On July 23rd, India celebrates the birth anniversary of one of its most formidable freedom fighters, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856–1920), the Father of Indian Unrest and The Maker of Modern India, a man whose vision, intellect, and activism shaped the very foundation of India’s independence movement. A national hero of ours and known for…
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U Tirot Sing Day: Honoring a Hero of Meghalaya
Every year on July 17, the state of Meghalaya in India observes U Tirot Sing Day, a regional public holiday dedicated to remembering and honoring one of the state’s most revered freedom fighters, U Tirot Sing Syiem. Tirot Sing was a Khasi tribal chief who fiercely resisted British colonization in the early 19th century, symbolizing…