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Obituary: When Sankaraiah said, ‘We fought for freedom, not pension’

He sacrificed his degree for the freedom struggle and was denied an honorary doctorate just before his death because the Governor refused to sign the order.

#TamilNadu #NSankaraiah #CPIM #FreedomStruggle #keezhvenmani #CasteViolence #RNRavi #governors #india

https://thefederal.com/category/obituary/obituary-when-sankaraiah-said-we-fought-for-freedom-not-pension-100854

N. Sankaraiah, one of the founding members of CPI(M), no more

The freedom fighter and veteran Marxist leader, who had a career in politics that spanned over 75 years, died at a private hospital in Chennai, aged 101.

#TamilNadu #chennai #NSankaraiah #CPIM #FreedomStruggle #history #histodon #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/n-sankaraiah-one-of-the-founding-members-of-cpim-no-more/article67534756.ece

Savarkar praised and called himself ‘Veer’ in biography penned by himself

Even in Maharashtra Savarkar has been a controversial personality with even the grandfather of Uddhav Thackeray accusing Savarkar of promoting falsehood and Brahminism.

#savarkar #RSS #hindutva #brahminism #FreedomStruggle #brahmins #revisionism #history #MKgandhi #maharashtra #india

https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/is-a-bharat-ratna-in-the-offing-the-real-savarkar-and-his-brave-admirers

Rewriting India’s History Through School Textbooks

Since the ideological BJP has come to power, a concerted effort has been made to distort the curriculum to promote a monocultural view of the country's past and present.

#education #history #hindutva #BJP #RSS #mughals #savarkar #DalitMovement #FreedomStruggle #children #ShishuMandirs #saffronisation #radicalisation #muslims #christians #minorities #india

https://newlinesmag.com/argument/rewriting-indias-history-through-school-textbooks/

Hindu Mahasabha wants Savarkar's pictures to replace Gandhi's image on currency notes

In an open letter to the Government of India, the Hindu Mahasabha also asked for renaming the road leading to the Parliament House after Savarkar.

#savarkar #HinduMahasabha #RSS #MKGandhi #UnionGovt #money #currency #hindutva #BJP #HinduNationalism #FreedomStruggle #history #india

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/hindu-mahasabha-wants-savarkars-pictures-to-replace-gandhis-image-on-currency-notes-1195264.html

If Statues Could Speak: What Netaji and Sardar Patel Would Tell Narendra Modi

"I christened Gandhi ‘father of the nation’; people of your persuasion finished him off. Indeed, one of them who venerates his assassin sits in parliament as one of your elected party members."

#opinion #BadriRaina #history #Netaji #SubhasChandraBose #SardarPatel #MKGandhi #FreedomStruggle #INA #savarkar #godse #NarendraModi #modi #BJP #hindutva #india

https://thewire.in/politics/netaji-sardar-patel-statues-narendra-modi