Overview

• Sagari Chhabra’s Hamaara Itihaas showcase assembles photographs, archival materials and first-person interviews to map women’s pivotal roles from 18th-century rebellions to the Quit India Movement.
• The exhibition highlights diverse participation, from Subhas Chandra Bose’s all-female Rani of Jhansi Regiment to Usha Mehta’s underground Quit India radio broadcasts.
• Independence Day retrospectives in recent media have surfaced under-documented figures such as Sister Nivedita, Madam Cama and regional martyrs like Matangini Hazra.
• Interviews with INA veterans in Burma/Myanmar reveal persistent statelessness, lack of pensions and absence of formal recognition by the Indian government.
• Growing public attention from the exhibit and press reports is fuelling demands for comprehensive archival preservation, veteran welfare measures and official acknowledgment of women freedom fighters.