A Tribute to Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla: An Epitome of Bravery
Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was an Indian Navy officer who died in Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He was the captain of the ship INS Khukri. This Indian Blackwood anti-submarine warship was deployed to fight against Pakistan during Operation Trident for the general people; it was the war of 1971. INS Kukri and its captain Mahendra […]
The Defiant Rise of Begum Hazrat Mahal: A Forgotten Heroine
Begum Hazrat Mahal, who is also known as Begum of Awadh, was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. She rebelled in opposition to the British East India Company during the Indian uprising in 1857. After her husband had been expatriated to Calcutta, she took charge of the relationships in Awadh and detained control […]
Remembering Major Acharya: Bravery Beyond Words
He had just celebrated his birthday a week ago when Major Padmapani Acharya was assigned to a specific mission in the Kargil War. He was instructed to destroy and capture the enemy bunker at the Tololing Top. This was a very strategic position as it overlooked the Srinagar Leh highway. In a way, the battle […]
The Life and Legacy of Poet Dinkar
Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ was a renowned revolutionary Indian Hindi poet. He was a prominent poet of rebellion for his nationalist poetry, which he wrote in the days before Indian independence. He was a poet, essayist and academic. After independence, he was addressed as a Rashtrakavi (National Poet) for his inspirational nationalistic compositions. His bravery-based poems […]
Breaking Barriers: The Story of Harshini Kanhekar
India as a nation is rather strange! Where on the one hand India, primarily a Hindu-dominated nation, worships goddesses in general; the society, in stark comparison, is strangely patriarchal where women are considered to be the weaker sex and are not really “allowed” or rather refrained from entering some of the work segments even in […]
Unveiling the Tale of Alluri Sitarama Raju, India’s Jungle Hero
Alluri Sitarama Raju was a great Indian hero who remained away from the limelight of society yet created a great impact to diminish the zeal and arrogance of the then-British rule in India. He led the famous Rampa Rebellion, a long battle (1922 to 1944) against the British. “Manyam Veerudu,” or the hero of the […]