Saffron White And Green by Subhadra Sen Gupta [Paperback]

The Glorious Tale of India’s Nonviolent Struggle for Freedom

India’s fight for independence is one of the most inspiring stories in history. Despite being divided by religion, class, and caste, unarmed and powerless Indians united under the tricolor banner of freedom to defy the British Empire—the world’s mightiest empire at the time.

What makes India’s independence extraordinary is that it wasn’t achieved through armed rebellion but through persistent, peaceful, and nonviolent protest. Ordinary men and women courageously faced police brutality, singing songs of freedom as they marched. Bonfires of foreign cloth marked the Non-Cooperation Movement, and thousands followed Mahatma Gandhi on the historic Dandi March.

India’s struggle became a beacon of hope for oppressed colonies around the world, inspiring them to stand up and demand independence. This is the story of Ahimsa, Satyagraha, and Swaraj—the fight for nonviolence, truth, and the most valuable gift to a people: Freedom.