List of Indian independence activists

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Ambika Chakrabarty

Name

Ambika Chakrabarty

Activity

A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armory raid.

Alluri Sitarama Raju

Name

Alluri Sitarama Raju

Activity

He led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922.

Amarendranath Chatterjee

Name

Amarendranath Chatterjee

Activity

A revolutionary, he raised funds and took part in the Indo-German Conspiracy.

Anant Laxman Kanhere

Name

Anant Laxman Kanhere

Activity

A revolutionary assassin, he was executed by the colonial government for the murder of a British officer A. M. T. Jackson.

Anant Maral Shastri

Name

Anant Maral Shastri

Activity

He participated in the Quit India Movement and used his writings to inspire nationalistic sentiments. As a journalist, he worked with several newspapers to spread awareness against British rule.

Ananta Singh

Name

Ananta Singh

Activity

A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid.

Anjana Devi Chaudhry

Name

Anjana Devi Chaudhry

Activity

She was the first woman from Rajasthan state to be arrested during freedom struggle. She was also involved in Bijolia movement and led a procession of 500 women in Bijolia

Anugrah Narayan Sinha

Name

Anugrah Narayan Sinha

Activity

A prominent revolutionary from Bihar known as Bihar Vibhuti. He was a Gandhian and participated in Champaran Satyagraha in 1917.

Atulkrishna Ghosh

Name

Atulkrishna Ghosh

Activity

A revolutionary, he took part in the Indo-German Conspiracy.

Abdur Rauf Danapuri

Name

Abdur Rauf Danapuri

Activity

He was involved in India's independence movement and opposed British rule. In 1921, he was arrested along with Maulana Azad and Subhas Chandra Bose and was imprisoned for six months.

Name	Activity
Ambika Chakrabarty	A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armory raid.
Alluri Sitarama Raju	He led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922.
Amarendranath Chatterjee	A revolutionary, he raised funds and took part in the Indo-German Conspiracy.
Anant Laxman Kanhere	A revolutionary assassin, he was executed by the colonial government for the murder of a British officer A. M. T. Jackson.
Anant Maral Shastri	He participated in the Quit India Movement and used his writings to inspire nationalistic sentiments. As a journalist, he worked with several newspapers to spread awareness against British rule.
Ananta Singh	A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid.
Anjana Devi Chaudhry	She was the first woman from Rajasthan state to be arrested during freedom struggle. She was also involved in Bijolia movement and led a procession of 500 women in Bijolia
Anugrah Narayan Sinha	A prominent revolutionary from Bihar known as Bihar Vibhuti. He was a Gandhian and participated in Champaran Satyagraha in 1917.
Atulkrishna Ghosh	A revolutionary, he took part in the Indo-German Conspiracy.
Abdur Rauf Danapuri	He was involved in India's independence movement and opposed British rule. In 1921, he was arrested along with Maulana Azad and Subhas Chandra Bose and was imprisoned for six months.

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Babu Bhoop Singh

Name

Babu Bhoop Singh

Activity

Ruler of Kohra (estate) and leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Badal Gupta

Name

Badal Gupta

Activity

A revolutionary, he died in an attack on police at Writers' Building.

Bagha Jatin

Name

Bagha Jatin

Activity

A founding member of Anushilan Samiti, convicted in the Howrah-Sibpur conspiracy case and a participant in the Indo-German Conspiracy.

Baldev Ram Mirdha

Name

Baldev Ram Mirdha

Activity

He mobilised farmers against british colonial and feudal policies through the Kisan Sabha

Baikuntha Shukla

Name

Baikuntha Shukla

Activity

A revolutionary, he was executed for murdering a government witness.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Name

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Activity

A nationalist, he campaigned for Swaraj (self-rule).

Begum Hazrat Mahal

Name

Begum Hazrat Mahal

Activity

Also known as the Begum of Awadh, she was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858. She is known for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Name

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Activity

A nationalist, he wrote Vande Mataram which inspired many activists and became the national song of India.

Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Name

Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Activity

A revolutionary organizer, he was convicted in the Alipore bomb case.

Basawon Singh

Name

Basawon Singh

Activity

An activist, he was convicted in the Lahore Conspiracy Case trial.

Batukeshwar Dutt

Name

Batukeshwar Dutt

Activity

An Indian revolutionary participating in an armed struggle against British rule in India, he threw a bomb in the Central Assembly in 1929.

Benoy Basu

Name

Benoy Basu

Activity

A revolutionary, he died following an attack on police at Writers' Building.

Bhagat Singh

Name

Bhagat Singh

Activity

A socialist, anarchist and Marxist revolutionary who worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).

Bhagwati Charan Vohra

Name

Bhagwati Charan Vohra

Activity

A revolutionary ideologue and bomb-maker, he wrote the article "The Philosophy of Bomb".

Bhavabhushan Mitra

Name

Bhavabhushan Mitra

Activity

Ghadar Mutiny[citation needed]

Bhikaiji Cama

Name

Bhikaiji Cama

Activity

Bhikaiji Cama was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a large, affluent Parsi Zoroastrian family. While in London recovering from the plague, she met Dadabhai Naoroji, then president of the British Committee of the Indian National Congress, and for whom she came to work as private secretary. Together with Naoroji and Singh Rewabhai Rana, Cama supported the founding of Varma's Indian Home Rule Society in February 1905. She was denied re-entry to India after refusing to sign a statement pledging she would not participate in nationalist activities and, while in exile, Cama wrote, published (in the Netherlands and Switzerland) and distributed revolutionary literature for the movement, including Bande Mataram (founded in response to the Crown ban on the poem Vande Mataram) and later Madan's Talwar (in response to the execution of Madan Lal Dhingra). These weeklies were smuggled into India through the French colony of Pondichéry.[citation needed] On 22 August 1907, Cama attended the second Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany, where she described the devastating effects of a famine that had struck the Indian subcontinent. In her appeal for human rights, equality and for autonomy from Great Britain, she unfurled what she called the "Flag of Indian Independence".

