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Encyclopedia > Freedom fighters of India

This is a listing of Indian freedom fighters, which in this context usually means individuals who fought against foreign domination and cultural imposition on the Indian sub-continent. Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established government that is held to be oppressive and illegitimate. ...


India has a lengthy history of domination by foreign powers, the most recent being several nation states from Europe. Soon after the Europeans reached the Indian shores, with the arrival of Vasco da Gama in 1498 at Kappad shore at the port of Kozhikode in Keralam, segments of the indigenous population began intermittent rebellions against foreign powers and their cultural values. Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (IPA: ; born c. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kappad is famous as the place where the Portugese explorer, Vasco Da Gama, landed in 1498. ... Kozhikode district and city in Kerala Kozhikode in Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട്, also known as Calicut, is the third largest city (pop. ... Kerala (or Keralam, കേരളം) is a state in South India. ...


Initially these revolts were by Arabs, Jews, Chinese traders, and local merchants as a rebellion against the monopolistic way of trading by Portuguese. Later many of the revolts were over cultural clashes including religious beliefs, taxation, administrative power, etc. These revolts occurred against various Europeans powers, but mainly against Britain, the primary occupier. For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...

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16th Century

17th Century

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, known as the Lion of Kerala, was the king of the Kottayam royal family of Malabar in Kerala, India during the last decades of the 18th century. ...

18th Century

Kanhoji Angre or Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angre (? - 1729) was the first notable chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century India. ... Abb Faria (1766-1814) was an Indo- Portuguese monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Anton Mesmer. ... A potrait of Tipu Sultan by Edward Orme (1774 -1822). ...

Rebellion of 1857

For the Hindi movie of the same name, see The Rising (Indian film) Mangal Pandey (born (presumably): July 19, 1827, died: 8 April 1857), (Hindi: मंगल पांडे) also known as Shaheed Mangal Pandey (Shaheed means martyr in Arabic and Hindustani), was a sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rani Lakshmi Bai, the queen of Jhansi, a Maratha-ruled princely state of northern India, was one of the great nationalist heroes of the Revolt of 1857, and a symbol of resistance to British rule in India. ... Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) aka Bahadur Shah Zafar (Zafar was his nom de plume, or takhallus, as an Urdu poet) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India. ... Azimullah Khan Yusufzai (b. ... Rai Ahmed Nawaz Khan Kharal was one of the greatest freedom fighters in the Indian rebellion of 1857. ...

Indian Renaissance

Arya Samaj (Aryan Society or Society of Nobles) is a Hindu reform movement in India that was founded by Swami Dayananda in 1875. ... Brahmo Samaj is a social and religious movement founded in Kolkata, India in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. ... The Ramakrishna Mission is an association founded by Sri Ramakrishnas chief disciple and religious leader, Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. ... Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ, Sri Ôrobindo Sanskrit: श्री अरविन्द Srī Aravinda) (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, Hindu mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. ... Indian reformer Ram Mohan Roy died in Bristol, England, where this statue of him stands. ... Swami Dayananda Saraswati (दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती) was born in Tamil Nadu. ... Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817 - 1898) Syed Ahmad Khan Bahadur (Urdu:سید احمد خان بہا در ) (October 17, 1817, Delhi - March 27, 1898, Aligarh), was an Indian Muslim educator, jurist, and author, who led the Aligarh Movement which resulted in the formation of the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College, later to blossom into the Aligarh Muslim... Swami Vivekananda (Bangla: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ, Hindi: स्वामी विवेकानन्द) (whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta Bangla: নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত, Hindi: नरेन्द्रनाथ दत्त) (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) is considered one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Vedanta philosophy and is considered by millions of Indians as well as non-Indians as a Messenger of... Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চট্টোপাধ্যায়) , (February 18, 1836 - August 16, 1886) was one of the most important Hindu religious leaders of India, and is deeply revered by many Hindus and non-Hindus to this date. ... Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877-April 21, 1938) was an important Indian Muslim poet from the colonial era, a philosopher and thinker of Kashmiri origin. ...

