Independence Day

Apostle of the Active Citizen

Keshava Guha

Why the social vision of Mahadev Govind Ranade is all too important today

Gandhi’s Experiments with Freedom

Keerthik Sasidharan

His true nature

Editor’s Note

S Prasannarajan

The dispute over freedom remains unresolved

Between Independence and Freedom

MJ Akbar

The ideal pursuit

Liberty for Whom?

Madhav Khosla

The flaws of India’s equality doctrine

Sir C Sankaran Nair: Lives and Letters

Nandini Nair

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

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