Mahatma Gandhi, known as the Father of Nation, propagated the ideology of Ahimsa and led the country during the Indian freedom struggle. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, winner of Bharat Ratna, was main proponent of formulation of the layout of the Indian Constitution. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a social reformer and freedom fighter, is considered the Father of Indian Unrest. He is also known as Lokmanya Tilak. Rammanohar Lohia was a socialist political leader as well as a noted freedom fighter of India. Mangal Pandey was Indias first sepoy to rise up against the British. He had played the principal role to swell up the Sepoy Mutiny by his dauntless acts. Subhash Chandra Bose, popularly known as Netaji, was one of Indias greatest freedom fighters. He revived the Indian National Army, popularly known as Azad Hind Fauj in 1943. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was the first woman in Bombay Presidency to be arrested for breaking the salt laws. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great 19th century Bengali scholar, reformer, writer and philanthropist, whose ideas remain relevant even in modern India. Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader. Durgabai Deshmukh was the founder of Andhra Mahila Sabha and the chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board. She is the first to bring forth the idea of setting up Family Courts in India. Jatindranath Mukherjee was an Indian freedom fighter who laid his life for his nations cause. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a significant political leader of the moderate school of Indian National Congress. Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan was a famous politician and the member of the Constituent Assembly of India. Samaldas Gandhi led the Temporary Government of the princely state of Junagadh after the exile of Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III in the year 1947. Motilal Nehru was the leader of Indian National Congress and an early Indian independence activist. He was the founder patriarch of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Gen Singh is the revolutionary figure of Paralkot under whose leadership the local populace fought against British and the Marathas. Kartar Singh Sarabha is an Indian revolutionary belonging to the Ghadar party who has gained fame due to his involvement in the Lahore conspiracy trial. Kazi Syed Karimuddin was the member of the constituent assembly of India. Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon was an Indian independence activist and a Sikh missionary. He was one of the leading members of the Ghadar Party and participated in the Ghadar conspiracy. Sushil Kumar Dhara was a veteran freedom fighter and political leader of India. He was also actively involved in social work. Sarala Devi was a prolific writer, an inspiring singer, a political activist and a woman leader. Regional Freedom Fighters have been the stalwarts of Indian Independence who fought risking their lives to attain Independence of India. Maulana Hasrat Mohani was a famous poet of Urdu language, journalist and a reputed Indian freedom fighter. Sohan Singh Bhakna is an Indian revolutionary the founding president of Ghadar party who had the courage to trek the trackless track. Bhulabhai Desai was one of the well known Indian freedom fighters and an independence activist. He was renowned for defending the 3 soldiers of the Indian National Army (INA). Mukund Ramrao Jayakar significantly contributed towards the success of the Indian freedom struggle. Later he was became the Vice Chancellor of the University of Poona. Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy was an Indian freedom fighter who greatly contributed to the Indian freedom struggle to attain independence from the rule of the British Empire in India. Jogendra Nath Mandal was an Indian freedom fighter and a renowned statesman. He was one of the founding members of the present state of Pakistan. Labanya Prabha Ghosh was a Gandhian, and a prominent personality of Indian freedom movement from Purulia District of West Bengal. Her fearlessness and charisma kept up the tradition of self sacrificing services for the benefit of nation. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan is a great educator. He had written many inspiring books. Khudiram Bose, one of the youngest freedom fighter is remembered for his bravery. Badal Gupta was a Bengali revolutionary who fought against British rule over India. He was also a part of the Bengal Volunteers group. Prafulla Chaki was a Bengali activist who carried out assassinations against the British officials during the fight of Indian independence. He was with the Jugantar group of revolutionaries. He has been a rebel since his early days. Maulana Mazharul Haque was a prominent activist in India`s freedom movement, who had established the `Sadaqat Ashram`, in Patna. Ramabai Ranade has been the pioneer of the modern womens movement in India and aboard. Mira Behn was an Indian freedom fighter and was truly known as the Indian Lady. She was awarded as Indias second Highest Civilian Honour the Padma Vibhushan in 1982. She was an educationalist who always searched innovative methods to interest her students. She dedicated her life for the noble cause of enlightening the women from the clutches of men in Gujarat. She was a freedom fighter and a crusader for women`s education, who wanted them to be free and independent. She was a very active leader and the founder of the All-Bengal Women`s Union. Acharya Kripalani was a well-known Indian freedom fighter and was a Gandhian Socialist. Minocher Rustom Masani was freedom fighter, social activist and famous parliamentarian of India. Bhograju Pattabhi Sitaramayya was a well-known Indian freedom fighter and founder of the Andhra Bank. Yadunandan Sharma was a well known Indian freedom fighter, peasant leader and a nationalist from the state of Bihar. He began a movement against the zamindars. Govind Ballabh Pant or Pandit Pant was a renowned Indian freedom fighter, Indian statesman and independence activist. He was also one of the most important political leaders from Uttarakhand. Male Freedom Fighters of India are namely Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy, Krishna Kumar Mitra, Rammanohar Lohia and many other freedom fighters who laid their life for the independence of the country. Kamala Nehru was the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru. She was a woman of great courage and determination. A very active woman in politics, she had also written many autobiographical articles, covering her early life. Sardar Patelshowcased his political acumen and was a great political and social leader of India. |