On September 28, India celebrates the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh, one of the greatest sons of our soil, a youth icon who became the symbol of courage, sacrifice, and revolutionary thought. His life was short, just 23 years, but his fire lit up the entire nation and still inspires generations. Bhagat Singh was not…
Month: September 2026
Madam Bhikaiji Cama: The Woman Who Raised The Flag Of Freedom
“India must be free, India must be a republic, India must be united.” These words reflect the ideal of an independent India that Madam Bhikaiji Cama dedicated much of her life to supporting. Born on 24 September 1861, in Bombay (Mumbai), into a wealthy and respected Parsi family, Bhikaiji Rustom Cama grew up with access…
Walter Lippmann: Journalism & Truth
Today, on Walter Lippmann’s birth anniversary, let us revisit the ideas of a journalist who challenged us to look beyond the news, question what we are told, and seek the truth for ourselves. Walter Lippmann, born on 23 September 1889, was one of the most influential American journalists, writers and political thinkers of the twentieth…
CAPERNAUM: When A Child Questions Why He Was Born
Some films entertain us, while some make us stop and think about society and our responsibilities. Capernaum, the 2018 Lebanese film directed by Nadine Labaki, is one such film. As we mark eight years since its release on 20 September, we believe it is a film that deserves to be watched and discussed, especially when…
The Revolutionaries: Read, Watch, Become One of The Revolutionaries
Finally, The Revolutionaries is now streaming on Prime Video. Premiered on 11 September 2026, the series brings to life the stories of India’s young revolutionaries—their courage, sacrifices, struggles and determination to free the nation. We encourage everyone to watch the series, but we would also strongly suggest something more: read the book Revolutionaries: The Other…
18 September: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death Anniversary
On 18 September 1985, a sadhu passed away in Uttar Pradesh. In the evening, his body was cremated at Guptar Ghat in Faizabad, with only a few people present. Do you know who this sadhu was? He was none other than Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose — the man who sacrificed everything for India’s freedom. After…
Madan Lal Dhingra: The Courage of a Young Revolutionary
Today, 18 September, marks the birth anniversary of Madan Lal Dhingra, a young revolutionary from Amritsar who, at just 25 years of age, became one of the most striking figures of India’s revolutionary movement in Britain. Born in 1883 in Amritsar, Punjab, Dhingra came from a prosperous and well-established family. His father, Dr. Ditta Mal…
Lord Vishwakarma: The Divine Maker of Creation
Human beings have always been creators. From the earliest days of civilization, people have used knowledge, imagination, skill, and physical effort to transform an idea into something useful. A farmer cultivates the land, a carpenter shapes wood, a blacksmith works with metal, a potter shapes clay, a weaver creates cloth, an artist creates through imagination,…
National Engineers’ Day: What India Can Learn from M. Visvesvaraya
Every year on 15 September, India celebrates National Engineers’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of India’s greatest engineers, statesmen and nation-builders. M. Visvesvaraya was a pioneering Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore. He is widely remembered as the “Father of Modern Mysore” and is also associated…
Baba Ramdev Ji – Ramdev Pir: The Saint Who Belonged to Everyone
Today, on the sacred occasion of Ramdev Jayanti, devotees across India remember Baba Ramdev Ji, also known as Ramdev Pir or Ramapir. There are saints whose names remain in history, and then there are saints whose names continue to live in the hearts of ordinary people for centuries. Baba Ramdev Ji is one such saint….
Vinoba Bhave: The Man Who Walked for Land
In the 20th century, a frail man named Vinoba Narahar Bhave walked across India with a simple but extraordinary message of compassion, equality and sharing. For years, he travelled from village to village, walking tens of thousands of kilometres and asking people who possessed more land than they needed to voluntarily share it with those…
The Chameleon and Its Changing Colours
Once, a man went into a forest and saw a strange animal sitting on a tree. When he returned, he told another man that he had seen a beautiful red-coloured animal on the tree. The other man replied, “No, you are mistaken. I have also seen that animal, and it was green.” A third person…
Janmashtami: The Birth of Lord Krishna
Janmashtami, celebrated as the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu carries a meaning far deeper than simply celebrating the birth of a divine child. Krishna was born in darkness, in a prison surrounded by fear, cruelty, and oppression, yet his arrival marked the beginning of the end of Kamsa’s tyranny. His…
Dr. Bhupendranath Datta: The Revolutionary Brother of Swami Vivekananda Who Chose a Different Path
There are families in history whose members seem to belong to entirely different worlds. The nineteenth-century Datta family of Calcutta was one such family. The elder son, Narendranath Datta, would become the world-famous Swami Vivekananda, travelling across the world and carrying India’s spiritual message to a global audience. His younger brother, Bhupendranath Datta, would take…
Dadabhai Naoroji: The Grand Old Man of India
On 4 September 1825, Dadabhai Naoroji was born in Bombay, a man who would go on to become one of the most important thinkers, reformers, economists, journalists and early nationalists in Indian history. He is remembered as the “Grand Old Man of India”, a title that reflected not only his long life but also his…