Freedom Fighter Fights Off COVID
- August 16, 2021
On India’s 75th Independence Day, the news of 98-year-old freedom fighter Ishwarlal Dave beating Covid-19 has garnered attention. Dave attributed his recovery to yoga, which he has been practising for 20 years now. The freedom fighter and his wife were felicitated on the eve of Independence day by Ahmedabad District Collector, Sandip Sangle. Ishwarlar Dave also reminisced about the Quit India movement, which he was a part of, and about his various acts of rebellion and protest during the freedom struggle.
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Rabindranath Tagore
He rejected formal education and yet began a world-famous university. His poems were mocked for their colloquial language but they were adopted as anthems by two countries. Bengali society despaired of him until he was awarded the coveted Nobel Prize for Literature and a knighthood. Rabindranath Tagore, whose multi-faceted life was as fascinating as it is inspiring, lived on in his books, his music and his thought-provoking, unconventional ideals.
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