Former MP Pandit Ramkishan is the veteran socialist leader who has lead several campaigns against ‘injustices’ in the past and among the leaders who fought against British rule in India.
On 16 March 1846 — the British Colonial Empire sold the whole of Jammu and Kashmir to Gulab Singh, one of the former military generals in the Sikh empire, under a treaty. It came to be known as the ‘Treaty of Amritsar’.
While there are over 100 cities and towns which have been renamed or respelled after Indian Independence in 1947, we look at a few of the famous ones.
In October last year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York returned 16 works to India, including the Celestial Dancer, a sculpture that enraptured visitors for decades.
On Sunday, PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and all those who took part in the historic "Dandi March" and said it was a determined effort against various forms of injustice.
The Pakistani state can begin redressing a huge imbalance by recognizing the struggle and sacrifice of its son-of-the-soil Hemu Kalani, who will be celebrating his birth centenary this year in March 2023.
The grandson of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar has challenged Rahul Gandhi to prove that Savarkar had apologized to the British, following Gandhi's recent comments that Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone. The remarks...
Sri Lankan government in May last year declared a debt default on over USD 51 billion in the foreign loan - a first in the country's history.
It was the birth anniversary of tribal icon and freedom fighter Birsa Munda, which led R N Ravi to celebrate Janjatiya Gaurav Divas here. He criticized the...
The Timeline explores the relationship up until the 25th Anniversary of the British handing over control of Hong Kong to the Chinese.
We don’t need to excavate the acrimony of the past. Rather, we need to be honest about it, accept it and move beyond it. A country that needs to reconcile...
CBSE books on Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India are a must-read for history lovers. These books give a true and faithful account of Indian...
New Delhi was born on December 12, 1911, during a grand ceremonial 'Durbar' here when British monarch King George V had announced the shifting of the capital...
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For the grandchildren of foreigners interred in Shimla, reaching the town to visit the graves of their loved ones is often a frustrating and painful journey...
Despite growing power of the Sikh misls (fighting units) in the 18th century, the Akali Nihang bands continued to renounce power and cultivated self-discipline...
It was the British who brought thousands of coolies to Shimla when they turned the place into the summer capital of India.
For Tripti Sircar nee Roy Chowdhury the joy of gaining freedom from the British rule on August 15, 1947, ended in shock and dismay three days later when news...
