Dheerar ( Hero) S. Satyamurthy , 19/081887 -28/03/1943, was one of the leading lights of the swarajists who laid the foundation for parliamentary democracy in India, the others being Chitaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru. Born in Thirumayam, in Pudhukkottai, a princely state , in the then Madras, Presidency. He had his […]
Freedom 75
This day 79 years before, that is, on August 17, 1942 Devakottai, then Ramanathapuram district (now Sivagangai district) southern Tamilnadu witnessed a blood bath- blood shed by freedom fighters – death of 75 persons (including 14 women) and over 300 persons were injured (many grievously). Devakottai is situated on Tiruchirappalli-Rameswaram […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 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 […]
The political power equation changed in the aftermath of 1757 Battle of Plassey. The British, who were till then busy promoting their commercial interests and trade in Bharat, slowly took over the political power upon themselves. This created a lot of flutter and fury among the Hindu rulers, chieftains and […]