One Indian had the guts to do it. He struck a terror in heart of London citizens by shooting the homicidal British officer Michael O’Dwyer, the mastermind behind the Jallianwala Baugh Massacre. The avenger was Sardar Udham Singh. His legend is a subject of biopic: Sardar Udham (2021) scheduled to release on Amazon Prime this…
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Has nation forgotten patriot Durga Bhabhi? (7 October 1907-15 October 1999)
Very less is known about the unsung patriot Durga Bhabhi. Her real name was Durgavati Devi but all the revolutionary members of HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Association) addressed her as ‘Durga Bhabhi’. She was wife of prominent revolutionary Bhagvati Charan Vohra who was also a part of HSRA and worked actively with patriots Bhagat Singh…
The forgotten patriots of mission Kakori
‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna, ab hamare dil mein hai, dekhna hai zor kitna bajuye qatil mein hai’ There is not a single Indian who won’t get patriotic goosebumps after reading or listening to these lines immortalized by legendary revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil who was hanged to death for his participation in Kakori train robbery. For Britishers,…
The Legend of Bhagat Singh – A biopic of an unsung hero
On 23rd March 1931, three bodies of young revolutionaries were smuggled out of prison in midnight. The bodies were secretly cremated to avoid public outrage. The British were clearly aware that handing down the bodies of these 3 revolutionaries to the families will definitely agitate the Indian masses. The dead patriots were not any ordinary…
The hunger strike of revolutionary Jatin Das
‘Every man dies, not everyone really lives – lines from movie ‘Braveheart’ The hunger strike of a young Bengali revolutionary shook the British empire and the impact was so great that it overshadowed prominent leaders of freedom struggle and compelled the British government to take up notice of the demands of Indian prison mates who…
Has history betrayed the sacrifice of Shaheed Sukhdev?
In 2002, a small article was published in newspaper which described the poor condition of late revolutionary Sukhdev’s family which is managing its day to day living by selling lottery tickets. Had the great patriot Sukhdev paid a big price by giving up his life for nation that today his family is living in dire…
Surya Sen – The Chittagong Hero
Surya Sen – The Chittagong Hero (March 22 1894- January 12 1934) Birth Place: Naopara, Chittagong On January 12, 1934, British officials entered the cell of their captured revolutionary and brutally tortured him by breaking all his teeth, limbs and joints with hammer. The torture was so cruel and painful that the revolutionary couldn’t even…
The Legend of Chandrashekhar Azad
As his name ‘azad’ indicates freedom, Chandrashekhar Azad remained azad till the last breath of his life fighting with the British policemen at Alfred Park on 27th February 1931. Chandrashekhar azadji believed that it is essential to have an armed revolutionary movement that will eradicate the British supremacy from India. Born on 23 July 1906 in Madhya Pradesh, he…
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