Muhammad Ali Jinnah is titled ‘Quaid-e-Azam,’ which means “Great Leader” in Urdu. The title was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi and the supporters of the Muslim League during the struggle for Pakistan. Jinnah was the pivotal figure in the creation of ...
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Jawaharlal Nehru delivered these iconic words as part of his “Tryst with Destiny” speech on the eve of India’s independence, August 14, 1947. Addressing the Constituent Assembly, he marked the end of British colonial rule and the birth of a ...
Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood (the title of ‘Sir’) in May 1919, shortly after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. In a stinging letter to the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, he stated that “the time has come when badges of honor make our ...
The ‘Red Shirts’ was the popular name for the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God) movement, a non-violent social and political organization in the North-West Frontier Province. Founded by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Badshah Khan), the members wore red-colored uniforms. They ...
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed to end the first phase of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Under this pact, the Congress agreed to suspend the movement and participate in the Second Round Table Conference. In return, the British ...