Nous Explainers· 20 Sept 2025· 27:18

Moulvi Muhammad Baqir: Journalist Who Died in 1857 for India’s Freedom

On 16 September 1857, Shahjahanabad (today’s Old Delhi) was drenched in blood, echoing with gunfire as the First War of Independence raged. In the midst of this turmoil stood a 77-year-old man—not with a sword, but with a pen more powerful than cannons. He was Maulvi Muhammad Baqir, editor and ow…

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