Freedom Fighters  

On the occasion of her 191st birth anniversary, here are 13 facts surrounding the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai to remember one of the greatest freedom fighters of India.

Lala Lajpat Rai is one of the Lal Bal Pal trio who fought for the freedom of India. Lajpat Rai also used his writing to educate Indians and fight against the British rule. Here is looking into the life of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai through eight books he authored.

The Maharashtra BJP unit has promised to prevail upon the Narendra Modi-led Central government to award Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, one of the foremost freedom fighters India has ever seen, in its Maharashtra poll manifesto. Maharashtra will go to polls this October 21.

The nation remembers one of the greatest freedom fighters - Bhagat Singh - on his 112th birth anniversary. Here’s a look at Singh’s childhood and bravery in fighting the British.

Freedom fighter Gurial Singh who had worked as driver for Subhas Chandra Bose died following age-related illness. Here are five lesser known facts about Gurdial Singh.

When most of the male freedom fighters were in jail, the women took centre stage and took charge to fight against the Britishers. Today, on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, let's look at these 7 brave unsung women, who played an essential role in the pre-independence struggle. 
 

Abhinav Khare deep dives into the bravery of Begum Hazrat Mahal, who fought the British rulers head-on for the rights of her child. Begum’s is a rags to riches story who fought against the tyrannical British rulers. She was a poor girl who became a courtesan, and then a mistress, after being sold off by her parents.

Deep dive with Abhinav Khare brings to you the often forgotten freedom fighter Matangini Hazra who died and yet kept the Indian flag flying high. Matangini Hazra changed the pages of history and yet is hardly remembered.

Speaking to MyNation, national BJP spokesperson Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay claimed that there is no legal sanction nor legal status granted to Vande Mataram. He also claimed that the freedom fighters used to raise slogans such as Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata ki Jai during independence movement, while Jana Gana Mana had no role then.

Pashtun rights activist and senior journalist from Waziristan in Pakistan and who is living in exile in Afghanistan Imtiaz Wazir said these were not "terrorists", but "freedom fighters"

On Gandhiji’s 150 birth anniversary, the Congress president tweeted a photo of the Mahatma made up of smaller ticket-size pictures of freedom fighters. By ruse or mistake, one of the ear lobes of the Mahatma in the picture has an image of Savarkar, the father of Hindutva and a much-maligned figure for the Congress.

Here is a list of freedom fighters from the southern part of the country. They rendered a yeoman service to the motherland but largely remained unsung heroes. MyNation pays humble tributes to these brave soldiers of our liberty.