Satyagraha

Right Word | From Anusheelan Samiti to Satyagraha: How Dr Hedgewar played a stellar role in freedom movement

It is time to recall and recognise RSS founder Dr KB Hedgewar’s role in India’s struggle for Independence.

Interview | In Heroes the Colour of Dust, Amit Majmudar weaves fictional plot around India's civil disobedience

Read his book to learn about a fictional group of fearless sparrows who are ready to sacrifice their own lives because they have made a resolution “to protect Gandhi from any foebird, mutt, or Britisher.”

Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March: Here's everything you need to know about historic event

The 24-day long march, which was based on Gandhi’s principle of satyagraha, marked the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement in India.

Remembering Sunderlal Bahuguna: How the activist's life and Satyagraha for nature founded India's ecology movement

The Satyagraha for the forest came from a deep love for the forest. Chipko and Sunderlal Bahuguna received the Alternative Nobel Prize in 1987. In 2009, he was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan.

Amid anti-CAA storm, Assam remains calm: Artists at forefront of protests preach peace and patience

What sets Assam apart from the rest of the country is its peaceful form of protest. The Assamese have combined peace, patience and art to set an example for those who believe in the true meaning of nation building.

Inspired by Ahom warrior Mula Gabhoru, Assamese women take centrestage in fresh anti-CAA protests across state

If the first phase of Assam protests against Citizenship Amendment Act was dominated by violence and instances of aggression, women are taking the centrestage in phase two of the protests which calls for a non-violent satyagraha against the Act

In face off with Centre, Mamata Banerjee vows to continue 'Satyagraha' to 'save' country, its Constitution

Mamata Banerjee said she was getting calls from politicians, including former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani

Muzaffarpur's decline from Mahatma's Satyagraha to shelter home rapes is India's recent history in nutshell

It would not be wrong to say that Muzaffarpur is a microcosm of India today and Brajesh Thakur, who ran a girls-shelter house there and stands accused of raping them, is a symbol of morbid depravity that afflicts the country’s social and political life.

Chandrababu Naidu begins day-long fast on 68th birthday against Centre's refusal to grant special status to Andhra Pradesh

The TDP president will be staging the protest in Vijayawada on his 68th birthday to pressurise the Central government to fulfill all commitments made at the time of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

Anna Hazare’s Delhi agitation sees sparse crowds as tripartite nature of demands dilutes movement

Anna Hazare's andolan at New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan was sparsely populated with protestors because of the tripartite nature of his demands.