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A 99-year-old freedom fighter's message to Gen Z: Movements must not stop
August 15, 2026 2:26 pm
“Swarajya was just a part of Indian movements. The youth must continue to organise and agitate till we attain Ramarajya,” he said.
Military Digest | Blocking weddings, secret subversion: How freedom fighters forced desertions from armed forces
May 31, 2026 5:31 pm
Uncovered documents from the National Archives of India shed light on a forgotten dimension of the freedom struggle: the intense political pressure exerted by Congress and Akali workers on British Indian Army jawans.
Why Madras High Court declined nod to erect freedom fighter Veerapandiya Kattabomman’s statue on private land
March 23, 2026 1:34 pm
Nothing prevents the petitioner or others from paying their respects to freedom fighter Veerapandiya Kattabomman at the current memorial in Thoothukudi, the Madras High Court observed.
Freedom fighters’ married daughters, granddaughters now eligible for benefits in Himachal
January 13, 2026 10:16 am
This is part of the new notification issued by the state government on Monday
‘Tehsildar has no power to seize’: Madras High Court orders statue’s return, installation in Sivakasi
October 29, 2025 9:48 pm
Madras High Court ruling, Sivakasi statue case: The Madras HC ordered release of a freedom fighter’s statue in Sivakasi and allowed its installation in the local community hall saying the tehsildar had ‘no right in law’ to take it away.
The untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries who got us freedom
August 19, 2025 5:28 pm
These women waged a battle on two fronts: Against foreign colonial domination and social constraints that sought to limit their agency
On 110th anniversary, Delhi’s Shahdara Police Station pays tribute to freedom fighters it once jailed
January 08, 2025 6:20 am
Over a century since its establishment on January 7, 1915, the Delhi Police Tuesday celebrated Shahdara Police Station’s 110 years of service and are eager to distance themselves from its history.
Odisha govt doubles pension of freedom fighters
January 02, 2025 7:19 pm
The CM also announced that those who were arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the emergency period will now be eligible for a monthly pension of Rs 20,000.
Our Freedom Struggle, in Pictures: a Visual History Quiz
August 22, 2024 9:25 pm
78th Independence Day Quiz : If you score 8/8 on this game, tag @iepuzzles on Instagram for a shoutout!
Hidden Stories: The Bridge player, who helped farmers, and became Pune’s first woman Parliamentarian
May 18, 2024 7:27 pm
Indirabai Maydeo was up against another woman candidate who also lived in Shivajinagar like her – Shanta Shankar More of the Peasants and Workers Party of India
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