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Our fight for independence didn't just create a nation; it created a million strange, moving and brilliant stories. Robin Hood of Kathiawar and Other Extraordinary Stories from India's Freedom Movement brings together fifty such unexpected tales that celebrate the odd, wild and deeply human side of India's freedom. Discover how a humble beedi brand featuring Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's photo inspired the Azad Hind Fauj; how a widow smuggled a Mauser pistol under the British nose; why a Trinidad pepper bears the name Barrackpore and how Rabindranath Tagore's trailblazing niece helped India score its first football victory over a colonial team.

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A must-read book that makes the freedom movement relevant to newer generations through excellently researched stories of popular culture, sport, everyday objects, institutions, places, and the extraordinary deeds of ordinary people.'-Swapna Liddle

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