Rabindranath Tagore gives up his knighthood in protest
On this day in 1861 the Bengali poet, artist and writer Rabindranath Tagore was born. His family were Brahmin landowners and Tagore spent time travelling... Read More
Mahatma Gandhi meets King Edward VII dressed in a loincloth
On this day in 1930 Indian politician, lawyer and writer Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned by the British. It was not the first or the last... Read More