About the Book

Who truly set India free from British rule? While historians often credit Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Party, it’s important to remember that until 1930, their demand was limited to Home Rule or Dominion Status. It was revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, whose sacrifice compelled Congress to finally declare complete independence as India’s goal. Their martyrdom, along with the fierce resistance of the Indian National Army (INA), shook the very foundations of British rule. Even British Prime Minister Clement Attlee later admitted that Gandhi’s influence was ‘minimal’—it was the INA’s uprising, the naval mutinies, and the rebellion within the armed forces that ultimately forced Britain to withdraw from India. In History That India Ignored, veteran journalist Prem Prakash sets the record straight, restoring the revolutionaries to their rightful place in India’s fight for freedom and uncovering the untold stories that shaped the nation’s destiny.

About the Author

PREM PRAKASH, founder and chairman of ANI, India’s premier multimedia news agency, is a veteran journalist. He has worked with foreign broadcasters such as Gaumont Actualités in France, Deutsche Wochenschau in Germany, and Warner– Pathé News in the US—pioneers of their time. He was also part of the group that launched the news agency Visnews in London in 1957. With a career spanning over seventy five years, Prem Prakash has traveled the world, covering major global events. He was at the forefront of war reporting during the 1962 India-China War, as well as the 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan Wars. Over the decades, he has interacted with every Indian prime minister—from Jawaharlal Nehru to Manmohan Singh. Now, he dedicates his time to writing books. History That India Ignored chronicles the sacrifices, resilience, and determination that shaped India’s struggle for Independence, shedding light on lesser-known events and unsung heroes who played a pivotal role in the nation’s freedom movement. "