Freedom  

Five countries got freedom on August 15 (apart from India, though in different years). Here is a brief introduction to Korea and its Independence Day

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.

Quit India movement played an important role in the freedom struggle of India. The father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi initiated the movement that spread across the country like wildfire, strengthening Indians in their demand for freedom. Here are five pictures taken during the Quit India movement that takes us back to 1942.

Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1942 in Bombay. It was a clarion call by the Mahatma to urge the British to leave the Indian soil at once, but the British did not relent to his call. It is interesting to note that the World War II was in progress at the same time. It is also interesting to note that Gandhi did not receive maximum support from the Indians. Watch more on MyNation #SimplifiedBy

The Kakori train robbery which took place on August 9, 1925 was in relation to the Indian Freedom Struggle. A train travelling to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh was targeted at a station called Kakori for the precise reason that it was carrying moneybags

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.

The Quit India Movement was launched on August 8, 1942 by Mahatma Gandhi. However, it fizzled out as there was no unity among Indians and the British were extremely capable in handling the issue in a systematic way. Having said that, historians say it acted as a catalyst in winning us our freedom from the British

On the 142nd birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, India fondly remembers the freedom fighter for more reasons than one. Venkayya was also the mastermind behind the design of India’s national flag.
 

Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal said that his upcoming roles in two biopics is a "huge" responsibility. One of the biopics is on freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh and the other on 1971 war hero Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
 

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.

India is the birthplace of four major world religions. Let's stand up together for religious freedom for all, let's speak out strongly together in favour of those rights, said US Secretary of State Pompeo.

 

The book, My Seditious Heart, collects the entire works spanning over a period of two decades since the author first decided to devote herself to the political essay as a way of "opening up space for justice, rights and freedoms in an increasingly hostile environment." 

BJP MLA Raja Singh of Goshamahal constituency in Telangana was injured  as police resorted to lathi charge when he was trying to install the statue of freedom fighter Rani Avantibai along with his supporters, without attaining permission from the authorities concerned.

The 2019-20 season will start with the Freedom Trophy for the Gandhi-Mandela series played between India and South Africa in September, followed by a T20I and Test series against Bangladesh in November

Here is what Bengaluru South DCP Annamalai has to say about speculations of joining politics after quitting as IPS officer.