Kalpana Dutta: The freedom fighter who made bombs for revolutionaries
Kalpana Dutta was arrested in 1933 and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, she was released six years later
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.
How Durga Bhabhi helped Bhagat Singh escape from Lahore to Calcutta
Durgavati Devi or 'Durga Bhabhi' was one of the few women revolutionaries who participated in the armed revolution against the British Raj in India
How Pritilata Waddedar dressed as a Punjabi man to attack a European club in Chittagong
Renowned freedom fighter Pritilata Waddedar was immortalised in Ashutosh Gowariker's 2010 movie Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. Here's all you need to know about the unsung hero of the 1930 Chittagong uprising
How Rani Velu Nachiyar planned the first suicide attack to disarm the British
Velu Nachiyar was well-trained in martial arts, horse riding, Silambam, and archery
Gulab Kaur: The woman who distributed arms in Ghadar movement while posing as a journalist
Gulab Kaur was arrested by the Britishers and kept in a prison in Lahore for two years where she was subjected to inhumane torture
Maharani Jind Kaur: The last Queen of Punjab who waged 2 wars against the British
Jind Kaur was the wife of the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, Ranjit Singh and the mother of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Dynasty, Duleep Singh. She was known as 'the Messalina of the Punjab' by the British
Rukmini Lakshmipathi, the first woman to have been jailed for Salt Satyagraha
Rukmini Lakshmipathi joined the Indian National Congress in 1923 and played an active role in organising the Youth League of the Congress
Mirra Alfassa: ‘The Mother’ who motivated Annie Besant to fight against the British
Her love for the country was such, that Mirra Alfassa had once described herself that she was 'French by birth and an Indian by choice'.