Here is the untold story of the barefoot Bengalis who beat a British football team to become national icons way before the Non-Cooperation Movement! How many of us know of a football match in which an Indian team shattered the arrogance of the British Raj? In a story that is […]
Month: August 2021
Marudu Brothers were icons of our Freedom movement and were the first ones to proclaim the declaration of independence (Jambudweepa Declaration) against British. Ramanathapuram District was spread far and wide during 18th Century CE and the major towns were classified as – Kizhakku Seemai (East Town) and Merku Seemai (West Town). […]
Chidambaram – a Panchabhoota sthalam is the only temple where Lord Shiva is represented by an anthropomorphic idol rather than Lingam. Lord Shiva is worshipped in His formless form. This ancient temple has the practice of hoisting our national flag at the 152-height pole of Eastern Gopuram since the time […]
In the aftermath of the Second World War, post-colonial regimes in Africa and Asia hauled down imperial iconography, in an effort to sweep away remnants of their colonial heritage. The removal of British imperial statues from India’s public spaces was more widespread after the tricolour was unfurled. But Madras perhaps […]
Today, Bharat is celebrating the festival of liberation from colonial dependence. Amid this series of celebrations, while the journey of 75 years of independent Bharat will be evaluated, it is also natural to remember the constant struggle and sacrifice of more than four centuries to achieve it. The national movement […]
On the occasion of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat hoisted the national flag at Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya, IE at Dadar RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosbole ji hoisted national flag at ABVP Office- Chhatra Shakti Bhawan in Bhopal In […]
August 15th, is a day of celebration for the State of Tamilnadu for yet another reason in addition to being Independence Day of our country. Yes, that day witnessed the birth of a Swadeshi Bank in Chennai (then Madras) Punjab National Bank was founded in Lahore in 1894, as part […]
August 15th of 1947 had been agreed as the date for transfer of power from Britain to Bharat. Attendant political, administrative and legal preparations were on full swing. At that time, a question came up as to how the historical occasion could be symbolised. Jawaharlal Nehru, who professed himself to be […]
The freedom movement saw a lot of Women revolutionaries taking up arms and fighting British tyranny. One such brave woman revolutionary is Velu Nachiyar. She was born in 1730 CE to King Sellamuthu Sethupathy and Queen Sakandhimuthal in Ramanathapuram. Velu Nachiyar was the only daughter to her parents and hence […]
Theerthagiri (aka Theeran Chinnamalai) was born in the year 1756 in Kangeyam near Erode. He was the chieftain of Kongu region from Sangagiri Fort and was putting up a brave fight against the tyranny of moghuls like Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, while simultaneously fighting against British tyranny. During one […]