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Untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries
August 24, 2025 8:17 am
As India stands tall this Independence Day, it is time to remember these women — not as footnotes to a masculine history, but as foundational architects of freedom.
How an iconic freedom-era musician gave Pune a unique spiritual address
December 01, 2024 5:24 pm
Pune played an important role in Dilip Kumar Roy's spiritual quest for the truth. The Hari Krishna Mandir in Model Colony, Shivajinagar, is where he used to live and where his samadhi rests.
Tavleen Singh writes: Why PM Modi’s Independence Day speech this year was uninspiring
August 18, 2024 7:25 pm
If Modi’s speech this year was uninspiring, it is because he has few new achievements to list. We must hope that real change happens now.
Ram Madhav writes: The necessity of a secular UCC
August 17, 2024 10:13 am
From Red Fort, PM Modi shone a light on unfinished agenda of Constitution
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar writes: All that freedom has given us
August 17, 2024 4:40 pm
The road ahead will not be easy, and we find that new shackles bind us, yet there is hope that things will get better
Seven decades after Independence, the unfulfilled dreams of India’s women leaders
August 17, 2024 10:11 am
We must reflect on the slow progress towards equity and work to fulfil their leftover aspirations
From a Partition survivor to a Padma Shri awardee, 3 senior citizens share how the meaning of freedom has changed over the years
August 22, 2024 1:35 pm
These senior citizens tell us how the meaning of freedom and the celebrations of Independence changed over the years, as they witnessed India's reformation.
How Team India won the 1971 war
January 26, 2023 9:53 am
After a thousand years, India won a strategic victory in 1971, dismembering Pakistan and creating a new nation, Bangladesh.
'March to Freedom': Exhibition re-interprets India's freedom movement 'beyond politics, politicians and battles'
September 02, 2022 12:27 pm
"If you have not already guessed, there is a deliberate ambiguity in the meaning of the title. Is it a statement of fact, an exhortation towards a goal within sight, or an idealistic aspiration?" the curator said
Women will shape the future of India, let's listen to what they have to say — beginning today
August 15, 2022 9:07 am
India’s women dream for the nation and, to borrow the words of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, will help “build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell”.
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE PHOTOS
Independence Day 2021: Indians share thoughts on freedom, future, growth and inclusivity
August 16, 2021 4:42 pm
On the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day, people across age-groups share what independence means to them and their hopes and wishes for the future of this diverse nation
Independence Day 2021: Ahead of celebrations, some flags in the making
August 13, 2021 4:18 pm
To commemorate the event of India's autonomy, flags are hoisted in every corner of the country. In this gallery, we take a look at some tricolours in the making, ahead of India's 75th Independence Day
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