Parbati Giri: Dropped school to join freedom struggle, hailed as Mother Teresa of Odisha
Parbati Giri joined the Quit India Movement at a young age of 16. After independence, she worked for the upliftment of orphans and women
70 Women Freedom Fighters of India
As India celebrates 70 years of independence, we bring you stories of 70 women who were part of the Indian Independence Struggle. Each day till the 15th of August, we will tell you stories of courage and valour which may not be part of our history books and popular memory.
Remembering Maniben Patel and her role in Indian freedom struggle
Remembering the role of Maniben Patel, daughter of Vallabhbhai Patel, in Indian freedom struggle and its aftermath
Janaky Athi Nahappan: The woman who led ‘Rani of Jhansi Regiment’ of the Indian National Army
Janaky Athi Nahappan, also called 'Janaky Jevar', was one of the notable commanders of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment of the Indian National Army
Ammu Swaminathan: One of the 15 dynamic women who helped draft the Constitution of India
Ammu Swaminathan was a political activist and social reformer who led reforms in Tamil Nadu. She was also a member of the committee for drafting the Indian Constitution
Matangini Hazra: The woman who died by gunshots while chanting Vande Mataram
Remembering the role of Matangini Hazra in Indian freedom struggle and her supreme sacrifice for motherland
How AV Kuttimalu Amma fought the British with her two-month-old daughter in arms
AV Kuttimalu Amma was a campaigner of the Swadeshi movement, a Khadi campaigner and a social worker who protested against the British in Kerala
Why Mahatma Gandhi called Accamma Cherian the ‘Jhansi Rani of Travancore’
When the British police chief ordered his men to fire on the masses, Accamma Cherian bravely asked them 'to shoot her first'
Nellie Sengupta: The British lady who went door-to-door to sell khadi
Nellie was one of the prominent English women who fought for the independent India. She later became the president of the Indian National Congress at the 47th annual session at Kolkata in 1933