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BORN IN 1956Society, Economics
A no retake event
Ever wondered about the man behind most of your favourite music albums? Gulshan Kumar, born today, set the foundation of the music label. His life started with assisting his father in selling fruit juice, which later changed from selling movie cassettes to finally making those!
HAPPENED IN 1931Society, Politics
Sacrifices are Made, and Heroes are Born
The British government secretly hanged Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev for their violent revolutionary behaviour today in 1931. This would become one of the most enduring memories of sacrifice in the Independence era.
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Stories 2023

The Demon Dacoit

Dacoits had once taken over different parts of India, and their terror loomed over every region. No one dared to enter their territory or even stop while passing. All dacoits were feared by people. One of these notorious dacoits lived in the southern part of India, known as Koose Munisamy Veerappan.

Stories 2023

The Tale Of A Dreaded Daku

There were kings and paupers, police officers and robbers, and many other personalities roaming the streets of colonial India, waiting for someone to narrate their tale. While some of them survived, many of them also faded away into oblivion. Although many of the stories have been forgotten through time, one that has survived is that of the infamous Sultana Daku.

Stories 2022

शाह मल की अनसुनी दास्तां

शाह मल - जिनके भाले के सामने ब्रिटिश तोपों की ताकत भी फीकी पड़ गई, जिन्होंने एक आम किसान होते हुए मेरठ के लोगों के दिलों पर राज किया और राजपरिवार से ना होते हुए भी राजा कहलाए।

Stories 2023

When a Lodged Bullet Becomes a Souvenir

A key figure in the gruesome episode of Punjab’s history, Malkiat Singh Sidhu was a politician who survived his first assassination attempt in 1986 and brought an unplanned gift from Canada in the ordeal.

Stories 2023

The Last ‘Lewd’ Lion of Chambal: Nirbhay Singh Gujjar

Nirbhay Singh Gujjar was popularly known as the ‘Last Lion of Chambal’ and is widely remembered as the dacoit who over-indulged in sexual pleasures. He was a dacoit who terrorized the country for 25 years before being gunned down in 2005.

Stories 2023

Jambulingam Nadar: The Dacoit of Madras Presidency

The recent movie Pushpa has once again brought the aggressive protagonist of South Indian reel-life into the limelight. What runs common through stories like these is that most of the central characters are outlaws and at loggerheads with the authorities. How about a real-life story of one such outlaw aka dacoit, from the land of cult heroes like Rajnikanth and Mamooty?

Stories 2023

Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen

On February 14, 1981, the then Queen of Thieves, Phulan Devi, shot 20 Thakurs from the Behmai village in Kanpur’s Dehat area in Uttar Pradesh. An episode of revenge, the Behmai Massacre is one of the most gruesome violent attacks in India. Let us gather more about the truth behind this horrifying act.

HAPPENED IN 2022

“India is Indira and Indira is India”: The Woman Who Defied And Defined Her Times

The third and only female Prime Minister of Independent India, Indira Gandhi’s political career is a landmark in modern Indian history. Highly controversial within and beyond national borders, she embodies the spirit of the Phoenix that rises from its ashes. This year India celebrates the 105th birth anniversary of this fiery woman of politics.

Stories 2023

Paan Singh Tomar: The Real ‘Baaghi’

You must have watched or at least heard about the film by the name ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. It is one of the widely-known representations of a dacoit who unleashed terror. Paan Singh Tomar was a contemporary of the infamous Gabbar Singh Gujar. While the beginnings of his story are different, the trajectory it picked up, was almost as terrifying as any other dacoit at the time.

Stories 2022

Rani Avantibai, The Sherni of Ramgarh

In a park in Meerut, a beautiful statue of a woman stands with pride on her face and a sword in her hands. It aspires to tell a tale that has been silenced by the ravages of time. This is the story of a liberator who defeated a large army of British soldiers, as well as a revolutionary queen who became a symbol of sacrifice, heroism, and revolution.

Stories 2023

A Rebellion that Turned into Tragedy: The Mangarh Massacre of 1913

The pain of the past is reflected in the form of failed rebellions which turned into tragedies because of a dictatorial power. In this story, the rebellion was started in the Mangarh Hills of Rajasthan and was ended by the British who killed around fifteen hundred brave warriors who took the initiative of pointing the accusing finger towards the perpetrators and oppressors.

HAPPENED IN 2013

National Forest Martyrs Day

How did a day in Indian history marking the bloodshed of 363 people became a day now dedicated to celebrate and protect the forests? Read the story of brave hearts behind the National Forest Martyrs Day observed today

Stories 2022

Jahanara and Roshnara, the rival sisters

After Mumtaz Mahal's death, Shah Jahan went behind everyone's eyes to overcome his grief. He completely ignored taking care of his children in between his pain and suffering. Amidst this situation, all the responsibilities of his children were heaped upon his elder daughter, Jahanara. She took care of all of them and raised them like their mother. Roshanara, as the youngest, was always the most adored by her. But little did she know that she would turn into her biggest rival

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