Bhupendranath Datta

Name

Bhupendranath Datta

Activity

A revolutionary, he was editor of newspaper Jugantar Patrika.

Bhupendra Kumar Datta

Name

Bhupendra Kumar Datta

Activity

A revolutionary, editor of the publications of Anushilan Samiti.

Bina Das

Name

Bina Das

Activity

A revolutionary, she attempted to assassinate Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson.

Binod Bihari Chowdhury

Name

Binod Bihari Chowdhury

Activity

A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid.

Bipin Chandra Pal

Name

Bipin Chandra Pal

Activity

A staunch nationalist, he was a founding member of the swadeshi movement and campaigned for complete Swaraj Swadeshi movement. Pal is known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts in India and was one of the freedom fighters of India.Bipin Chandra Pal made a strong plea for repeal of the Arms Act which was discriminatory in nature. Along with Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak he belonged to the Lal-Bal-Pal trio that was associated with revolutionary activity. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and Pal were recognised as the chief exponents of a new national movement revolving around the ideals of Purna Swaraj, Swadeshi, boycott and national education. His programme consisted of Swadeshi, boycott and national education. He preached and encouraged the use of Swadeshi and the boycott of foreign goods to eradicate poverty and unemployment. He wanted to remove social evils from the form and arouse the feelings of nationalism through national criticism.

Name	Activity
Babu Bhoop Singh	Ruler of Kohra (estate) and leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Badal Gupta	A revolutionary, he died in an attack on police at Writers' Building.
Bagha Jatin	A founding member of Anushilan Samiti, convicted in the Howrah-Sibpur conspiracy case and a participant in the Indo-German Conspiracy.
Baldev Ram Mirdha	He mobilised farmers against british colonial and feudal policies through the Kisan Sabha
Baikuntha Shukla	A revolutionary, he was executed for murdering a government witness.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak	A nationalist, he campaigned for Swaraj (self-rule).
Begum Hazrat Mahal	Also known as the Begum of Awadh, she was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858. She is known for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee	A nationalist, he wrote Vande Mataram which inspired many activists and became the national song of India.
Barindra Kumar Ghosh	A revolutionary organizer, he was convicted in the Alipore bomb case.
Basawon Singh	An activist, he was convicted in the Lahore Conspiracy Case trial.
Batukeshwar Dutt	An Indian revolutionary participating in an armed struggle against British rule in India, he threw a bomb in the Central Assembly in 1929.
Benoy Basu	A revolutionary, he died following an attack on police at Writers' Building.
Bhagat Singh	A socialist, anarchist and Marxist revolutionary who worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
Bhagwati Charan Vohra	A revolutionary ideologue and bomb-maker, he wrote the article "The Philosophy of Bomb".
Bhavabhushan Mitra	Ghadar Mutiny[citation needed]
Bhikaiji Cama	Bhikaiji Cama was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a large, affluent Parsi Zoroastrian family. While in London recovering from the plague, she met Dadabhai Naoroji, then president of the British Committee of the Indian National Congress, and for whom she came to work as private secretary. Together with Naoroji and Singh Rewabhai Rana, Cama supported the founding of Varma's Indian Home Rule Society in February 1905. She was denied re-entry to India after refusing to sign a statement pledging she would not participate in nationalist activities and, while in exile, Cama wrote, published (in the Netherlands and Switzerland) and distributed revolutionary literature for the movement, including Bande Mataram (founded in response to the Crown ban on the poem Vande Mataram) and later Madan's Talwar (in response to the execution of Madan Lal Dhingra). These weeklies were smuggled into India through the French colony of Pondichéry.[citation needed] On 22 August 1907, Cama attended the second Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany, where she described the devastating effects of a famine that had struck the Indian subcontinent. In her appeal for human rights, equality and for autonomy from Great Britain, she unfurled what she called the "Flag of Indian Independence".
Bhupendranath Datta	A revolutionary, he was editor of newspaper Jugantar Patrika.
Bhupendra Kumar Datta	A revolutionary, editor of the publications of Anushilan Samiti.
Bina Das	A revolutionary, she attempted to assassinate Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson.
Binod Bihari Chowdhury	A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid.
Bipin Chandra Pal	A staunch nationalist, he was a founding member of the swadeshi movement and campaigned for complete Swaraj Swadeshi movement. Pal is known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts in India and was one of the freedom fighters of India.Bipin Chandra Pal made a strong plea for repeal of the Arms Act which was discriminatory in nature. Along with Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak he belonged to the Lal-Bal-Pal trio that was associated with revolutionary activity. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and Pal were recognised as the chief exponents of a new national movement revolving around the ideals of Purna Swaraj, Swadeshi, boycott and national education. His programme consisted of Swadeshi, boycott and national education. He preached and encouraged the use of Swadeshi and the boycott of foreign goods to eradicate poverty and unemployment. He wanted to remove social evils from the form and arouse the feelings of nationalism through national criticism.

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Chandrashekhar Azad

Name

Chandrashekhar Azad

Activity

Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan.

Chaudhary Charan Singh

Name

Chaudhary Charan Singh

Activity

Singh followed Gandhi in non-violent struggle for independence from the British government and was imprisoned several times and later founded his own party Lok Dal.

Chaudhary Mohar Singh

Name

Chaudhary Mohar Singh

Activity

He was a rebel in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He along with Thana Bhawan Saiyed Pathans captured the Shamli tehsil from British rule for six months

Chittaranjan Das

Name

Chittaranjan Das

Activity

He founded the Swaraj Party and became the leader of the Non-cooperation Movement in Bengal.

Chowdary Satyanarayana

Name

Chowdary Satyanarayana

Activity

He was an Indian freedom fighter, anti-colonial nationalist, politician, legislature in Andhra Pradesh Assembly (1955–62, 1967–72) and a human rights activist.

