# Children who fuelled India’s freedom struggle with small acts 2026-08-15T00:15:38+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Deccan Herald tells the story of a group of children in Sukkur, Sindh, during the winter of 1943 who formed a secret club called 'Baal Sena'. Led by 12-year-old Nandu, along with Maya, Ram, Salim and Lata, they slipped leaflets under doors, carried hidden letters to volunteers, and kept watch for British policemen, warning people by beating drums. Their spirits sank when they learned that 19-year-old Hemu Kalani, who tried to stop a British troop train by removing railway fishplates, had been hanged. After encouragement from Nandu's grandfather, who said courage spreads from one heart to another, the children resumed their quiet work. They continued delivering food to families of the arrested until India became free on August 15, 1947. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com Tags: Deccan Herald, Hemu Kalani, Sukkur Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/children-who-fuelled-indias-freedom-struggle-with-small-acts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/children-who-fuelled-indias-freedom-struggle-with-small-acts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.