Remembering the Grand Old Man of India
byDadabhai Naoroji gave the Indian freedom struggle its ‘Aha!’ moment. The Indian Brexit was a product of his theories.
Biography
Colin Mackenzie: The Scotsman Who Became The First Surveyor General Of India
byIndia’s first Surveyor General started out as an engineer but found his calling as an archivist and cartographer.
Noor Inayat Khan: Sufi Princess, Children’s Author & British Spy
byNoor-Inayat Khan, Tipu Sultan’s Great-great-great grand daughter was a Sufi princess, author, and celebrated British spy.
Annie Besant: The Champion of Women’s Rights
byWomen’s rights activist, Theosophist, and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule, Annie Besant’s legacy is immortal.
Rahul Sankrityayan: The Father of Hindi Travel Writing
byThe father of Hindi travel writing, saw the world as a humanist and wrote with the understanding of an anthropologist.
Baiza Bai: The Banker-Warrior Queen of Gwalior
byBaiza Bai, Gwalior’s queen subjugated her enemies and ruled her kingdom by using an astute skill: Banking and Finance.
Fanny Parkes: The Welsh Adventurer In Colonial India
byIn 1834, the wife of an East India Company Writer decided to chart her own adventures through the subcontinent.
P C Mahalanobis: The Architect Of The Indian Statistical Institute
byP.C. Mahalanobis elevated modern Indian statistics. His legacy includes the National Sample Survey and the Five Year Plan.
The World Of Megasthenes
byIn the third century B.C., a Greek ambassador wrote about India. It remains one of the oldest written works about India.
Captain Lakshmi: The First Indian Woman to Run For President
byThe first woman to run for president in India was a Communist, doctor and revolutionary.
Remembering Ustad Bismillah Khan
byUstad Bismillah Khan is the greatest master of Shehnai the world has known. His soul stirring music signified harmony.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: The Non-Violent Soldier Of Peace
byThe greatest non-violent struggles against colonialism was led by Ghaffar Khan and his one hundred thousand followers.
V.D. Savarkar: The Atheist Who Justified Rape And Created Hindutva
bySavarkar begged for mercy from the British, spread hate and justified rape against Muslims. Why is he revered today?
Monsieur Raymond: The French General Of The Deccan
byMonsieur Raymond, a French captain made a name in the Nizam’s army, and to this day, pilgrims pay homage at his tomb in Hyderabad.
Winston Churchill: Heartbroken In Hyderabad
byWinston Churchill fell in love and had his heart broken in Hyderabad. Could this have affected his outlook thereafter?