February 10, 1898- Birthday- Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Outside literature, he has been described as “a man of wide experience” having been a teacher, an army officer, a journalist, a trade unionist, and a broadcaster.
February 18, 1946 – The Royal Indian Navy mutiny or revolt, also called the 1946 Naval Uprising, was an insurrection of Indian naval ratings, soldiers, police personnel, and civilians against the colonial British government. From the initial flashpoint in Bombay, the revolt spread and found support throughout British India, from Karachi to Kolkata, and ultimately came to involve over 20,000 sailors in 78 ships and shore establishments. It was repressed brutally by the British.
February 23, 1991– The Kunan Poshpora incident occurred in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, where Indian Army personnel raped at least 23 women during a cordon-and-search operation. Despite survivors’ testimonies, the incident faced cover-ups and denials, symbolizing the state violence and struggle for justice in Kashmir.
February 25, 2024– US Air Force member Aaron Bushnell, 25, self-immolated outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., protesting US support for Israel during the Gaza conflict. He livestreamed the act, declaring he would “no longer be complicit in genocide” and shouting “Free Palestine!” as he burned.
February 26, 1848 – The Communist Manifesto pamphlet was published by two young communists, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It advocated the abolition of all private property and an economic system in which workers own all means of production- land, factories and machinery.
February 27, 1931– Chandra Shekhar Azad killed himself with his last bullet on being surrounded by the British in Alfred Park in Allahabad. He was an Indian revolutionary who alongside Bhagat Singh, reorganized the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) into Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its leaders. (Read the article on pg-9)
February 28, 2002 – The 2002 Gujarat violence, was a three-day period of anti-Muslim pogroms in Gujarat under the behest of the then CM Narendra Modi.
