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Chimaji Appa was a great warrior, born in 1707. He was the younger brother of Peshwa Bajirao. In the year 1737, he pledged to free Konkan from the Portuguese and their atrocities. He gathered other Maratha Sardars and strategized to capture Vasai Fort, which was the capital of the provincial government of Portugal's northern Indian state.

Chimaji Appa laid a siege to capture Vasai Fort. He strategically cut off supplies to the Vasai Fort and made his way towards the fort by digging tunnels against all odds. He was finally successful and in May 1739. The Portuguese faced heavy casualties and losses and ultimately had to surrender.

Born on 28th May 1883 in Bhagur, district Nasik, Maharashtra, Veer Savarkar was an activists, a political leader and a revolutionary writer. His book called The Indian War of Independence about the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was banned by the British. In 1910, Savarkar was arrested by the British government and was ordered to be extradited to India for his connections with India House.

Veer Savarkar attempted to escape from the ship SS Morea and seek asylum in France while the ship was docked at Marseilles. He was sentenced to Cellular jail, where he faced inhuman British atrocities. After his release from the cellular jail in 1921, he developed the ideology of Hindutva while at Ratnagiri jail. He dedicated rest of his life for social reforms and welfare of the people.

Born at the Suvarnadurg fort in Ratnagiri in 1669, Kanhoji Angre rose to the ranks of "Sarkhel', the commander in chief of the Navy due to his feats of attacking and capturing British, Mughal and the Portuguese ships. The British and the Portuguese joined hands to defeat Kanhoji, but was no match to Kanhoji's skill, intelligence and strategies. He remained unbeatable throughout his life.

Alluri Sitarama Raju was born into a Telugu family as Alluri Rama Raju on 4th July 1897. Rise in discontent towards the British colonial rule in the backdrop of the non-cooperation movement (1920-1922) led Alluri Sitarama Raju to rebel against the British. Mustering combined forces of tribals, he engaged in guerrilla warfare against the British forces.

Saraswathi Rajamani was born in a very rich family in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) in 1927. Inspired by Subhash Chandra Bose at a very tender age of 16, she donated all her jewellery to the INA. She was recruited to the Rani Jhansi regiment of the INA in the intelligence wing in the year 1943. Rajamani was sent as a spy along with other female colleagues disguised as boys to British Camps.

Lachit Barphukan was born on 24th November 1622 in Assam. King Chakradhwaj of Ahom kingdom had appointed him as the commander in chief of the Ahom army to retake Guwahati from the Mughals. Lachit bravely led his forces and fought the vastly superior Mughal forces who had tried to invade the territory under the command of Ramsingh at the battle of Saraighat.

Kakori Vidroh is an unique saga of revolution, where 10 brave Indian revolutionaries revolted against the British by raiding a train carrying cash (taxes) which belonged to the Indians and was being transferred to the British government treasury. The incident resulted from a chain of events starting from non-co-operation movement and triggered by the Chauri Chaura incident.

On August 9th 1925, HRA revolutionaries travelled in the train ferrying between Shahjahanpur to Lucknow carrying the cash (taxes collected from Indians). As the train approached Kakori,  Rajendra Lahiri pulled the chain to stop it and other members took away the cash. The British Govt arrested many HRA revolutionaries. Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajendra Lahiri and Ashfaqullah were sentenced to death.

The Chittagong story is the story of a school teacher, Master Surya Sen, popularly known as "Masterda" and his boys who proved their mettle to the British. Masterda had no money and was under constant British surveillance, but nothing stopped him. With his comrades Ananta Singh, Ganesh Ghosh, Ambika Chakraborty and Nirmal Sen, he created the Indian Republic army (IRA).

On 18th April 1930, 10pm Five teams of the IRA, fan out in the dark and launch attacks on the 5 key centres of the British power in Chittagong and cut the city off from the rest of the country. The British, unprepared for such an audacious attack by Indians. Chittagong is free! Surya Sen hoists the Indian flag even though he is fully aware the British will return with a force IRA cannot counter.

