The time to quit India had come

Historian Mridula Mukherjee narrates how the Quit India movement swept across the country even in the absence of its leaders, convincing the British that they could no longer continue to rule......

75 years ago: 'There was absolute chaos'

'I remember the confusion over the slogan, 'Karenge Ya Marenge! (Do Or Die!)'.''I think this confusion arose because Gandhiji was arrested.''People used to wonder: What are we supposed to do?''How......

The nation-state tests its limits

Last week, as I was driving to work past Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai, I could not help but wonder what the gentlemen assembled there on August 8, 1942 would have made of some recent events. The......

The unsung patriots

Rebellion was sweeping through India and Daroga Absaloom was suddenly at the centre of it.He had heard news that the neighbouring thana [police station] had been set ablaze. The nationalists had......