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Freedom Fighters

The courage of Bhagat Singh, Rani Lakshmibai, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Gandhi and the countless others who won India its freedom.

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Freedom Fighters

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 – 20 January 1988) was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India. A lifelong pacifist, a…

Freedom Fighters

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 –1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian…

Rani Lakshmi Bai
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Rani Lakshmi Bai

Rani Lakshmi Bai, The Rani (Queen) of Jhansi (c.19 November 1835 – 17 June 1858), known as Jhansi Ki Rani, the queen of the Jhansi, was one of the leading figures of the First…

Sarojini Naidu
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Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu (born as Sarojini Chattopadhyaya) (February 13, 1879, Hyderabad – March 2, 1949, Lucknow), also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India was a child prodigy…

Freedom Fighters

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered…

Lala Lajpat Rai
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Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Lajpat Rai Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928) was an Indian author and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. He was…

Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Srivastava Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a significant figure in the Indian independence…

Freedom Fighters

Subhas Chandra Bose

[wptab name=’Home’] Subhash Chandra Bose is one of the most dynamic leaders of India’s struggle of independence. He is popularly known as Netaji. He was born in Cuttack, in Orissa…

Mangal Pandey
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Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey (c. 19 July 1827 – 8 April 1857) was a sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the English East India Company. He is widely seen…

Chandra shekar Azad
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Chandra shekar Azad

Chandra shekar Sitaram Tiwari, better known as Chandra shekar Azad (July 23, 1906, Bhavra – February 27, 1931, Allahabad) is one of the most important Indian revolutionaries, and…

Veer Savarkar
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Veer Savarkar

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) (May 28, 1883 – February 26, 1966) was an Indian freedom fighter, a revolutionary and politician. He is credited with developing the Hindu…