Name	Activity
Chandrashekhar Azad	Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan.
Chaudhary Charan Singh	Singh followed Gandhi in non-violent struggle for independence from the British government and was imprisoned several times and later founded his own party Lok Dal.
Chaudhary Mohar Singh	He was a rebel in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He along with Thana Bhawan Saiyed Pathans captured the Shamli tehsil from British rule for six months
Chittaranjan Das	He founded the Swaraj Party and became the leader of the Non-cooperation Movement in Bengal.
Chowdary Satyanarayana	He was an Indian freedom fighter, anti-colonial nationalist, politician, legislature in Andhra Pradesh Assembly (1955–62, 1967–72) and a human rights activist.

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Dhan Singh Gurjar

Name

Dhan Singh Gurjar

Activity

He was the police chief of Meerut, who participated in the 1857 rebellion and led initial actions against the British East India Company in Meerut.

Dheeran Chinnamalai

Name

Dheeran Chinnamalai

Activity

An indigenous governor, he took part in guerrilla warfare against the British East India Company.

Dinesh Gupta

Name

Dinesh Gupta

Activity

A revolutionary, he was executed following an attack on police at Writers' Building.

Durgawati Devi

Name

Durgawati Devi

Activity

A revolutionary, she helped operate a bomb factory.

Name	Activity
Dadabhai Naoroji	Known as the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji was born in Navsari, Gujarat within a Parsi Zoroastrian family. He was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895 and the first Asian to be a British MP, other than the Anglo-Indian MP David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, who was disenfranchised for corruption after nine months in office. Naoroji is renowned for his work in the Indian National Congress, of which he was one of the founding members and thrice — in 1886, 1893, and 1906 — elected president. Dadabhai Naoroji is regarded as one of the most important Indians during the birth of the nascent independence movement. In his writings, he came to the conclusion that the exertion of foreign rule over India was not favourable for the nation, and that independence (or at the very least, responsible government) would be the better path for India.
Dhan Singh Gurjar	He was the police chief of Meerut, who participated in the 1857 rebellion and led initial actions against the British East India Company in Meerut.
Dheeran Chinnamalai	An indigenous governor, he took part in guerrilla warfare against the British East India Company.
Dinesh Gupta	A revolutionary, he was executed following an attack on police at Writers' Building.
Durgawati Devi	A revolutionary, she helped operate a bomb factory.

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Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

Name

Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

Activity

Founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society. He led an armed movement against the British colonial government in India, he was sentenced to transportation for life as a result. Was the brother of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Ganesh Ghosh

Name

Ganesh Ghosh

Activity

A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid.

Gopinath Bordoloi

Name

Gopinath Bordoloi

Activity

He met Jawaharlal Nehru in England in 1925. He joined the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the Indian Freedom Movement. In 1942 he was arrested during the Quit India Movement and sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years imprisonment. He was the first Chief Minister of undivided Assam. He died in 1950.

Name	Activity
Ganesh Damodar Savarkar	Founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society. He led an armed movement against the British colonial government in India, he was sentenced to transportation for life as a result. Was the brother of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Ganesh Ghosh	A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid.
Gopinath Bordoloi	He met Jawaharlal Nehru in England in 1925. He joined the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the Indian Freedom Movement. In 1942 he was arrested during the Quit India Movement and sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years imprisonment. He was the first Chief Minister of undivided Assam. He died in 1950.

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Habib ur Rahman

Name

Habib ur Rahman

Activity

He was an army officer in the Indian National Army (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". He served as Subhas Chandra Bose's chief of staff in Singapore, and accompanied Bose on his last fatal flight from Taipei to Tokyo, sharing the last moments of his life.

Seth Harchandrai Vishandas

Name

Seth Harchandrai Vishandas

Activity

A Sindhi politician and influential mayor of Karachi, he fought for Muslim-Hindu unity and the independence movement, particularly in opposing the Simon Commission of 1912. He died while travelling (against doctor's advice) to vote for its boycott.

Hare Krishna Konar

Name

Hare Krishna Konar

Activity

A revolutionary, founder of Communist Consolidation in Andaman Cellular Jail. It is a Nationalist organisation to uproot British Raj from India.

Hemchandra Kanungo

Name

Hemchandra Kanungo

Activity

A nationalist, convicted in the Alipore bomb case.

Hemu Kalani

Name

Hemu Kalani

Activity

A student revolutionary who was executed for attempted rail sabotage.

Name	Activity
Habib ur Rahman	He was an army officer in the Indian National Army (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". He served as Subhas Chandra Bose's chief of staff in Singapore, and accompanied Bose on his last fatal flight from Taipei to Tokyo, sharing the last moments of his life.
Seth Harchandrai Vishandas	A Sindhi politician and influential mayor of Karachi, he fought for Muslim-Hindu unity and the independence movement, particularly in opposing the Simon Commission of 1912. He died while travelling (against doctor's advice) to vote for its boycott.
Hare Krishna Konar	A revolutionary, founder of Communist Consolidation in Andaman Cellular Jail. It is a Nationalist organisation to uproot British Raj from India.
Hemchandra Kanungo	A nationalist, convicted in the Alipore bomb case.
Hemu Kalani	A student revolutionary who was executed for attempted rail sabotage.

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Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

Name

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

Activity

He founded the Khaksar Movement in British India.

Name	Activity
Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi	He founded the Khaksar Movement in British India.

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Jagjivan Ram

Name

Jagjivan Ram

Activity

Babuji, as he was commonly called, was a politician and Indian independence activist from Bihar. After playing a key role in the establishment of the All India Depressed Classes League in 1935, he went on to develop the rural labour movement and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1937. The league was devoted to achieving equality for untouchables.