Political Organizations

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India was the driving force behind the creation of a Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent. ... Khudai Khidmatgar literally translates as the servants of God. ... The Gadar Party was an Indian political party that sought political freedom for India from the British Raj by espousing revolution. ... Swaraj Party, a political party of colonial India, was organized in 1923 by Deshbandhu Chitaranjan Das (1870-1925) and Motilal Nehru (1861-1931), to participate in legislative councils. ... Anushilan Samiti was the principal secret revolutionary organisation operating in Bengal in the first quarter of the 20th century. ... Jugantar or Yugantar (nearest English word epoch-making) was one of the secret revolutionary organisations operating in Bengal for Indian independence. ... The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was a Indian independence Association led by revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Chandrasekar Azad. ... Bengal Volunteers was an underground revolutionary group against the British rule of India. ... Akali Dal, also termed as Shiromani Akali Dal (Akali Religious Party), is a Sikh political party mainly based in Punjab, India. ... The Unionist Muslim League was an Indian political party in the province of Punjab during British Raj in India. ... Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, a Hindu nationalist organization originally founded in 1915 to counter the Muslim League and the secular Indian National Congress. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... It has been suggested that RSS survey be merged into this article or section. ... The Liberal Party of India was an organization espousing the liberal, pro-British point of view in the politics of India under the British Raj. ...

Leaders from Bengal and Northeastern India

Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Netaji poster in Thiruvananthapuram Subhas Chandra Bose (January 23, 1897 - August 18, 1945) also known as Netaji, was a Orissa born and Bengal based Indian leader of the movement to win independence from British rule. ... He was one of the trilogy of the three Extremist patriots of the Indian National Congress who had fought and gave his life during Indias freedom struggle in the first half of the twentieth century. ... Chittaranjan Das(C.R.Das) (Bangla: চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস), popularly called Deshbandhu) (November 25, 1870 - June 16, 1925) was a Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement. ... Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin (November 11th 1888, Mecca- February 22, 1958), better known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a renowned scholar, poet, freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Congress in Indias struggle for Independence. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... Indian Postage stamp on Surya Sen Surya Sen, a teacher by profession, was the chief architect of anti-British movement in Chittagong. ... Pritilata Waddedar, Bengali Revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar was a anti-British revolutionary in Bangladesh (then part of Province of Bengal in pre-indepdence India). ... Gopinath Bardoloi was an Indian freedom fighter from Assam. ... Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (May 13, 1905 - February 11, 1977) was President of India of 1974 to 1977. ... Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay in the original Bengali; Chatterjee as spelt by the British) was an Indian poet and author, most famous as the composer of Vande Mataram. ... Benoy Krishna Basu or Benoy Basu or Benoy Bose (1908-1930) was an Bengali Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. ... Badal Gupta, a Bengali revolutionary in British India Badal Gupta (1912-1930) was a Bengali Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. ... Dinesh Gupta (1911-1931) Dinesh Chandra Gupta or Dinesh Gupta (1911-1931) was a Bengali Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. ... It was this hero who threw the first bomb on the British who were crushing India. ... Jatindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin Bagha Jatin, born Jatindranath Mukherjee (8 December 1879–10 September 1915) was a Bengali Indian revolutionary activist against British rule. ... Barindra Kumar Ghosh , or, Barindra Ghosh, or, popularly, Barin Ghosh (5 January 1880- 18 April 1959) was an Indian freedom fighter, revolutionary and journalist. ...

Leaders from Punjab and Northwest India

Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... // Allama Mashriqi (Founder of the Khaksar Tehreek) August 25, 1888 - August 27, 1963 Allama Mashraqi’s life – a beacon for humanity - Nasim Yousaf Introduction Allama Mashriqi (Inayatullah Khan) was born in a very well placed and respected family of India. ... Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877-April 21, 1938) was an important Indian Muslim poet from the colonial era, a philosopher and thinker of Kashmiri origin. ... Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. ... Sardul Singh Caveeshar (1886 in Amritsar - 1963) was an Indian newspaper editor, and a major figure in the Indian independence movement. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Urdu: خان عبد Ù„ غفار خان) (b. ... Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (September 27, 1907 – March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary, considered to be one of the most famous martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle. ... Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949) was a eminent lawyer and leader during Indias struggle against British rule. ... Sikander Hyat Khan was an Indian Muslim political leader in the province of Punjab, when India was a part of the British Empire. ...

