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Even as Akshay Kumar’s Kesari Chapter 2 shows an imagined past, it ends up confronting the present
May 07, 2025 6:45 pm
There’s something strange that Akshay Kumar’s casting brings to Kesari Chapter 2. It adds a necessary layer of subtext that becomes harder to ignore.
This new book is an ode to Punjab’s lost Heers, an effort to find them again
April 21, 2025 9:27 am
From a doctor to a magazine editor, a Ghadarite to a socialist — undivided Punjab had many Heers, who rebelled but were hardly documented. A new book, 'The Lost Heer - Women in Colonial Punjab’, is an effort to trace them again
Kesari 2: Britain is yet to apologise for the horrors of Jallianwala Bagh while 'Hitler' General Dyer's family remembers him as an 'honourable man'
April 17, 2025 8:04 am
Even if the British were to issue an apology now, it wouldn't make up for the thousands of men, women and children who were brutally murdered that day, and for the many families who continue to live with that scar, the apology would just be a form of tokenism.
PM hails Sankaran Nair who took on the British in their own court over Jallianwala Bagh massacre
April 15, 2025 10:34 am
Modi's remarks came ahead of the release of ‘Kesari-2’ — a film based on Nair's life — later this month.
The fearless Sir Sankaran Nair and the story of the Jallianwala Bagh case
April 20, 2025 2:53 pm
Since his early days as a lawyer, Nair came to be known for an uncompromising commitment to what he believed, irrespective of the strength of the opposition he faced.
PM hails man who took on Britishers over Jallianwala
April 15, 2025 2:19 am
Modi’s remarks came ahead of the release of Kesari-2 — a film based on Kerala-born Nair’s life — later this month
Knowledge Nugget | With Akshay Kumar’s Kesari Chapter 2 set for release, a timely revisit to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre for UPSC exam
April 14, 2025 1:35 pm
'Kesari Chapter 2,' starring Akshay Kumar, is set to hit theatres soon. Set in the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the film delves into the legal battle that followed this defining moment in India’s freedom struggle. Here’s all you need to know about this turning point in history. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to learn more about the Rowlatt Act.
'Dark chapter in nation's history': President Murmu, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders pay tributes on 106th Jallianwala Bagh massacre anniversary
April 13, 2025 12:56 pm
Marking the 106th anniversary of the tragic incident, PM Modi took to X to remember the martyrs.
CM Soren pays tributes to Kharsawan tribal martyrs: What was the massacre likened to 'Jallianwala Bagh'
January 02, 2025 5:27 pm
On January 1, 1948, police opened fire at tribal protesters, demanding a separate Adivasi state, at Kharsawan, killing hundreds, or by some accounts, thousands of them
How the Jallianwala Bagh massacre changed the course of India’s freedom struggle
April 14, 2024 11:36 am
The shooting which killed over a thousand innocent Indians, marked somewhat of a turning point in India’s struggle for independence. Here is how.
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In pictures: The renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial that has sparked off a row
August 31, 2021 8:19 pm
Many have claimed that the Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp 'erases' history instead of conserving it.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 100th anniversary: PM Modi, President Kovind, Rahul Gandhi pay respects to victims
April 15, 2019 6:44 am
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 100th anniversary: Political leaders across the country pay homage to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre today.
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