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Independence Day Special 2021
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August 12, 2021
Ahead of Aug 15, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu takes stock of India’s long journey
As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day on August 15, it is an opportune
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August 12, 2021
When ordinary Indians took on the British
Reckoned from Plassey, the British ruled and looted India for 190 years. Counting
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August 12, 2021
Is BJP’s effort to revive memories of 1922 Chauri Chaura revolt a poll ploy?
Sometime before mayhem descended and much before the crowd was denounced as one of
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August 12, 2021
Fearlessness, discipline, communal harmony―the big lessons from Kakori martyrs
The desire to free one’s motherland from the shackles of serfdom was not a task
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August 12, 2021
How 356 sepoys of Bhopal contingent defied begum, British to set up a parallel govt
A massive neem tree amid a maize field acts as the only signpost. If not for the
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August 12, 2021
Attingal revolt was among earliest acts of resistance against British imperialism
The weather is sultry, and the air smells of dried fish. Dark clouds hover over the
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August 12, 2021
Anjengo’s Eliza
Attingal was quite famous in London literary circles of the 18th century, not
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August 12, 2021
The real story behind Sanyasi rebellion
In 1872, the Bengali poet-journalist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay published
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August 12, 2021
Revisiting sites that shaped Indian polity
The name of a north Bengal village makes many shudder today. It came into the news
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August 12, 2021
Srinagar's Lal Chowk: Always at centre of politics and clashes in Kashmir's history
For a while, it was known as Palladium Chowk because of the Palladium Talkies cinema
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August 12, 2021
Kagodu Satyagraha: An uprising that demanded dignity for peasants
The Varada river flows quietly along Kagodu, a hamlet in Sagara Taluk of Shivamogga
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August 12, 2021
The 1955 Avadi Congress session set India on the path of a socialist society
Avadi is one of Chennai’s busiest industrial areas. The Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF),
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August 12, 2021
How Nagpur became the home of RSS's hindutva and Ambedkar's Navayana Buddhism
Nagpur is at the heart of India, geographically. The city, famous for its oranges,
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August 12, 2021
Is a new Left coming to India? Supporters of Naxalbari movement believe so
Revolution will come, some day, though I don’t know when,” said Shanti Munda, 78,
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August 12, 2021
History of failed agreements: Why Shimla is no longer a ‘summit’ destination
It was the last week of June 1972. Shimla had turned out in full strength to catch a
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August 12, 2021
Political aspirations of Sikhs have been shaped by 1973 resolution at Anandpur Sahib
Gurdwara Kesgarh Sahib sits majestically atop a hillock. Its white edifice, visible
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August 12, 2021
Life hasn’t changed much for residents of village where Indira arrived on elephant
Janaki Paswan, 82, will never forget the horrendous events of May 27, 1977. Hiding
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August 12, 2021
How mass conversions in a TN village sowed seeds for the 1980s Ayodhya movement
At the foothills of the Western Ghats, on the southwestern border of Tamil Nadu,
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August 12, 2021
Village closest to India's nuclear test site is proud of tests, worried about future
For the few hundred residents of Khetolai, a dusty nondescript village on National
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August 12, 2021
Vajpayee’s vacation gave a unique push to tourism in Kumarakom
It was a Mann Ki Baat of a different genre. The time was the beginning of this
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August 12, 2021
BJP, RSS want to turn Ayodhya into a modern showcase of Hindu piety
Satyendra Das was just 20 when he renounced the world and became an ascetic. In
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