Leaders from Gujarat and Maharashtra

Gujarat (Gujarati: , Hindi: ,, IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes Gujarath). ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( (help· info)) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Statue of Naoroji in Mumbai Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825–30 June 1917) was a Parsi intellectual and educator, and an early Indian political leader. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... Kasturba Gandhi Kastürbā Gāndhi (April 11, 1869 – 22 February 1944), affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi, whom she married at the age of 13. ... Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is credited by contemporary historians as being single-handedly responsible for overseeing the political integration of India. ... Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. ... Ravi Shankar Vyas was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, hailing from and working in the state of Gujarat. ... Narhari Parikh was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and the chief architect of the Indian Independence Movement in Gujarat. ... Jivatram Kripalani, also referred to with the prefix Acharya (Teacher: Hindi), was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader, who became a nationwide leader of the Janata Party revolt against the Indian Emergency. ... Mahadev Desai was the personal secretary of Mohandas K. Gandhi for 25 years, from 1917 to Desais death in 1942. ... Mohanlal Pandya was an Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and one of the earliest followers of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Abbas Tyabji was an Indian freedom fighter from Gujarat, who was a key ally and supporter of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the 1918 Kheda Satyagraha, and the 1928 Bardoli Satyagraha. ... Gopal Krishna Gokhale (गोपाल कृष्‍ण गोखले) was born on May 9, 1866, in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. ... Narahar Vishnu Gadgil was an Indian freedom fighter and one of its chief political leaders in Maharashtra. ... Vithalbhai Patel, an important political leader in the Indian Independence Movement // Early Life Born in Nadiad, in the Indian state of Gujarat, Vithalbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was the third of five Patel brothers, four years elder to Vallabhbhai Patel. ... Vinoba Bhave (September 11, 1895–November 15, 1982), born Vinayak Narahari Bhave, often called Acharya Vinoba Bhave (Acharya in Sanskrit means teacher) is considered as a National Teacher of India who has left his firm imprint on the religious, social and political consciousness of India. ... Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar was an Indian freedom fighter and the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. ... Mridula Sarabhai was born (1911) in Ahmedabad, India to an affluent business family. ... Veer Savarkar on a stamp issued by Government of India. ... office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai 1892–1893, Rattanbai Petit 1918–1929 Children: daughter Dina Wadia Date of Death: September 11, 1948 Place... Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (मोरारजी देसाई) (February 29, 1896 – April 10, 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India. ... Bhikaiji Rustom Cama (Madam Cama, Madame Cama) (September 24, 1861 - August 13, 1936) was a prominent figure in the Indian Nationalist Movement. ...

Leaders from South India

Sarojini Naidu (February 13, 1879 - March 2, 1949) was known as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India) and was a freedom fighter and poet. ... Chakravarti Rajgopalachari (1876-1972), fondly known as Rajaji, was a major national leader of the Indian National Congress and the Indian Independence Movement. ... Vengalil Krishnan (V.K.) Krishna Menon (May 3, 1897 - October 6, 1974) was an Indian nationalist and politician. ... Dr Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya was born on 24th November 1880 in Gundugolanu village, West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... S. Srinivasa Iyengar (1874-1941) was a distinguished lawyer, Indian freedom fighter and political leader. ... Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (September 5, 1888 - April 17, 1975) is best known as the man who introduced the thinking of western idealist philosophers into Indian thought. ...

