Tag Archives: Freedom Fighters of India

Born: 10 December 1878Died: 25 December 1972Profession: Lawyer, Writer, StatesmanAwards: Bharat Ratna (1954) Achievements – He was a very well-known lawyer, writer and statesman of India during the independence struggle. A prominent figure in the Indian National Congress, he was elected the second governor-general of India after its independence. Following this, Rajaji was made the chief minister of the Indian state of Madras. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, …

Born: 19 November 1828, Varanasi Died: 18 June 1858, Gwalior Full name: Manikarnika Tambe Nickname: Manu Spouse: Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar (m. 1842–1853) Parents: Moropant Tambe, Bhagirathi Sapre Rani Lakshmi Bai – Lakshmi Bai, the great daughter of India, was born on November 19, 1828. Her father was Morapant and her mother was Bhagirathi. As a child she was called …

Born: 11 November 1888, Saudi Arabia Died: 22 February 1958, Delhi Full name: Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad Education: Al-Azhar University (1905–1907) Awards: Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad — Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad, was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement, who lived from 11 November 1888 …

Born: 5 November 1870, Dhaka, Bangladesh Died: 16 June 1925, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India Nickname: Deshbandhu Title: “Deshbandhu” (Friend of the Nation) Parents: Bhuban Mohan Das, Nistarini Devi Achievements – C.R. Das was an important personality in Bengal during the time of the non-cooperation movement from 1919 to 1922. It was he who started the boycott of British or western dresses. …

Born: 9 December 1825, Rewari, Haryana, India Died: 23 September 1863, Kabul, Afghanistan Reign: 1838 -1857 Mother: Rani Gyan Kaur Father: Rao Puran Singh Most people familiar with India’s capital, Delhi, will likely have used the nation’s main international airport, Indira Gandhi International. En route from the airport to the centre of Delhi is a long and famous road, Rao …

Born On: December 25, 1861 Born In: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Died On: November 12, 1946 Career: Politician, Freedom Fighter & Educationist Nationality: Indian Mahatma considered him as an elder brother and would refer to him as “Maker of India”. Jawahar Lal Nehru called him “a great soul, one of those who laid the foundation of modern Indian Nationalism”. He …