Jatindra Nath Das

Name

Jatindra Nath Das

Activity

An activist and revolutionary, he died during a hunger strike while awaiting trial for the Lahore conspiracy case.

Jawahar Lal Nehru

Name

Jawahar Lal Nehru

Activity

An activist, he campaigned for independence and became India's first prime minister.

Jayi Rajaguru

Name

Jayi Rajaguru

Activity

A prominent figure of the Indian independence movement in the state of Odisha.

Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee

Name

Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee

Activity

A revolutionary, he was imprisoned for the Kakori conspiracy.

Name	Activity
Jagjivan Ram	Babuji, as he was commonly called, was a politician and Indian independence activist from Bihar. After playing a key role in the establishment of the All India Depressed Classes League in 1935, he went on to develop the rural labour movement and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1937. The league was devoted to achieving equality for untouchables.
Jatindra Nath Das	An activist and revolutionary, he died during a hunger strike while awaiting trial for the Lahore conspiracy case.
Jawahar Lal Nehru	An activist, he campaigned for independence and became India's first prime minister.
Jayi Rajaguru	A prominent figure of the Indian independence movement in the state of Odisha.
Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee	A revolutionary, he was imprisoned for the Kakori conspiracy.

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Kali Charan Banerjee

Name

Kali Charan Banerjee

Activity

A Bengali Christian politician, he regularly addressed the Indian National Congress annual sessions in moulding the policy of national movement.[relevant?]

Kalpana Datta

Name

Kalpana Datta

Activity

Involved in the Indian Independence Movement; also part of the Chittagong armoury raid planning.

Kamal Nath Tewari

Name

Kamal Nath Tewari

Activity

He was a freedom fighter and after independence he was elected as Member of Parliament from Bagaha (Now Valmikinagar) and Bettiah (Now Paschimi Champaran) Constituency respectively he was also in the panel of LokSabha Speaker and was the president of Estimate Committee.

Kamla Beniwal

Name

Kamla Beniwal

Activity

She participated in Quit India Movement at the age of 15. She was awarded with the Tamra Patra by former prime minister Indira Gandhi.

Kanneganti Hanumanthu

Name

Kanneganti Hanumanthu

Activity

A freedom fighter and farmer leader who spearheaded the Palnadu Rebellion. As a part of the non-cooperation movement, Hanumanthu mobilised people to not pay the Pullari tax and organised a social boycott of British officials. Under the leadership of Hanumanthu, the Chenchus of Nallamalla Hills fought against the British as a part of Palnadu forest satyagraha in 1921-22. Executed by a firing squad of British Indian police.

K. Kamaraj

Name

K. Kamaraj

Activity

He was a freedom fighter and after independence he became as chief minister of Tamil Nadu and his rule for 9 years was the golden rule of Tamil Nadu.

Kartar Singh Sarabha

Name

Kartar Singh Sarabha

Activity

A revolutionary, he helped with the Ghadar Party paper and the attempted Ghadar Mutiny.

Khudiram Bose

Name

Khudiram Bose

Activity

One of the youngest revolutionary martyrs, he was executed following an attempted assassination bombing which accidentally killed two bystanders instead of his intended target, the Viceroy of Bengal.

Kittur Chennamma

Name

Kittur Chennamma

Activity

An Indian freedom fighter and rani of the Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka. She led an armed force against the British East India Company in 1824 in defiance of the doctrine of lapse in an attempt to maintain Indian control over the region, but was defeated in the third war and died in prison.

Komaram Bheem

Name

Komaram Bheem

Activity

A tribal leader, he fought for the liberation of Hyderabad.

Krishnaji Gopal Karve

Name

Krishnaji Gopal Karve

Activity

A revolutionary, he was executed as an accomplice to the murder of A. M. T. Jackson.

Babu Kunwar Singh

Name

Babu Kunwar Singh

Activity

A Rajput military commander in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Kushal Konwar

Name

Kushal Konwar

Activity

An organizer of the Quit India movement, he was judged the mastermind of a troop train derailment and hanged.

Name	Activity
Kali Charan Banerjee	A Bengali Christian politician, he regularly addressed the Indian National Congress annual sessions in moulding the policy of national movement.[relevant?]
Kalpana Datta	Involved in the Indian Independence Movement; also part of the Chittagong armoury raid planning.
Kamal Nath Tewari	He was a freedom fighter and after independence he was elected as Member of Parliament from Bagaha (Now Valmikinagar) and Bettiah (Now Paschimi Champaran) Constituency respectively he was also in the panel of LokSabha Speaker and was the president of Estimate Committee.
Kamla Beniwal	She participated in Quit India Movement at the age of 15. She was awarded with the Tamra Patra by former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Kanneganti Hanumanthu	A freedom fighter and farmer leader who spearheaded the Palnadu Rebellion. As a part of the non-cooperation movement, Hanumanthu mobilised people to not pay the Pullari tax and organised a social boycott of British officials. Under the leadership of Hanumanthu, the Chenchus of Nallamalla Hills fought against the British as a part of Palnadu forest satyagraha in 1921-22. Executed by a firing squad of British Indian police.
K. Kamaraj	He was a freedom fighter and after independence he became as chief minister of Tamil Nadu and his rule for 9 years was the golden rule of Tamil Nadu.
Kartar Singh Sarabha	A revolutionary, he helped with the Ghadar Party paper and the attempted Ghadar Mutiny.
Khudiram Bose	One of the youngest revolutionary martyrs, he was executed following an attempted assassination bombing which accidentally killed two bystanders instead of his intended target, the Viceroy of Bengal.
Kittur Chennamma	An Indian freedom fighter and rani of the Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka. She led an armed force against the British East India Company in 1824 in defiance of the doctrine of lapse in an attempt to maintain Indian control over the region, but was defeated in the third war and died in prison.
Komaram Bheem	A tribal leader, he fought for the liberation of Hyderabad.
Krishnaji Gopal Karve	A revolutionary, he was executed as an accomplice to the murder of A. M. T. Jackson.
Babu Kunwar Singh	A Rajput military commander in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Kushal Konwar	An organizer of the Quit India movement, he was judged the mastermind of a troop train derailment and hanged.