Leaders from North and Central India

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963) was the first President of India. ... Purushottam Das Tandon (August 1, 1882 – July 1, 1962), was a freedom fighter, social reformer and national political leader of India. ... Motilal Nehru (May 6, 1861 – February 6, 1931) was an early Indian freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Congress. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl NehrÅ«) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and, as the head of the Indian National Congress, became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its... Lal Bahadur Shastri (Hindi लालबहादुर शास्त्री) (October 2, 1904 - January 11, 1966) was the second permanent Prime Minister of independent India and a significant figure in the struggle for independence. ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and again from January 14, 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Jayaprakash Narayan. ... Dr Hakim Ajmal Khan was an Indian freedom fighter, a Muslim doctor and educationalist. ... Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (िवजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पण्िडत) (1900 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician. ... Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya was a national leader and a freedom fighter of India. ... Feroze Gandhi (12 August 1912 - 8 September 1960) was an Indian politician and journalist. ... Sucheta Kripalani was an Indian freedom fighter, a famous singer and performer of Indian classical music, and the first lady Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. ... Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan Nawabzaada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (October 1, 1896 – October 16, 1951) was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. ... Note : Do not confuse with Ahmadi Maulana Muhammad Ali , Muhammad Ali ,the Muslim boxer or any other people named Muhammad Ali : Muhammad Ali (disambiguation) Muhammad Ali Jouhar Maulana Mohammad Ali (1878 - 1931), also addressed with the suffix Jauhar, which was his pen name, was an Indian Muslim nationalist and leader... Maulana Shaukat Ali (Born in 1873) is an Indian nationalist Muslim and freedom fighter. ... Govind Ballabh Pant (September 10, 1887 - March 7, 1961) was a major figure in the Indian Independence Movement. ... Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (August 19, 1918 - December 26, 1999) was an Indian scholar and politician, most notable for serving as President of India from 1992 until 1997. ... Mahavir Tyagi (1899 - 1980) was an Indian freedom fighter and famous parliamentarian from the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. ... Ram Manohar Lohia was born on March 23, 1910 in a village named Akbarpur in the District of Faizabad. ... Chandrasekhar Azad (July 23, 1906 – February 27, 1931) was a great Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary thinker. ... This article is about Dr Zakir Hussain, the former Indian president. ...

Prominent European Activists

Allan Octavian Hume (June 6, 1829 - July 31, 1912) son of Joseph Hume was a Scottish civil servant and political reformer. ... A. G. Horniman was a British national who was active in the Indian Independence Movement during the early-20th century. ... Annie Besant Plaque on house in Colby Road, London SE19 where Annie Besant lived in 1874. ... Formerly Miss Slade, Mirabhen admired Gandhi so much that she dropped everything in London to come stay with him. ... Charles Freer Andrews (1871 - 1940) was an English priest who admired the philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi and worked with him in the Indian civil rights struggle in South Africa and in the Indian Independence Movement. ...

References


The Indian Independence Movement was a series of revolutions empowered by the people of India put forth to battle the British Empire for complete political independence, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857, reaching its climax with Mahatma Gandhis Quit India Movement (1942-1945), and Subhash Chandra Boses Indian... Map of India. ...

          Indian Independence Movement               
History: Colonisation - East India Company - Plassey - Buxar - British India - French India - Portuguese India - More...
Philosophies: Indian nationalism - Swaraj - Gandhism - Satyagraha - Hindu nationalism - Indian Muslim nationalism - Swadeshi - Socialism
Events and movements: Rebellion of 1857 - Partition of Bengal - Revolutionaries - Champaran and Kheda - Amritsar Massacre - Non-Cooperation - Bardoli - 1928 Protests - Nehru Report - Purna Swaraj - Salt Satyagraha - Act of 1935 - Cripps' mission - Quit India - Bombay Mutiny
Organisations: Indian National Congress - Ghadar - Home Rule - Indian National Army - Azad Hind - Swaraj Party - Anushilan Samiti - More...
Indian leaders: Mangal Pandey - Rani of Jhansi - Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Gopal Krishna Gokhale - Mahatma Gandhi - Sardar Patel - Subhas Bose - Badshah Khan - Jawaharlal Nehru - Maulana Azad - Chandrasekhar Azad - Rajaji - Rajendra Prasad - Bhagat Singh - More...
British Raj: Robert Clive - James Outram - Dalhousie - Irwin - Linlithgow - Wavell - Stafford Cripps - Mountbatten - More...
Independence: Cabinet Mission - Indian Independence Act - Partition of India - Political integration - Constitution - Republic of India

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Freedom fighters of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (377 words)
This is a listing of Indian freedom fighters, which in this context usually means individuals who fought against foreign domination and cultural imposition on the Indian sub-continent.
India has a lengthy history of domination by foreign powers, the most recent being several nation states from Europe.
Soon after the Europeans reached the Indian shores, with the arrival of Vasco da Gama in 1498 at Kappad shore at the port of Kozhikode in Keralam, segments of the indigenous population began intermittent rebellions against foreign powers and their cultural values.
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A freedom fighter and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi
A freedom fighter and an associate of Bhagat Singh; bombed the assembly and was hanged by the British
(1908-1974) Freedom fighter and wife of Acharya Kripalani.
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