Revolutionaries: Fight For Freedom (Abridged edition for children)
Most schoolchildren learn about Gandhi's peaceful resistance, but India's path to freedom involved far more than non-violence. This illustrated edition introduces younger readers to a parallel history, one of calculated rebellion and daring defiance. Figures like Subhas Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad led coordinated campaigns against colonial rule, establishing secret networks across Europe, Asia and America. What emerges isn't a tale of solitary heroes, but rather a sprawling, interconnected movement of courageous activists, both men and women, working in concert for fifty years. Their story pulses with danger. Betrayals lurk around corners. Espionage unfolds across continents. Unexpected reversals constantly reshape fortunes. It's a narrative brimming with genuine peril, audacious plots and the raw determination of ordinary people who chose extraordinary resistance. Sanjeev Sanyal's accessible retelling captures the grit and complexity of armed struggle that textbooks often overlook, revealing how revolution took many forms in India's quest for sovereignty.
- Author: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Publisher: Harper Children's
- Genre: World History
- ISBN: 978-9354899423
- Pages: 216 pages