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Lala Lajpat Rai

Name

Lala Lajpat Rai

Activity

A staunch nationalist, he was a founding member of the swadeshi movement and campaigned for complete Swaraj Swadeshi movement.

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Name

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Activity

He studied in East Central Railway Inter college and Harish Chandra High School, which he left to join the non-cooperation Movement. He worked for the betterment of the Harijan at Muzaffarpur and dropped his caste-derived surname of "Srivastava". Shastri's thoughts were influenced by reading about Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant. Deeply impressed and influenced by Gandhi, he joined the Indian Independence movement in the 1920s. He served as the president of Servants of the People Society (Lok Sevak Mandal), founded by Lala Lajpat Rai and held prominent positions in the Indian National Congress. Following independence in 1947, he joined the Indian government and became one of Prime Minister Nehru's key cabinet colleagues, first as Railways Minister (1951–56), and then in numerous other prominent positions, including the Home Minister.

Lokenath Bal

Name

Lokenath Bal

Activity

A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid.

Name	Activity
Lala Lajpat Rai	A staunch nationalist, he was a founding member of the swadeshi movement and campaigned for complete Swaraj Swadeshi movement.
Lal Bahadur Shastri	He studied in East Central Railway Inter college and Harish Chandra High School, which he left to join the non-cooperation Movement. He worked for the betterment of the Harijan at Muzaffarpur and dropped his caste-derived surname of "Srivastava". Shastri's thoughts were influenced by reading about Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant. Deeply impressed and influenced by Gandhi, he joined the Indian Independence movement in the 1920s. He served as the president of Servants of the People Society (Lok Sevak Mandal), founded by Lala Lajpat Rai and held prominent positions in the Indian National Congress. Following independence in 1947, he joined the Indian government and became one of Prime Minister Nehru's key cabinet colleagues, first as Railways Minister (1951–56), and then in numerous other prominent positions, including the Home Minister.
Lokenath Bal	A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid.

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Madhusudan Das

Name

Madhusudan Das

Activity

A leader, popularly known as "Utkal Gourab". He was the first graduate and advocate of Odisha.[relevant?]

Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi

Name

Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi

Activity

Left studies on call of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Non-Cooperation Movement in the year 1921. Founded All India Jamhur Muslim League in 1940 to counter the Lahore resolution, passed by the All-India Muslim League, for a separate Pakistan based on Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Two nation theory.

Mahmud Hasan Deobandi

Name

Mahmud Hasan Deobandi

Activity

He and his students launched the Silk Letter Movement and laid the foundation of Jamia Millia Islamia on 29 October 1920.

Mangal Pandey

Name

Mangal Pandey

Activity

He rebelled against his British Indian army commanders and was executed.

Manmath Nath Gupta

Name

Manmath Nath Gupta

Activity

A member of the HRA, he took part in the Kakori conspiracy.

Matangini Hazra

Name

Matangini Hazra

Activity

An activist with the Quit India Movement, she was fatally shot by British Indian police.

Maulvi Liaquat Ali

Name

Maulvi Liaquat Ali

Activity

A leader of the Sepoy Mutiny, he captured Khusro Bagh in Allahabad and declared the independence of India.

Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone

Name

Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone

Activity

He is the First Freedom Fighter from Kattalankulam in Thoothukudi District, was an early Chieftain and freedom fighter against the British presence in Tamil Nadu. Born into a yadav community family, he became a military leader in the town of Ettayapuram, and was defeated in battle there against the British and Maruthanayagam's forces. He was executed in 1759 In his memory, the government of Tamil Nadu conducts a Pooja ceremony every year on 11 July. A documentary film based on his life was released in 2012.

Mohammad Farooq Chishti

Name

Mohammad Farooq Chishti

Activity

Coming from an affluent Zamindar family, a leading Independence Activist from Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Chishti fought for the independence of India, actively participated in Quit India Movement and was jailed many times. He strongly opposed Jinnah's two nation theory and rejected his offer many times for ministerial positions in Pakistani Government brought by Raja of Salempur, he dedicated his life to help the underprivileged and economically backward people of India.

Maulana Mazharul Haque

Name

Maulana Mazharul Haque

Activity

He was an educator, lawyer, independence activist and freedom fighter of the Indian National Movement. A stamp was issued in his honour by the Indian Postal Service in 1981 and in 1998.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Name

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Activity

He was a lawyer, independence activist and freedom fighter of the Indian National Movement.He is known as Father of Nation.

Mithuben Petit

Name

Mithuben Petit

Activity

Hailing from the Parsi Zoroastrian community, Mithuben Petit was a female activist in the Indian independence movement, who famously participated in Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March. Petit along with Mahatma Gandhi's wife, Kasturba Gandhi, and Sarojini Naidu played a major part in the Salt March, with Kasturba Gandhi beginning the march at Sabarmati, Sarojini Naidu lifting the salt for the first time at Dandi on 6 April 1930 and Petit standing behind Mahatma Gandhi when he repeated the violation at Bhimrad on 9 April 1930. The march was one of the most important event in the Indian independence movement. In a time when women were required to take a back seat (due to the patriarchal culture at that time in India), Petit was one of the three women who played a pivotal role in the march and the civil disobedience against tax on salt. Petit participated in the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 which was a no-tax campaign against the British Raj where she worked under the guidance of Sardar Patel.

Mufti Abdul Razzaq

Name

Mufti Abdul Razzaq

Activity

He participated in the freedom struggle taking part in a fight against the British near Bhopal's Qazi camp.

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari

Name

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari

Activity

During the Indian Independence Movement, he served as the president of both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. He was a political figure and patriot from India. He was one of Jamia Millia Islamia University's founders.

