Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
‘Rani Ka Hookum’ |
In 1869, 75-year-old Ameer Khan was arrested in Calcutta on the suspicion of being a Wahabi a member of a sect hostile to the government. Captain Birch who took Ameer Khan into custody produced no warrant of arrest. He told the old man that he was only carrying out Rani ka Hookum (the queen's orders). Subsequently he was shifted to a jail outside Calcutta. Similary, another person, Hashmadad Khan was also detained outside Calcutta. |
This landmark judgement came as a shot in the arm for those who were championing the cause of civil liberties in India.
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.