Indian Independence Movement

British lathis and starched cotton: Remembering my Minister-Grandmother

My great aunt was made of stern stuff. All those British lathis she had to face must have made her tough relatives said. On Independence Day, Sandip Roy remembers a freedom fighter he only knew as a grandmother.

BJP wants Kalam back at Raisina Hill: Swaraj

The BJP today made clear its choice in former President APJ Abdul Kalam for India's next president.

Netaji's sword and Subhas Bose's tears

Subhas Bose has become the stuff of legend, a source of inspiration to people as diverse as Naga militants and Nelson Mandela. A new biography by his grand-nephew Sugata Bose tries to make sense of a hero's life that often outstripped his legend.