Name	Activity
Madhusudan Das	A leader, popularly known as "Utkal Gourab". He was the first graduate and advocate of Odisha.[relevant?]
Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi	Left studies on call of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Non-Cooperation Movement in the year 1921. Founded All India Jamhur Muslim League in 1940 to counter the Lahore resolution, passed by the All-India Muslim League, for a separate Pakistan based on Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Two nation theory.
Mahmud Hasan Deobandi	He and his students launched the Silk Letter Movement and laid the foundation of Jamia Millia Islamia on 29 October 1920.
Mangal Pandey	He rebelled against his British Indian army commanders and was executed.
Manmath Nath Gupta	A member of the HRA, he took part in the Kakori conspiracy.
Matangini Hazra	An activist with the Quit India Movement, she was fatally shot by British Indian police.
Maulvi Liaquat Ali	A leader of the Sepoy Mutiny, he captured Khusro Bagh in Allahabad and declared the independence of India.
Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone	He is the First Freedom Fighter from Kattalankulam in Thoothukudi District, was an early Chieftain and freedom fighter against the British presence in Tamil Nadu. Born into a yadav community family, he became a military leader in the town of Ettayapuram, and was defeated in battle there against the British and Maruthanayagam's forces. He was executed in 1759 In his memory, the government of Tamil Nadu conducts a Pooja ceremony every year on 11 July. A documentary film based on his life was released in 2012.
Mohammad Farooq Chishti	Coming from an affluent Zamindar family, a leading Independence Activist from Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Chishti fought for the independence of India, actively participated in Quit India Movement and was jailed many times. He strongly opposed Jinnah's two nation theory and rejected his offer many times for ministerial positions in Pakistani Government brought by Raja of Salempur, he dedicated his life to help the underprivileged and economically backward people of India.
Maulana Mazharul Haque	He was an educator, lawyer, independence activist and freedom fighter of the Indian National Movement. A stamp was issued in his honour by the Indian Postal Service in 1981 and in 1998.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi	He was a lawyer, independence activist and freedom fighter of the Indian National Movement.He is known as Father of Nation.
Mithuben Petit	Hailing from the Parsi Zoroastrian community, Mithuben Petit was a female activist in the Indian independence movement, who famously participated in Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March. Petit along with Mahatma Gandhi's wife, Kasturba Gandhi, and Sarojini Naidu played a major part in the Salt March, with Kasturba Gandhi beginning the march at Sabarmati, Sarojini Naidu lifting the salt for the first time at Dandi on 6 April 1930 and Petit standing behind Mahatma Gandhi when he repeated the violation at Bhimrad on 9 April 1930. The march was one of the most important event in the Indian independence movement. In a time when women were required to take a back seat (due to the patriarchal culture at that time in India), Petit was one of the three women who played a pivotal role in the march and the civil disobedience against tax on salt. Petit participated in the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 which was a no-tax campaign against the British Raj where she worked under the guidance of Sardar Patel.
Mufti Abdul Razzaq	He participated in the freedom struggle taking part in a fight against the British near Bhopal's Qazi camp.
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari	During the Indian Independence Movement, he served as the president of both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. He was a political figure and patriot from India. He was one of Jamia Millia Islamia University's founders.

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Pazhassi Raja

Name

Pazhassi Raja

Activity

He used guerrilla warfare to fight the British in the Cotiote War (Kottayathu war, 1793–1805) to preserve the independence of his kingdom. He was killed at Mavila Thodu at the present Kerala-Karnataka border.

Pir of Pagaro VI

Name

Pir of Pagaro VI

Activity

A spiritual leader of the Hurs during the Indian independence movement

Prabhavati Devi

Name

Prabhavati Devi

Activity

A Gandhian leader, she was the wife of activist Jayaprakash Narayan.

Prafulla Chaki

Name

Prafulla Chaki

Activity

A revolutionary, he killed two innocents in a mistargetted assassination bombing.

Pravanalini Bhandari

Name

Pravanalini Bhandari

Activity

A revolutionary, she participated in the Salt March.

Pritilata Waddedar

Name

Pritilata Waddedar

Activity

A Bengali revolutionary, she led the attack on the European Club in Pahartali and committed suicide to avoid capture.

Puli Thevar

Name

Puli Thevar

Activity

He is notable for leading a revolt against Company rule at 1757 in India.he was the first Indian to fight against the British.

Name	Activity
Pazhassi Raja	He used guerrilla warfare to fight the British in the Cotiote War (Kottayathu war, 1793–1805) to preserve the independence of his kingdom. He was killed at Mavila Thodu at the present Kerala-Karnataka border.
Pir of Pagaro VI	A spiritual leader of the Hurs during the Indian independence movement
Prabhavati Devi	A Gandhian leader, she was the wife of activist Jayaprakash Narayan.
Prafulla Chaki	A revolutionary, he killed two innocents in a mistargetted assassination bombing.
Pravanalini Bhandari	A revolutionary, she participated in the Salt March.
Pritilata Waddedar	A Bengali revolutionary, she led the attack on the European Club in Pahartali and committed suicide to avoid capture.
Puli Thevar	He is notable for leading a revolt against Company rule at 1757 in India.he was the first Indian to fight against the British.

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Radhanath Rath

Name

Radhanath Rath

Activity

He played a vital role in the freedom struggle by creating public opinion against the British government through his writings in 'samaja'.

Raja Nahar Singh

Name

Raja Nahar Singh

Activity

A Great Jat Ruler of the princely state of Ballabhgarh, he had secured the road from Delhi Gate (Delhi) to Bhadrapur (Bharatpur), who drove the British away from the parganas of Pali (Rajasthan), Palwal and Fatehpur.[circular reference]

Rajendra Lahiri

Name

Rajendra Lahiri

Activity

A revolutionary, he participated in the Kakori conspiracy.

