70 years of independence is a series reflecting upon the colonial roots of India and the forces of nationalism that helped shape its present and future. In the next few weeks and months, we will map everything that our history has made- architecture, cinema, food, politics of bringing India together and the memories of those who witnessed the nation's birth and its division.
The partition of Bengal in 1905 was a good example. East Bengalis were mostly peasants, mostly Muslims, mostly resentful of Kolkata and popular with the newly arriving Muslim middle class. In 1906 the Muslim League was formed in Dhaka which gave Indian Muslims a political voice.
Both quality papers as well as tabloids in British press portrayed the transfer of power to India and Pakistan as the ‘fulfillment of Britain’s mission’.
Despite generally being neglected and discarded in the historiography of India’s glorious freedom movement, it has to be accepted that the Communists played a crucial role in the country’s freedom struggle,
On Wednesday afternoon, DGP UP Sri Sulkhan Singh tweeted out photos of policemen and policewomen standing in knee- and ankle-deep water saluting the national flag in Bahraich and Siddharthnagar, which have created quite a lot of buzz on the micro-blogging site.
It's been 70 years, and a lot of great things have happened. We are the seventh largest country in the world, and collectively the whole country wishes for this to be the best country in the world. But, while filming a travel series by travelling across India in 30 days, a filmmaker came across seven heartbreaking experiences in India that will make you think if we are really free.
"Have we been able to ward off internal and external threats? We have no answers to these questions even after 70 years of independence," the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.
Das pointed out that his government was keen to preserve the traditional languages and heritage of the tribals and, therefore, has developed school books in languages such as Ho, Kharia, Mundari, Santhali, Odiya and Bengali.
With all that opulence it cake is worth a whopping $40,000 that roughly would cost more than Rs 25 lakh! The edible structure is 4ft tall from the base to the tip of Aamir Khan’s head. The cake weighs 54kg and was made by Broadway Bakery Dubai.
What did independence mean to the ordinary folks residing in these states, far removed from the high drama of nationalist discourse and very often unaware of what course their homeland’s politics was about to take?
After the seventy years of partition, a new museum opens this week featuring the chaotic and painful tales of history till now. The exhibitions are housed in the northern border city of Amritsar.
As India gears up to celebrate its 70th Independence Day, police personnel and NCC cadets rehearse in full gear on Sunday in Chandigarh's Sector 17. The Day is celebrated across the country with each state holding individual events to mark the day.
All-round India-A beat Afghanistan-A to enter Tri-series final
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India A secure their spot in the final of the tri-series in Dambulla with a 101-run win over Afghanistan A. Priyansh Arya, Tilak Varma, and Kumar Kushagra all scored half-centuries, while Nishant Sindhu took four wickets to lead the bowling attack.
