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On August 15, 1947, when Pandit Jawahar-lal Nehru unfurled the tricolour on top of the Red Fort in Delhi, it brought to a close India's fight for freedom from British rule a struggle that had lasted for almost nine decades.
It was a battle that was fought on many fronts for it belonged to the poor and the rich, to the under privileged and the elite. It was fought with peace and also with aggression.
Amar Chitra Katha traces the Freedom Movement from its birth in ...
An inspiring teacher and a profound thinker, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a crusader for widow remarriage and insisted on school education for girls. When he helped to frame the Constitution of India, Babasaheb Ambedkar saw to it that untouchability was abolished by law. Rabindranath Tagore awakened in his fellow countrymen the desire for freedom. His stories and songs gave the people a new direction and gave the independence movement a different dimension.
A lot of successful kings owe their greatness to the presence of clever and shrewd ministers who have supported and guided them through difficult times. Chanakya, Velu Thampi and Baji Rao I served different monarchs in different regions of the country, and under varying circumstances. They all had two thing in common – unquestionable loyalty and unparalleled intelligence.
The Elephanta Caves narrate stories from mythology, capturing in stone oft-repeated tales like the descent of the Ganga and the wedding of Shiva and Parvati. The Ellora Caves, built between the 5th and 10th centuries, bear testimony to the glorious rule of the Rashtrakootas. The caves are actually temples and monasteries carved into the mountain. Considered to be the site of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas, Delhi boasts of a 5000-year old ...