Rambriksh Benipuri

Name

Rambriksh Benipuri

Activity

He was a writer in Hindi, an editor for Socialist Leader, and a liberation fighter.

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav

Name

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav

Activity

A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Yadav participated in India's freedom struggle.

Ram Prasad Bismil

Name

Ram Prasad Bismil

Activity

The founder of the HRA, he led the Kakori conspiracy in an attempt to raise funds for revolutionary operations.

Ramesh Chandra Jha

Name

Ramesh Chandra Jha

Activity

A poet and veteran freedom fighter, he actively participated and fought for independence during Quit India movement of 1942.

Rani of Jhansi

Name

Rani of Jhansi

Activity

One of the Pivotal Leaders of the First war of Independence of 1857.

Rash Behari Bose

Name

Rash Behari Bose

Activity

A revolutionary, he helped form the Indian National Army in Imperial Japan.

Rosamma Punnoose

Name

Rosamma Punnoose

Activity

An activist, she campaigned for independence.

Roshan Singh

Name

Roshan Singh

Activity

A revolutionary who was among those executed for the Kakori conspiracy, though he had not taken part in it.

Name	Activity
Radhanath Rath	He played a vital role in the freedom struggle by creating public opinion against the British government through his writings in 'samaja'.
Raja Nahar Singh	A Great Jat Ruler of the princely state of Ballabhgarh, he had secured the road from Delhi Gate (Delhi) to Bhadrapur (Bharatpur), who drove the British away from the parganas of Pali (Rajasthan), Palwal and Fatehpur.[circular reference]
Rajendra Lahiri	A revolutionary, he participated in the Kakori conspiracy.
Rambriksh Benipuri	He was a writer in Hindi, an editor for Socialist Leader, and a liberation fighter.
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav	A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Yadav participated in India's freedom struggle.
Ram Prasad Bismil	The founder of the HRA, he led the Kakori conspiracy in an attempt to raise funds for revolutionary operations.
Ramesh Chandra Jha	A poet and veteran freedom fighter, he actively participated and fought for independence during Quit India movement of 1942.
Rani of Jhansi	One of the Pivotal Leaders of the First war of Independence of 1857.
Rash Behari Bose	A revolutionary, he helped form the Indian National Army in Imperial Japan.
Rosamma Punnoose	An activist, she campaigned for independence.
Roshan Singh	A revolutionary who was among those executed for the Kakori conspiracy, though he had not taken part in it.

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Subhas Chandra Bose

Name

Subhas Chandra Bose

Activity

A nationalist, he founded the Indian Legion in Nazi Germany and revamped the Indian National Army in Imperial Japan.

S. Satyamurti

Name

S. Satyamurti

Activity

A politician, he campaigned for independence.

Sachindra Bakshi

Name

Sachindra Bakshi

Activity

A member of the HRA, he took part in the Kakori conspiracy.

Sangolli Rayanna

Name

Sangolli Rayanna

Activity

The army chief of Kittur, who fought the British East India Company until his death.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Name

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Activity

The Iron man of India, he fought for independence and Unified India into one sovereign Nation .

Sarojini Naidu

Name

Sarojini Naidu

Activity

An activist, she called for independence in her writing and was a major figure of the civil disobedience movement.

Shambhu Dutt Sharma

Name

Shambhu Dutt Sharma

Activity

A former British Indian Army officer, he joined the Quit India Movement in 1942.

Shivaram Rajguru

Name

Shivaram Rajguru

Activity

A revolutionary, he was an HSRA member and assassinated a British police officer in the Indian Imperial Police.

Shyamji Krishna Varma

Name

Shyamji Krishna Varma

Activity

A nationalist, he founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.

Sri Aurobindo

Name

Sri Aurobindo

Activity

A nationalist, he was arrested for leading the Alipore bomb conspiracy.

Subodh Roy

Name

Subodh Roy

Activity

A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid and later the Tebhaga movement.

Subramania Bharati

Name

Subramania Bharati

Activity

A writer and activist who created many patriotic and nationalistic songs during the independence movement.

Sukhdev Thapar

Name

Sukhdev Thapar

Activity

A revolutionary, he was a senior member of HSRA and participated in several actions before his execution.

Surendranath Tagore

Name

Surendranath Tagore

Activity

A nationalist, he served as treasurer of the Anushilan Samiti.

Surya Sen

Name

Surya Sen

Activity

President of INC Chittagong Branch, he led the Chittagong armoury raid.

Sushila Chain Trehan

Name

Sushila Chain Trehan

Activity

An activist, she was a leading member of Arya Samaj and also fought for women's rights.

Sushila Didi

Name

Sushila Didi

Activity

A revolutionary, participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement under the pseudonym of 'Indumati' and was arrested.

Swami Shraddhanand

Name

Swami Shraddhanand

Activity

An activist, he started a protest in front of a posse of Gurkha soldiers at the Clock Tower in Chandni Chowk.

Name	Activity
Subhas Chandra Bose	A nationalist, he founded the Indian Legion in Nazi Germany and revamped the Indian National Army in Imperial Japan.
S. Satyamurti	A politician, he campaigned for independence.
Sachindra Bakshi	A member of the HRA, he took part in the Kakori conspiracy.
Sangolli Rayanna	The army chief of Kittur, who fought the British East India Company until his death.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel	The Iron man of India, he fought for independence and Unified India into one sovereign Nation .
Sarojini Naidu	An activist, she called for independence in her writing and was a major figure of the civil disobedience movement.
Shambhu Dutt Sharma	A former British Indian Army officer, he joined the Quit India Movement in 1942.
Shivaram Rajguru	A revolutionary, he was an HSRA member and assassinated a British police officer in the Indian Imperial Police.
Shyamji Krishna Varma	A nationalist, he founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.
Sri Aurobindo	A nationalist, he was arrested for leading the Alipore bomb conspiracy.
Subodh Roy	A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid and later the Tebhaga movement.
Subramania Bharati	A writer and activist who created many patriotic and nationalistic songs during the independence movement.
Sukhdev Thapar	A revolutionary, he was a senior member of HSRA and participated in several actions before his execution.
Surendranath Tagore	A nationalist, he served as treasurer of the Anushilan Samiti.
Surya Sen	President of INC Chittagong Branch, he led the Chittagong armoury raid.
Sushila Chain Trehan	An activist, she was a leading member of Arya Samaj and also fought for women's rights.
Sushila Didi	A revolutionary, participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement under the pseudonym of 'Indumati' and was arrested.
Swami Shraddhanand	An activist, he started a protest in front of a posse of Gurkha soldiers at the Clock Tower in Chandni Chowk.

