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Independence Day 2024: Icons of Freedom

A look at key items that shaped the Indian Independence Movement

Kaushik Das Gupta, Aruna P Sharma, Richard Mahapatra, Vibha Varshney, Sorit Gupto, Lalit Maurya

Published:15th Aug, 2024 at 10:40 AM

Animal fat, salt, minor forest produce, indigo and khadi are icons evoked by reference to the Indian freedom movement. How do they fare today?