Freedom Issue 2018

BC Dutt: The Good Sailor

Amita Shah

BC Dutt, who lit the spark for the Naval Mutiny of 1946, is still an animated memory

Sir C Sankaran Nair: Lives and Letters

Former President of the Indian National Congress Sir C Sankaran Nair was one of the builders of modern India. His granddaughter carries forth his legacy in her own private and erudite way

When the Hills Had Eyes

V Shoba

A two-year-long rebellion that shook the ghats of Andhra Pradesh. A pious plainsman who turned revolutionary to lead native tribes against an unjust administration. Ninety-four years later, a search for the legacy of Alluri Sitarama Raju and his lieutenants Gam Gantam Dora and Gam Mallu Dora

Shivnath Jha: The Last Pursuit

Lhendup G Bhutia

The man has made it his mission to trace the bloodline of freedom fighters

Gour Hari Das: The Second Struggle

Madhavankutty Pillai

As a teenager, Gour Hari Das went to jail for the freedom movement, and then as an old man, spent 32 years trying to get the government to recognise his contribution