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Sarfaroshi ki tamanna – Remembering Pandit Ram Prasad Tomar on his 129th birth anniversary

Dhruv Mishra -
Influenced by Arya Samaj and driven by patriotism, Ram Prasad Bismil used poetry, underground literature and revolutionary organisation to challenge British rule before embracing martyrdom at just thirty years of age.
News Reports

Illogical to assume that freedom struggle was led by a single leader or organisation: How Madras HC opened a can of worms in one...

Rukma Rathore -
Madras HC outlined Tamil Nadu's important role in the freedom struggle to assert how independence was a collective effort.
News Reports

From ancestral mansion to refugee camp: How the Partition of India changed the destiny of my maternal family

Dibakar Dutta -
The act of 'Partition', fuelled by the Muslim League and facilitated by the British in cahoots with the Congress party, stripped by maternal grandparents of their peace, stability and heritage.
Political History of India

The historical enigma of Maulana Hasrat Mohani: From advocating Two Nation Theory and Pakistan to choosing to stay in India after partition

Jinit Jain -
Maulana Hasrat Mohani, glorified as a "freedom fighter" in some quarters, purportedly backed the Moplah massacre of Hindus in Malabar.
News Reports

Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam, the math that gave the Sengol to Nehru, slams Congress and media for claiming that govt is lying about the sceptre, says...

OpIndia Staff -
Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam confirms that their seers had given the Sengol to Lord Mountbatten, got it backand presented it to Jawaharlal Nehru in an elaborate ritual.
Opinions

MK Gandhi is not above criticism, questioning him shouldn’t be blasphemy

Nirwa Mehta -
Criticising MK Gandhi's decisions does not make one a 'Godse bhakt', one can criticise Gandhi and not condone actions by Godse of murdering someone - that is what rationality is, something Indian 'liberals' refuse to see.
Opinions

Queen Elizabeth II’s death: Tucker Carlson hails England for leaving behind a civilisation when they quit India. Here’s how he is wrong

Jinit Jain -
Fox News' Tucker Carlson said England gave "civilisation" to India when it left the country in August 1947.
News Reports

‘Hindus killed for being Hindus’ series: 75 and still counting…here is a never-ending list of Hindus killed and brutalised in independent India

OpIndia Staff -
As India completes 75 years of its Independence, OpIndia has compiled a list of 75 Hindus who were killed for being Hindus.
News Reports

Actor Satish Shah shares an image of the Indian flag his mother got during the quit India movement

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Satish Shah shared image holding National Flag and stated that his mother had got it during the Quit India movement.
News Reports

US-China tensions: As Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, NSC says the US does not support Taiwan’s independence

OpIndia Staff -
Top US govt official has stated that they do not support Taiwan's independence.
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