Rani Abbakka, Matangini Hazra, Chakli Ilamma or Parvati Giri? No identify rings a bell. This is what the newest version of Amar Chitra Katha makes an attempt – to focus on the contribution of unsung girls heroes who contributed to the liberty wrestle. As a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations this 12 months, the Ministry of Culture in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha will launch three pictorial books on 75 unsung heroes of the liberty wrestle.
The first of the collection was launched by Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi within the nationwide capital on Friday.
While all the collection will enumerate the lives and instances of 75 such personalities who fought for freedom, the primary half is devoted to twenty girls whose contributions are largely unknown. These embrace Rani Abbakka, the primary Tuluva queen of Ullal, who fought the Portuguese within the late sixteenth century; Bengali revolutionary Matangini Hazra, who was shot useless by the British Indian Police in September 1942; Chakli Ilamma, whose act of disobedience towards the native landlord grew to become an inspiration to many throughout the riot within the Telangana area; and Parvati Giri, nicknamed Mother Teresa of western Odisha, who was a outstanding feminine freedom fighter of the state.
‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle’ – An illustrated ebook launched by Ministry of Culture. (Twitter)Speaking on the event, Lekhi mentioned that this ebook celebrates the lives of among the girls who led this marketing campaign and lit the flames of protest and riot throughout the nation. He mentioned that it comprises tales of queens who fought colonial powers within the wrestle towards imperialist rule, and of girls who devoted their lives and even made sacrifices for the motherland.
“If we go into Indian historical past, we discover that Indian tradition was one which celebrated girls and there was no place for gender discrimination. This is clear from the truth that girls had the flexibility to battle like troopers on the battlefield. He had braveness and bodily energy.
The minister mentioned it is vital for the youth to grasp the historical past of the liberty wrestle from the Indian perspective somewhat than the colonial standpoint that the ebook seeks to do.
The digital ebook, which will likely be out there free on the Amar Chitra Katha app, additionally contains the tales of Gulab Kaur, a freedom fighter who gave up her desires of life overseas to mobilize Indians towards the British Raj; Padmaja Naidu, Sarojini Naidu’s daughter and a freedom fighter in her personal proper, who later grew to become the Governor of West Bengal; and Bishni Devi Shah, who impressed numerous individuals in Uttarakhand to hitch the liberty motion.
The second version of the collection, which is within the course of, will likely be on 25 unsung tribal freedom fighters. The third and remaining version will tackle 30 unsung heroes taken from different areas.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
