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3 days, 18 hours ago

Two jails, two nooses, one dream: How Bismil and Ashfaqullah ignited a revolution

On December 18, 1927, in Gorakhpur Central Jail, a mother waited to see her son for the last time. Hanged with mastermind Ram Prasad Bismil and his co-conspirator in the Kakori Conspiracy, was another poet and a brave freedom fighter -- Ashfaqullah Khan. The friendship between Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan wasn’t just a meeting of minds; it was …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Prataya Saha on 1924 - The Kakori Project: ‘How children become a casualty in political conflicts’

The Hindu

Bengaluru-based independent filmmaker, Prataya Saha’s ninth short film, 1924 - The Kakori Project, had its international premiere on the closing night of the Big Apple Film Festival in New York on December 12. “The Big Apple Film Festival is one of the premier film festivals in the US in the independent film circuit,” says Prataya over call from Whitefiled. It …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

National Book Fair begins from Sept 27; dedicated to Kakori martyrs

Hindustan Times

: A special corner dedicated to literature related to freedom fighters and start-ups will be a major attraction for bibliophiles visiting Balrampur Garden during the 21st National Book Fair. Officials addressing media persons ahead of National Book Fair on Tuesday. Over 68 publishers will be a part of the book fair which includes – Rajkamal Prakashan, Lokbharti Prakashan, Vaani Prakashan, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Remembering the martyrs of Kakori train robbery

The Hindu

On a moonlit night in August 1925, the wheels of history turned on the tracks of a remote railway station in northern India. Welcome to Kakori, a place where ordinary men became extraordinary heroes, and a daring act of defiance echoed through the ages. As the train screeched to a halt at Kakori station after Rajendra Lahiri pulled the chain, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Kakori FIR copy: Priceless page from the past

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW: It is a 100-year-old piece of paper, yellowed with age and print faded, yet it is priceless. A printed copy of the original FIR displayed at an exhibition organised by Medieval and Modern History Department of Lucknow University on Friday After the train action incident, the British lodged an FIR two days later at Kakori police station. HT had …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

India can become superpower if we prioritise nation over religion: Adityanath

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that India can become the third-largest superpower, if the people of the country prioritise nation over caste or religion. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the inauguration of the ‘Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival’, in Lucknow. Adityanath was speaking at the ‘Veeron ko Naman’ programme in Kakori to mark the centenary …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Kakori Shaurya Gatha Express’ to mark centenary of Kakori Train Action

Hindustan Times

The ‘Kakori Shaurya Gatha Express’ train will traverse various cities across the state to educate youths and schoolchildren about the Kakori saga, marking the 100th anniversary of the famous Kakori Train Action of 1925, a significant event in the Indian independence movement. The 1925 Kakori train action was one of the most daring attacks by Indian revolutionaries against the British …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Peaceful protests acceptable, but anarchy won’t be allowed: CM Yogi Adityanath

Hindustan Times

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said peaceful protests are acceptable in a democracy but no one will be allowed to create disorder under their guise. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Reviewing law and order through video conferencing with police and administrative officers posted in zones, divisions and ranges of the state, he told them whether it is a farmers’ organisation …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ignorant scholars: Most college, varsity students clueless about Kakori case

Hindustan Times

Lucknow: Ask a college or university student about what he or she knows of the Kakori Train Action case and its importance in modern Indian history and after much dithering, the reply would be either in the context of melt-in-the-mouth Kakori kebabs or mangoes or worse still, a fete organized in the town during winter. Mannan Chhabra, a 4th year …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kakori train incident 100th anniversary: U.P. minister announces year-long celebrations on Aug 9

Hindustan Times

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Kakori train incident on August 9, 2024, U.P. tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh has announced the celebration of the Kakori train incident centenary festival. The Kakori train incident centenary festival will be celebrated from August 9, 2024, till August 9, 2025. In his letter, Singh told the MPs and MLAs that a historic …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Five of family killed, four others injured after LPG cylinders explode in Kakori

India TV News

In a tragic incident, at least five people of a family were killed and four others sustained injuries in a fire caused by the LPG cylinders blast in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. Short circuit led to explosion According to the information, two cylinders exploded due to a short circuit at a house in Karokri's Hata Hazrat Saheb Kasba, causing injuries to …

2 years, 4 months ago

Independence Day 2022: 'Sarfaroshi ki tamanna...' How a poem became war cry of freedom struggle

India TV News

It was Bismil Azimabadi of Patna who wrote "Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qatil mein hai" in 1921, and it was Ram Prasad Bismil who immortalized the lines. This was also when he met and became close friends with other leading figures of the revolutionary freedom struggle such as Ashfaqullah Khan, Roshan Singh …

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3 years, 5 months ago

UP ATS arrests 3 more accused linked to Al Qaeda from Kakori

Op India

The Uttar Pradesh ATS has nabbed three more accused linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind- a Kashmiri wing of Al-Qaeda. The arrests were made after the previous two arrested terrorists revealed the names of their accomplices during the interrogation. One terrorist Minaj also established contact four times with two people based in Nepal. Two terrorists arrested on July 11 A team led …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Lucknow ATS arrests 2 Al-Qaeda terrorists from Kakori; area sealed, explosives recovered

India TV News

The UP Anti-Terrorist Squad, in a major operation, has arrested two terrorists, linked to Al Qaeda, from Kakori on the outskirts of Lucknow on Sunday. A team led by IG ATS, GK Goswami, closed in on their location and arrested the two from a house that belongs to one Shahid. According to ATS sources, two pressure-cooker bombs, a detonator, and …

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4 years, 3 months ago

At least Six Killed, Eight Injured in Head-on Collision Between Two Buses in UP's Kakori

News 18

At least six persons were killed and eight seriously injured after two Uttar Pradesh roadways buses, coming from opposite directions, collided near Bajpur village located on Kakori-Hardoi highway in Lucknow on Wednesday morning. The accident reportedly occured when the driver of the bus coming from the Lucknow side attempted to overtake a vehicle but instead collided with another roadways bus …

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Two jails, two nooses, one dream: How Bismil and Ashfaqullah ignited a revolution

Prataya Saha on 1924 - The Kakori Project: ‘How children become a casualty in political conflicts’

National Book Fair begins from Sept 27; dedicated to Kakori martyrs

Watch: Remembering the martyrs of Kakori train robbery

Kakori FIR copy: Priceless page from the past

India can become superpower if we prioritise nation over religion: Adityanath

‘Kakori Shaurya Gatha Express’ to mark centenary of Kakori Train Action

Peaceful protests acceptable, but anarchy won’t be allowed: CM Yogi Adityanath

Ignorant scholars: Most college, varsity students clueless about Kakori case

Kakori train incident 100th anniversary: U.P. minister announces year-long celebrations on Aug 9

Uttar Pradesh: Five of family killed, four others injured after LPG cylinders explode in Kakori

Independence Day 2022: 'Sarfaroshi ki tamanna...' How a poem became war cry of freedom struggle

UP ATS arrests 3 more accused linked to Al Qaeda from Kakori

Lucknow ATS arrests 2 Al-Qaeda terrorists from Kakori; area sealed, explosives recovered

At least Six Killed, Eight Injured in Head-on Collision Between Two Buses in UP's Kakori