
Tag: british


Madan Lal Dhingra: Forgotten revolutionary who inspired freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh and Sardar Udham Singh

Ram Singh Pathania (1824-1849): When a teenage Rajput from Himanchal thrash the British East Indian Company: Handful Rajputs against Advance British

Marthanda Varma: Forgotten Indian King who crushed the ambitions of The Dutch East Indian Company and adopted the title of “Servant of the Lord”

Madam Bhikaji Cama: Migrant Parsi Women who hoisted the First Flag of Indian Independence on Foreign Land

Paona Brajabashi: Manipur soldier who declared war against the British becoming a great epitome of Freedom Fighter: 3rd Battle of Anglo Manipur War

Veer Kunwar Singh: Tale of a Rajput king who defeated the East Indian Company multiple times | The First War of Independence
Veer Kunwar Singh was the leader of Bihar region during the first war of Independence. He was born in April 1777 at Jagdishpur (Bihar). His father i.e. Raja Shahabzada Singh was the direct descendant of the great Rajput king Raja Bhoja whose anecdotes are still alive in stories and folks songs. His mother’s name was Rani Panchratan

Azizan Bai: Incessant Struggle of a Courtesan (prostitute) to liberate India from the clutches of British Raj in the First War of Independence 1857
But there were some freedom fighters of 1857 whose stories are yet to be told. One of them was the famous Courtesan (prostitute) of Kanpur who worked as a spy for Nana Saheb and even took up arms to fight against the White masters.
Her name was Azizan Bai