The rebel who had a desire for sacrifice

Note : The following is a tribute to the late great revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil whose eighty-eight birth anniversary took place yesterday. ‘His poetry is also a lamp lighted at the altar of the Mother land,’ More...

Veer Savarkar: The action hero of our freedom struggle

This is the first part of a series on Veer Savarkar, the unsung but largely derided hero of the Indian freedom struggle. Back in 2006, I was very excited as well as fascinated by the action flick V for Vendetta. The More...