India, Sept. 27 -- Dubai witnessed a stirring afternoon of literature and remembrance as The Write Circle, an initiative of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, unfolded at Anantara Downtown Dubai. Hosted by the Ehsaas Women of Dubai, the session celebrated stories of courage, sacrifice, and journalism that dared to defy colonial power.

The guest author was noted journalist and writer Jyotsna Mohan, who presented her new book Pratap: A Defiant Newspaper. Co-authored with her father, Chander Mohan, the book chronicles the extraordinary journey of her grandfather, Vir Pratap Singh, founder of the nationalist newspaper Pratap.

The paper became a relentless thorn in the side of the British Raj, surviving repeated attempts at suppression to remain...