Modern History: Miscellaneous (Part-I)

Rajni Palme Dutt said the above lines in reference to the Indian National Congress.

Aurobindo Ghose (15 August, 1872 – 5 December, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, philosopher, yogi, and guru. "New Lamp for Old" is a title of a fiery series authored by Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo wrote the article series at the request of his Cambridge days' friend K.G. Deshpande. K.G. Deshpande was in charge of a weekly published from Bombay called Induprakash. This article was written on the political situation of India, especially criticizing the policies of Congress towards colonial rule in India.

• Publication of Hicky's 'The Bengal Gazette' – 1780
• Establishment of 'Bengal Asiatic Society' by Sir William Jones – 1784
• Establishment of 'Servants of India Society' by Gopal Krishna Gokhale – 1905
• Establishment of 'Gadar Party' by Lala Hardayal – 1913

Annie Besant said, "I am an Indian Tom-Tom, whose work is waking up all the sleepers so that they may wake for their motherland."

Louis Fisher was an American journalist who, among his many works, also wrote the biography of Mahatma Gandhi, The Life of Mahatma Gandhi. During one of the interviews for this biography, the above statement was said by Mahatma Gandhi to him on the issue of communalism.

Rabindranath Tagore was an icon of Indian culture. He was a poet, philosopher, musician, writer, and educationist. He was popularly called Gurudev. He also became the first Asian to become a Nobel laureate when he won the Nobel Prize for 'Song Offerings,' the English translation of his collection of poems, Gitanjali, in 1913; he was awarded knighthood by British King George V. He established Viswabharati University in 1921.

Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861, in a wealthy Brahmin family in Kolkata (West Bengal). He was the 14th child of Debendranath and Sarada Devi (They had 14 children, out of which 13 survived). He passed away on August 7, 1941, at his ancestral home in Calcutta (Kolkata).

Mahatma Gandhi called Rabindranath, "The Great Sentinel." Gandhi believed that he was providing moral support for India's freedom struggle.

Rabindranath Tagore did not favor the economic aspects of the Swadeshi Movement. He portrayed the side effects of the economic aspects of the Swadeshi Movement in his novel Ghare Baire, depicting the sourness of Muslim businessmen. Remaining statements are correct.

"Avenge the blood of Indian Martyrs. Use your sword to Liberate your Motherland. Stand up against the entire Anglo-American enemy" was the statement of Ras Behari Bose. Ras Behari Bose was an Indian revolutionary leader against British Raj. He was one of the key organizers of the Indian National Army (INA).