freedom struggle
Of Colonial Minds and Other Demons
Murali Balaji
India’s political and cultural life is still subservient to borrowed ideas
A Lament from the Deep South
It was the other Dandi, led by C Rajagopalachari. Salt manufacturing in this coastal town of Tamil Nadu is in a crisis
Footprints of Struggle
With the aim of narrating history through the present, our reporters visit Champaran in Bihar, Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh, Dandi in Gujarat, Vaikom in Kerala, and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu to report the various phases of freedom struggle
Not Worth Your Salt Anymore
Gandhi’s march here was one of the most dramatic moments in Indian history. The villagers today want to march out
An Equal Faith
Gandhi used a temple agitation in Kerala to make it a larger movement for independence. The shrine of Shiva, an architectural marvel, continues to attract believers and nature lovers
My Father the Fanatic
One man sacrificed his freedoms to be part of a global underground movement to liberate India. It failed. A daughter remembers
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