Rani Lakshmi Bai’s Jhansi gets ‘date of birth’: It’s January 31, 1618

Synonymous with the valour of Rani Lakshmi Bai, a leader of the First War of Independence of 1857-58 and known popularly as ...
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June 18, the day Laxmi Bai, queen of Jhansi died and an icon of rebellion was born

In the history of colonial India, one woman's courage became legend. As the British tightened their grip through the Doctrine of Lapse and the flames of the 1857 Mutiny erupted, Rani Lakshmi Bai ...
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The true story behind a ‘real’ photograph of Rani Lakshmibai

In 2003, a painted portrait of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar was installed in Parliament, sparking an uproar. Objections were raised over the fact that he had been accused in the Mohandas Gandhi ...