Exploring lesser known History
Following is an excerpt from, My Life Story of Fifty Five Years, an autobiography of Raja Mahendra Paratp. The book had been written in 1943 and was first published in 1947 from Japan. Here I am presenting his account of the formation of the Provisional Government of India.
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Sardar Patel resigned from his office of Home Minister and only after much persuasion from Jawaharlal Nehru he remained in the office. In this letter to Jawaharlal Nehru on 3 February, 1948 he took the responsibility, as the Home Minister, of failure in Gandhi’s security and reiterated his resignation
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Following is the text of the speech made by Sardar Patel in front of a large gathering at Amritsar on 30 September, 1947. He appealed people to stop violence against the defenseless Muslims who were trying to crossover to Pakistan.
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Iqbal Krishna Kapoor, who described the closing scenes, before the enquiry committee, confirmed that Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was thoroughly disgusted
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Following is the English translation of Hindi speech addressed to a prayer meeting by Mahatma Gandhi on 12 November, 1947. It was the first Diwali of Independent India.
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Obituary Of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai from the President of India : Published on 25 October, 1954
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Abadi Bano Begum, mother of Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali who were also part of the Indian national movement had a very important role in the movement as her contemporaries like Sarojini Naidu, Kamaladevi Chottopadaya, Annie Besant and the list goes on.
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While one regrets the assassination of Gandhi, one can’t help finding in his heart the echo of the sentiments expressed by Cicero on the assassination of Caesar. Gandhi had become a positive danger to this country. He has choked all free-thought. He was holding together the Congress, which is combination of all the bad and self-seeking elements in society who agreed on no social or moral principles governing the life of society except the one of praising and flattering Mr. Gandhi. Such a body is unfit to govern a country. As the Bible says ‘that sometimes good cometh out of evil,’ so also I think that good will come out of the death of Mr Gandhi. It will release people from bondage to a superman. It will make them think for themselves and it will compel them to stand on their own merits.
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(This is the text of Chapter. IX, Maulvie Ahmad Shah from the book THE INDIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: OF 1857
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Following is the diary entry made by Mahadev Desai, secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, regarding the Moradabad conference (10th October, 1920) which proceeded Gandhi’s visit to Aligarh. The conference was addressed by Motilal Nehru, Madan Mohan Malviya, Shaukat Ali, Mohammad Ali, Mahatma Gandhi and others. Abadi Begum, better known as Bi Amma also addressed the gathering.
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Tomorrow will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, 1869. He is better
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He never considered himself only a Bengali. He had no use for parochialism or caste distinctions. In his eyes all were Indians and servants of India. He treated all alike.
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During my (John Lindsay) residence in India, when our affairs were less prosperous than at present, the country was more
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On January 11, 2013, former President of India, Shree Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative stamp on Silk Letter Movement. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the sacrifices of individuals and groups, such as those associated with the Silk Letter Movement, constitute a glorious chapter of India’s history of Freedom struggle and need to be acknowledged and appreciated.
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According to Karim Ghani, Japanese reports that Bose was flying to Japan were to mislead the enemy. According to him Japanese and Bose had tricked the enemy in the same fashion earlier also, which we already know that they did in March 1942.
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The journey of Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from a lawyer and activist to a prominent politician and eventually the fifth President of India
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On the 4th of May 1799, the British army assembled around the fort of Seringapatnam, capital of the Kingdom of Mysore. The British army was supported by Nizam and Maratha infantry. The French intelligence, an ally of Tipu gave him a tip of ‘an eminent British attack’, they advised Tipu Sultan to escape the capital and live to fight for another day, Tipu replied, ‘Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep’.
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Syed Hasan Imam totally dedicated himself to the Indian freedom movement, after resigning from his job as Justice in the High Court.
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You know Godse, who killed Gandhiji. Do you know who saved the life of Mahatma Gandhi? Click on the link to Know.
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Maulana Hasrat Mohani: A Great Freedom Fighter of India who coined the term ‘Inqulab Zindabad’.
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