1930-1939

Burns Garden Karachi

Burns Garden Karachi

"After the merciless grind of a rough day," wrote the Sindhi writer and nationalist Ibrahim Joyo (1915-2017) in his short story In the Name of Allah, "how soothing it is to feel the balmy breeze in Karachi's Burns Gardens, especially on a fresh

(Late) Sukhdeo

(Late) Sukhdeo

Sukhdeo (Sukhdev) was born as the son of Ram Lal in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad in Pakistan).

Sukhdev (1907 - 1931) was a very popular revolutionary in India's freedom struggle.

Eid Mubarak

Eid Mubarak

The Bengali writer Nirad Chaudhuri (1897-1999) described the Eid celebrations in his birthplace of Kishorganj, Mymensingh, now in Bangladesh: "Since the Id moves backwards round the year it had no particular association with season and weather as had

A Rajput Toi

A Rajput Toi

[Original caption] A member of the ancient Hindu fighting race which flourished and conquered mainly in Western and Northern India in the twelfth century. [end]

Sri Subhaschandar Bose

Sri Subhaschandar Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose, also called Netaji, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian freedom movement, and remains one of the most revered leaders of the Indian freedom struggle, a representative of the most aggressive line with British

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