Release of a pictorial book on India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

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Union Minister of State for Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi released a pictorial book on India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle as part of Azadi ka Mahotsav, in New Delhi on 27th January.

  • The book has been released in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha which is a household name in India.

  • The Ministry of Culture has decided to release pictorial books on 75 Unsung Heroes of the Freedom Struggle in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha.

  • The second edition will be on 25 unsung Tribal Freedom Fighters which is under process and will take some time. 

  • The third and final edition will be of 30 unsung heroes drawn from other areas. 

  • This book celebrates the lives of some of the women who led the charge and lit the flame of protest and rebellion throughout the country. 
  • It contains the stories of queens who battled colonial powers in the struggle against imperial rule and women who dedicated and even laid down their lives for the cause of the motherland.

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