“Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolour, or I will come back wrapped in it. But I will be back for sure.”
— Captain Vikram Batra
These weren’t just words.
They were courage. Conviction. Duty.
A nation’s soul is shaped by people who speak like this… and then live those words.
Not a day goes by without being inspired by him.
We will remember.
#KargilVijayDiwas 🇮🇳
Look at the irony.
Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, son of Bengal Tiger Ashutosh Mukherjee, the youngest Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University, who was the architect behind the concerted action that resulted in keeping West Bengal and Kolkata in India, not yielding to Jinnah, Suhravardi pressure even after they endured the Direct Action Day.
Neither Direct Action Day Massacre, nor Gopal Patha the saviour, and not even Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the great leader found a place in West Bengal's textbooks for 80 years.
@republic US could never be any one's ally ! Make no mistake Modiji, you strike them hard & they will bow down ! Not any differently. If India is unable to save Indians in their own back yard then forget you even being re- elected ! USA is a very poor nation just living by sheer bravado !
August 17, 1909: Veer Savarkar waited outside Pentonville Prison in England to collect the body of a 25-year-old man, who had not been handed over by the British government after his hanging.
This body belonged to the great revolutionary, Madan Lal Dhingra, the son of a wealthy and prosperous family, sent to England to study by his father, a civil surgeon employed by the British government.
But the flame of revolution was such that Madan Lal, along with Veer Savarkar, decided to teach a lesson to Curzon Wyllie, a British army officer who had returned to England in 1901 after committing atrocities in India.
On July 1, 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra shot Curzon Wyllie at a meeting held at the Imperial Institute in England. The British government arrested him and hanged him on August 17, 1909.
Madan Lal was so courageous and fearless that when he was tried in court, he clearly stated, "The British government has no right to prosecute me... I don't respect the laws of the British government that is killing millions of innocent patriots in India and bringing 100 million pounds from India to England every year. Therefore, I will not even give my explanation in this court. Do whatever you want..."
And when he was being taken away after being sentenced to death, he thanked the judge and said, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to sacrifice my life for my motherland."
And you know what, there is Curzon Road in most of the cities having cantonment established by the British and the name exists till date.
All these roads should be renamed as Madan Lal Dhingra Marg including the one at British Consulate in every city in India
Huge Respect and Salute To Both Madan Lal Dhingra and Veer Savarkar
Jai Hind 🇮🇳 🙏 🫡🫡🫡
@ShivAroor We missed a wonderful man. I was a regular listener & held him very high as an avid reporter with depth of understanding international security scenarios.🙏
Making India stop importing Russian oil (40% of our total oil imports) while committing us to buying half a trillion worth of American products; imposing 18% tariffs on Indian goods while at the same time having 0% tariffs on American goods, is a great trade deal. For America.
@KalamCenter@barbarindian I did know & I am sorry. Such instances of martyrdom should have been in our curriculum in the freedom struggle section of Modern Indian History, in schools.
Republic Day Special
At just 15 years old, she offered a British magistrate a piece of chocolate… and then shot him dead.
Can you imagine two eighth-grade girls picking up a gun to challenge the British Empire?
Meet Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Choudhury — the fearless teenagers who shook the Raj in 1931.
✦ December 14, 1931 — A winter morning that changed history
In Comilla (now in Bangladesh), District Magistrate Charles Stevens sat at his bungalow, unaware that two young girls were about to rewrite the story of India’s freedom.
Shanti (15) and Suniti (14) arrived at his doorstep with a simple request:
permission to start a “swimming club” in their school.
To make themselves look harmless, they even offered him chocolates or candies.
Stevens, seeing only innocence, began reading their petition.
And that’s when the masks dropped.
From beneath their shawls, the girls pulled out automatic pistols and fired at point-blank range.
Stevens died instantly.
It was one of the most shocking blows struck against British rule — carried out not by soldiers, but by two schoolgirls.
✦ Fearless even in chains
After their arrest, the girls showed no fear.
In court, while they were being sentenced, they were reportedly smiling.
Shanti’s words still send chills down the spine:
“It is better to die than live in a horse’s stable.”
(Meaning: better to die than live in enslaved India.)
Because they were minors, they could not be hanged. Instead, they were sentenced to life imprisonment — the dreaded “Kala Pani.”
For 7 long years, they endured harsh torture in jail.
They never begged for mercy.
They never apologized.
In 1939, after negotiations between Gandhi and the British, they were finally released.
✦ A new life after freedom — the fire didn’t fade
Shanti returned stronger:
She completed her education.
Married Chittaranjan Das (a revolutionary from Chittagong) in 1942.
Became an MLA and MLC in independent India, continuing her service to the people.
Wrote her autobiography “Arun Bahni” — meaning The Fire of Dawn.
She passed away in 1989, but her legacy burns bright.
These were not just children…
They were flames of a revolution.
Their courage reminds us that freedom was not given — it was earned through unimaginable sacrifices.
Let us never forget Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Choudhury — the brave girls who gave their childhood for our tomorrow.
Jai Hind. Jai Bharat.
#IndianHistory #JaiHind #UnsungHeroes #FreedomStruggle #knowledgeadda360 #fblifestyle
*The reason why Venezuela 🇻🇪 is under attack*
*U.S. Southern Command chief General Laura Richardson just said the truth out loud:*
* US's National Debt Hits $38.40 Trillion, Increased $2.23 Trillion Year over Year, $6.12 Billion Per Day
* Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela and 'fix oil infrastructure'
* The South American country has approximately 303 billion barrels' worth of crude, accounting for about 20% of the world's oil resources
* At current prices of roughly $57 per barrel, Venezuela’s oil reserves are valued at approximately $17.3 trillion.
* The U.S. focus in Latin America isn’t “democracy” — it’s controlling oil, lithium, gold, and rare earth minerals.
* Venezuela, with the largest oil reserves and key strategic resources, is the main target
*Trump seeks to make Venezuela great again and revive its oil-based economy while affordability crisis lingers in the U.S.*
Met the Chief of Army Staff and senior generals at Army HQ today, comrades from my soldiering years.
Complimented them on the brilliant Operation Sindoor, a textbook display of planning, precision, technology, and jointmanship.
India struck deep, countered decisively, controlled escalation on our terms, and ended the conflict with clarity and confidence.
Proud to see the spirit of the Indian soldier sharp in mind, steady in action, and unshakable in resolve. Alive and Unstoppable!
Once a soldier, always a soldier. Jai Hind 🇮🇳
Ask yourself why IITs aren’t building India.
- Merit is sidelined by reservation politics
- Mediocrity is rewarded over excellence
- Innovation is crushed under red tape
- Talent is forced to beg for opportunities, while quotas get promoted
Why would top minds stay in a system that punishes merit and glorifies freeloading?