freedom struggle

“Let there be diversity in political expression”

As told to Rajni George

Freedom according to an Emergency child

Where Gandhi Became the Mahatma

This village, where Gandhi put satyagraha to test for the first time in India, was until recently a crime haven. Signs of recovery are visible now

Of Colonial Minds and Other Demons

Murali Balaji

India’s political and cultural life is still subservient to borrowed ideas

“It’s all about individual choices”

As told to Kumar Anshuman

India according to a freedom child

A Lament from the Deep South

Madhavankutty Pillai

It was the other Dandi, led by C Rajagopalachari. Salt manufacturing in this coastal town of Tamil Nadu is in a crisis

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

Lhendup G Bhutia

Gandhi’s march here was one of the most dramatic moments in Indian history. The villagers today want to march out

“The World Is at My feet”

As told to Gunjeet Sra

India according to a liberalisation child

An Equal Faith

MG Radhakrishnan

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