Shah Muhammad Umair: Bihar’s Political Maverick and Champion of Unity
A voice against partition and a champion of syncretic India, Shah Muhammad Umair and his story of resistance & unity continue to inspire.
A voice against partition and a champion of syncretic India, Shah Muhammad Umair and his story of resistance & unity continue to inspire.
Begum Zohra Ansari sold away ‘Dar-us-Salam’ to raise party funds and worked for the victory of the candidates of the Indian National Congress and for the defeat of the candidates of the Muslim League, who wanted partition.
Nazir Hussain, a Azad Hind Fauj soldier personally admired by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, is the father of Bhojpuri cinema. He wrote the 1st movie on INA in 1950.
Maulvi Abdur Rasul, who actively participated in the movement opposing the division of Bengal, was born in 1872.
Haji Usman Sait was known for his generosity and earned the title of โCash bag of Indian National Congressโ.
Mulla Abdul Qayyum Khan created history as the first Muslim leader from Hyderabad state to join the Indian National Congress in 1885. He wrote essays in a newspaper called โSafire-e-Deccanโ to counter the anti-congress campaign led by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
The British Army arrested Captain Abbas Ali, and sentenced him to death after conducting a so-called court martial. But the death sentence was revoked when India became independent.
Mohammed Umar Subhani : The man who felt it a great honour to provide financial strength to Indian Independence Movement could not bear to say โNoโ.
Abdul Qaiyum Ansari, who fought not only for independence but also against the social and economic inequalities
The journey of Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from a lawyer and activist to a prominent politician and eventually the fifth President of India
Doctor Zakir Hussain, who was the President of India (1967-1969), was born on […]
Syed Hasan Imam totally dedicated himself to the Indian freedom movement, after resigning from his job as Justice in the High Court.
Colonel Mehaboob Ahmad, who declared โ I have only one birth. If I […]
You know Godse, who killed Gandhiji. Do you know who saved the life of Mahatma Gandhi? Click on the link to Know.
Maulana Hasrat Mohani: A Great Freedom Fighter of India who coined the term ‘Inqulab Zindabad’.
Maulana Mazharul Haque, a legal luminary, a statesman, an educationalist, a journalist, a poet, as well as, a philosopher.
Shabbir Hassan Khan ‘Josh Malihabadi, who got fame as a revolutionary poet by attacking the British rulers with his literary skills
Abadi Bano Begum, who took an active part at par with men in […]
Story of CIPLA founder Khwaja Abdul Hamied can be an inspiration for the persons who want to help the poor.
Syed Ali Imam, who declared that the share of a community in the wealth of nation should be proportionate to its share of sacrifices in securing independence to that country, was born on 11 February 1869 in Neora village, Bihar.
The idea of reservation to OBCs (Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs) came about in 1990 after the Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented. The reservation under article 341 defined only SC community and most of these Pasmanda castes donโt come under this identification.
“This is the Congress radio calling on 42.34 meters from somewhere in India,โ spoke Usha Mehta after the Quit India Movement had been silenced by the Britishers.
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in her movie Ae Watan Mere Watan.
Read our special feature about India’s bravest Radio Jockey ,fondly known as Radio Ben
CAPTAIN LAKSHMI SAHGAL – Doctor by Job, Freedom Fighter by Will
During the Bengal famine, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote a poem which has a couplet:
In 1839, Samuel Morse, reputed as the telegraph pioneer, laid the first telegraph lines connecting Washington to Baltimore. In India, the same year, OโShaughnessy completed 21 miles of a telegraph line wrapped around trees and vast stretches which included a river crossing of 4 miles as an experiment.
Democracy is an occidental idea. A Hindu cannot comprehend it as long as he is a Hindu. It is against his religious belief. The divisions of Varna are the basis of his religion. He cannot see without distress a Brahman or Kshtriya serving a Sudra. A Brahman may beg or even may die, yet he will never touch a dish from which a Sudra has partaken food.
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.
Why do we celebrate the Republic Day of India on 26 January?
Zafaruddin Bihari: A scholar and Former Principal of Madrasa Shamsul Hoda