Category: British Rule in India

Remembering the queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai

Today is the birth anniversary of one of India’s bravest women, a heroine of our struggle for Independence, Rani Lakshmi Bai. The Rani’s story is a remarkable tale of courage, determination and leadership…Her name...

Remembering Punjab Kesari…

Courtesy Sh T.K. Rama Rao: It was the evening of October 30, 1928. Standing on the platform at a crowded public meeting in Lahore City, a person known as the ‘Lion of Punjab, ‘said...

Remembering “Lauh Purush”

Please take a moment today to remember the “Iron Man” of India: Lauh Purush Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel… Image Courtesy: Government of India A stalwart whose name seems to have forgotten in popular memory...

This weekend, worrying about Assam

Many of you may have read Nitin’s recent article in Yahoo! India on an unusual approach to deal with the matter of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. As he noted, the problem is old…and a...