​Glorious Guards of Freedom from Gujarat: A Tale often Untold

  • By the summer of 1857, echoes of 1857 rebellion had reached Dwarka, prompting Mulu Manek and Jodha Manek to lead the Waghers in a bid to overthrow British rule in Okha.
  • Ranchhodlal Chhotalal established the Ahmedabad Spinning and Weaving Company Ltd. in 1859 and also founded his spinning mill in Ahmedabad.
  • The city’s textile mill thrived, earning Ahmedabad the moniker ‘Manchester of the East’, with 62 mills by 1916. Many mill owners played a pivotal role in India’s Independence movement.
  • Govind Guru (20th December, 1858 – 30th October, 1931) was the great freedom and social reformer who founded ‘Samp Sabha’ and ....
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