In the chaos that follows the attack, the IRA loses track of its key commanders and disperses into the jungles to regroup. They wait for their commanders to return and launch Phase 2 of the mission. Meanwhile, the British send SOS to authorities in Calcutta. Chittagong goes into a limbo for 3 days. Masterda decides to lead the exhausted and hungry but determined young boys of the IRA himself.

As Masterda and his 58 boys prepare to launch the Phase 2 of their mission from the Jalalabad hills, the British army returns and surround the hill. On one side is a bunch of 58 boys, on the other is a well-trained professional force armed to the teeth. The boys fought with such ferocity & cunning, the British get confused about enemy numbers & retreat for the night.

After the Battle of Jalalabad Hill, the British unleash a reign of terror in Chittagong to smoke out Masterda and his IRA boys. Masterda is nowhere to be found. Masterda continues guerrilla attacks on the British. In response, the British make it difficult for boys in Chittagong to move about. Masterda outsmarts them, and against cultural mores, recruits girls to continue the war for freedom.

It's been 3 years since the Battle of Jalalabad and there is no sign of Masterda. He plans an attack on the European Club at Chittagong to avenge the massacre at Jallianwallah Bagh. Masterda appoints Pritilata as the leader of this critical mission. Pritilata launches the attack on the Club and is martyred. Finally Masterda is betrayed. He is captured and sent to the gallows.

Born on 15th Nov 1875, Birsa Munda hailed from the Munda tribe from Jharkhand. He revolted against the unfair practices of land grabbing by the British and the zamindars in the late 19th century. Birsa Munda is also known for challenging the British Christian missionaries and revolting against their conversion activities. Birsa Munda created a faith called Birsait.

Born on 18th Feb 1883 in an educated and affluent Punjabi family in Amritsar, Madanlal Dhingra was an Indian patriot & revolutionary who assassinated Sir Curzon Wyllie, a British Official, while pursuing his engineering studies in London. Madanlal Dhingra was arrested on the spot and was sentenced to death by the British Court.

Ram Singh Pathania was born on 10 April 1824. His father was the minister of the king of Nurpur. After the death of the king, the British tried to grab Nurpur under the Doctrine of Lapse law as his son was a minor merely for a petty sum of five thousand Rupees which was not approved by Wazir Ram Singh Pathania. He gathered forces and revolted against the British.

Born On 23rd Dec 1730, Mahadji Shinde became the king of Gwalior in the year 1768. He was instrumental in restoring the Maratha rule in North India and modernising his army. He skilfully defeated the British army led by Colonel Egerton at Wadgoan and compelled him to sign a treaty, which was not well taken by the then British Governor General Warren Hastings.

Taji Dele and Ponge Dele belonged to the Bebejiya Mishmi Tribe, residing in Elope village on the Mishmi Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, they were cousins, Ponge being the elder of the two. In 1899, the first British military expedition led by the Assistant political officer, Joseph F. Needham attacked the Mishmi Hills in order to grab their land and enhance their tea production,

In 1917, Capt Dundas and Capt Nevil caught Taji Dele in Assam, built a false case against him and executed him. In November 1918, Ponge Dele attacked to avenge the killing of Taji Dele on the military outpost in Nizamghat. The third and final Bebejiya expedition under Capt R. P. Abigail and Lt J. M. Grant descended on Elope village on 9 December & Ponge Dele was killed during this expedition.

After the heroes of Kankori Vidroh were sentenced by the court, Chandrashekhar Azad took charge of the HRA (Hindustan Socialist Association) and started searching for young and daring revolutionaries who would not hesitate to die for the country for its freedom. His efforts lead him to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Bhagwaticharan Vora, Durga Bhabhi and many such dynamic personalities.

The Britishers are furious over the killing of one of their officers. They launch a big manhunt for nabbing Bhagat singh and his associates. Bhagat Singh in the guise of an elite gentlemen succeeds in escaping from the British with the help of Durga Bhabhi. The revolutionaries set up bomb factories at various locations across India.