributed immensely to the rise of the nationalist movement.
Dinyar Patel
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Tibetan PM warns that India and China can't sidestep his country if they aim for peaceful ties
Dr Lobsang Sangay talks about Beijing’s repression of Tibet and Modi’s recent visit to China.
Ajaz Ashraf