On 25 May, we remember one of the most remarkable yet often overlooked revolutionaries of the freedom struggle—Rash Behari Bose, the man widely regarded as the Father of the Indian National Army (INA), a key organiser of the Ghadar Mutiny, and the founder of the Indian Independence League. Long before the rise of Subhas Chandra…
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Kartar Singh Sarabha: The 19-Year-Old Revolutionary
A Teenager Who Chose Revolution Over Comfort At an age when most teenagers are still figuring out who they want to become, one young boy had already decided what he was willing to die for. Today, on 24 May 2026, India remembers one of its bravest and youngest revolutionaries, Kartar Singh Sarabha — a fearless…
29 March – The First War of Independence
On 29 March 1857, at Barrackpore, a single event shook the foundations of colonial rule.Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the army of the British East India Company, openly revolted against his British officers. The immediate cause was the introduction of the new Enfield rifle cartridges, believed to be greased with cow and pig fat, which…