History For Kids

Chapekar Brothers: The unsung revolutionaries who assassinated Englishman Walter Rand in 1897 for his repressive plague control measures The Chapekar brothers assassinated Englishman Walter Rand on 22 June 1897 for his ruthless and culturally insensitive handling of the plague, reigniting a spark of revolution among the nationalists four decades after the famous 1857 revolt, the war of Indian independence, as …

‘हिंदुआ सूरज’ के नाम से विख्यात महाराणा प्रताप सिंह से क्यों भय खाता था मुगल बादशाह अकबर? दिवेर के युद्ध में छिपी है कहानी मोही के युद्ध को लेकर ‘अकबरनामा’ में अबुल फजल लिखा है, “राणा के आदमियों ने मोही पर हमला करके फसलें बर्बाद करना शुरू कर दिया। उस समय कुँवर मान सिंह कच्छवाहा मेवाड़ के पहाड़ी इलाकों में …

कौन थी वो नासिक की राष्ट्रभक्त तिकड़ी, जो अंग्रेज कलक्टर ‘पंडित जैक्सन’ का वध कर फाँसी पर झूल गई: नासिक का वो केस, जिसने सावरकर भाइयों को पहुँचाया कालापानी नाटक के मंचन के दौरान ही अनंत लक्ष्मण कन्हेरे ने नासिक के कलेक्टर ए.एम.टी. जैक्सन के सीने में 4 गोलियाँ उतार दी। अनंत लक्ष्मण कन्हेरे के साथ ही बैकअप के तौर …

‘बहरों को सुनाने के लिए ऊँची आवाज़ की ज़रूरत’: ब्रिटिश सरकार को नाकों चने चबवा दिए थे भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु, शहीद दिवस पर देश कर रहा नमन एसेंबली में बम फेंकने के लिए भगत सिंह और बटुकेश्वर दत्त को आजीवन कारावास की सज़ा मिली। वहीं, सैंडर्स की हत्या के लिए भगत सिंह, राजगुरू और सुखदेव को फाँसी की …

Mass killings, rapes, and plunder in ‘East Pakistan’: Bangladesh commemorates anniversary of Pakistani General Tikka Khan’s genocidal ‘Operation Searchlight’ Bangladesh’s parliament noted, “It is Parliament’s opinion that March 25 be declared Genocide Day to commemorate the genocide conducted by the atrocious Pakistani forces on the black night of March 25, 1971.” Operation Searchlight Bangladesh is solemnly marking the 52nd Genocide …

Nathuram Godse’s Final Statement: “On January 13, 1948, I learnt that Gandhiji had decided to go on fast unto death. The reason given was that he wanted an assurance of Hindu-Muslim Unity… But I and many others could easily see that the real motive… [was] to compel the Dominion Government to pay the sum of Rs 55 crores to Pakistan, …

Netaji Subhas against grip of Gandhi-Nehru: The way history of India has been written post-independence, it is rare to find a post-independence historian to write anything praiseworthy about any freedom-fighter who is not from the clan which appropriated India as its fiefdom. If Nehru is to be considered as the protagonist of India freedom story, not only Subhas Chandra Bose, Vallabhbhai Patel, …

Maharana Pratap: The battle of Haldighati – Mewar is a region that defies conventional ideas and modern beliefs. Its people are proud. People may wonder why so, but a peek into Mewar’s history and a visit to the area will give all the answers one needs. This land in the Aravalli range of Rajasthan has seen people who gladly embraced …

Bose Not Gandhi Ended British Rule – Why even after 70 years of his disappearance the people of India are so keen on finding out the truth about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? A part of the answer has to do with what Netaji did for us. Declassified records, testimonies of those who had a ringside view of events coupled with …

As we remember horrors of partition, here is what Hindus need to learn to ensure that Bharat is never torn apart again The Hindus’ collective right to retain the cultural, religious and ethical integrity of the only land they have has to be held sacrosanct – legislatively, judicially and socially. This is, perhaps, the one lesson that history is screaming …