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20th June – Bengali Hindu Homeland Day
Archives, Commentaries

20th June – Bengali Hindu Homeland Day

Avik Sengupta- June 19, 2020

It took nearly seven hundred years and loss of numerous lives for the Bengali Hindus to get their freedom back on 20th June and they ... Read More

Not Gandhi but Japan Kicked out Britain from India
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

Not Gandhi but Japan Kicked out Britain from India

Rakesh Krishnan Simha- August 15, 2015

Mass desertions of loyal Indian soldiers to the Japanese-trained INA precipitated Britain’s withdrawal from India. On 15 November 1941, less than a month before Pearl ... Read More

Gandhi’s assassination and Godse’s truth
Archives, Commentaries

Gandhi’s assassination and Godse’s truth

Virendra Parekh- January 31, 2015

Ever since the BJP’s ascension to power, attempts have been made to eulogize Nathuram Godse as a sterling patriot who committed an outrageously bold act ... Read More

Announcement: New Series on forgotten freedom fighters
Archives, Commentaries

Announcement: New Series on forgotten freedom fighters

IndiaFacts Staff- August 11, 2014

The 67th Indian Independence Day is just around the corner. It goes without saying that 15th August of every year is not only a solemn occasion ... Read More

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee: a heartfelt tribute
Archives, History Nuggets

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee: a heartfelt tribute

IndiaFacts Staff- June 24, 2014

Early life and career Syama Prasad Mookerjee was born in a Bengali family on 6 July 1901 in Calcutta (Kolkata). His father was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, ... Read More