Not only did she help the country break through the British raj but she never stepped back from fighting away the patriarchal practices prevalent in Indian society.

Mahadevi Varma was much too aware of the loneliness of a woman who lived a creative life and was unrelenting in her commitment to her craft.

Women’s history has a facet we must celebrate. Women have been part of Indian stamps for decades. The First Stamp of Independent India was issued on 21 November 1947. The first Indian woman on postage was Mirabai, issued on October 1, 1952 and was for 2 annas. Since then hundreds of Indian women stamps were issued […]

Revolutionaries, who did not think twice before standing tall to the sticks and guns of the British officials to claim justice