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SOURCE: THE INDIAN EXPRESS
The government has now revived a section of this body of literature to mark the 75th year of Independence. To popularise these writings, a host of Union ministers have been roped in too.
During India’s struggle for Independence, many revolutionary pieces of literature were banned by the British, as these were considered ‘dangerous’ to the ‘security’ of their rule in India.
The government has now revived a section of this body of literature to mark the 75th year of Independence. To popularise these writings, a host of Union ministers have been roped in too.
A section of the Amrit Mahotsav website, called Swatantra Swar, showcases some of these poems written before 1947, in languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
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During India’s struggle for Independence, many revolutionary pieces of literature were banned by the British, as these were considered ‘dangerous’ to the ‘security’ of their rule in India.
The government has now revived a section of this body of literature to mark the 75th year of Independence. To popularise these writings, a host of Union ministers have been roped in too.
A section of the Amrit Mahotsav website, called Swatantra Swar, showcases some of these poems written before 1947, in languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
CLICK ON THE SOURCE TO READ FULL!