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Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu

Name

Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu

Activity

An Indian politician, he became known as "Andhra Kesari" (lion of Andhra) for leading protests against the Simon Commission in Madras.

Tara Rani Srivastava

Name

Tara Rani Srivastava

Activity

An activist, she was part of the Quit India movement.

Tatya Tope

Name

Tatya Tope

Activity

A notable commander in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Titumir

Name

Titumir

Activity

A freedom fighter who led a campaign against British rule during the 19th century, he eventually built a bamboo fort in Narikelberia village which became the subject of Bengali folk legend. Titumir died of wounds following the storming of the fort by British soldiers.

Titusji

Name

Titusji

Activity

An activist, he was among the 78 marchers selected by Mahatma Gandhi to take part in the 1930 Salt March.

T. V. Thomas

Name

T. V. Thomas

Activity

One of the first generation trade union leaders in Kerala and was actively involved in the Indian independence movement.[relevant?]

Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar

Name

Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar

Activity

A leader of the socialist All India Forward Bloc, he was arrested and jailed by the British.

Name	Activity
Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu	An Indian politician, he became known as "Andhra Kesari" (lion of Andhra) for leading protests against the Simon Commission in Madras.
Tara Rani Srivastava	An activist, she was part of the Quit India movement.
Tatya Tope	A notable commander in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Titumir	A freedom fighter who led a campaign against British rule during the 19th century, he eventually built a bamboo fort in Narikelberia village which became the subject of Bengali folk legend. Titumir died of wounds following the storming of the fort by British soldiers.
Titusji	An activist, he was among the 78 marchers selected by Mahatma Gandhi to take part in the 1930 Salt March.
T. V. Thomas	One of the first generation trade union leaders in Kerala and was actively involved in the Indian independence movement.[relevant?]
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar	A leader of the socialist All India Forward Bloc, he was arrested and jailed by the British.

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Ubaidullah Sindhi

Name

Ubaidullah Sindhi

Activity

An activist, he sought independence through foreign alliance in the Silk Letter Movement.

Udham Singh

Name

Udham Singh

Activity

A revolutionary assassin, he was executed for the Caxton Hall shooting.

Ullaskar Dutta

Name

Ullaskar Dutta

Activity

A revolutionary bomb-maker, he was convicted in the Alipore bomb case.

Ulloor Gopi

Name

Ulloor Gopi

Activity

A freedom fighter from kerala. Born in a rich aristocratic family, Ulloor gopi was drawn towards the national struggle by socialist thoughts. He was arrested five times by the British, in Quit India Movement his contributions could be called historical.

Umaji Naik Khomane

Name

Umaji Naik Khomane

Activity

Umaji was the first Ramoshi Freedom Fighter who fought against British Council. Umaji Naik, known honorifically as Vishwa Krantiveer Narveer Raje Umaji Naik (7 September 1791 – 3 February 1832), was an Indian revolutionary who challenged the British rule in India around 1826 to 1832. He was one of the earliest freedom fighter of India. He fought against East India company and company rule

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy

Name

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy

Activity

He led an uprising in Andhra Pradesh in 1846 and was executed by the British.

Uzair Gul Peshawari

Name

Uzair Gul Peshawari

Activity

An activist, he was imprisoned for the Silk Letter Movement.

Name	Activity
Ubaidullah Sindhi	An activist, he sought independence through foreign alliance in the Silk Letter Movement.
Udham Singh	A revolutionary assassin, he was executed for the Caxton Hall shooting.
Ullaskar Dutta	A revolutionary bomb-maker, he was convicted in the Alipore bomb case.
Ulloor Gopi	A freedom fighter from kerala. Born in a rich aristocratic family, Ulloor gopi was drawn towards the national struggle by socialist thoughts. He was arrested five times by the British, in Quit India Movement his contributions could be called historical.
Umaji Naik Khomane	Umaji was the first Ramoshi Freedom Fighter who fought against British Council. Umaji Naik, known honorifically as Vishwa Krantiveer Narveer Raje Umaji Naik (7 September 1791 – 3 February 1832), was an Indian revolutionary who challenged the British rule in India around 1826 to 1832. He was one of the earliest freedom fighter of India. He fought against East India company and company rule
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy	He led an uprising in Andhra Pradesh in 1846 and was executed by the British.
Uzair Gul Peshawari	An activist, he was imprisoned for the Silk Letter Movement.

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V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

Name

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

Activity

A hardline politician of the Indian National Congress (INC), he launched the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in defiance of the British trade monopoly.

Vanchinathan

Name

Vanchinathan

Activity

A revolutionary assassin, he committed suicide after killing a British colonial administrator and tax collector, Robert Ashe.

Vasakha Singh Dadehar

Name

Vasakha Singh Dadehar

Activity

A Gadhari revolutionary played a role in organizing armed rebellion against British rule. Arrested in Lahore Conspiracy case

Vasudev Balwant Phadke

Name

Vasudev Balwant Phadke

Activity

A Ramoshi revolutionary, he organized an insurgent group against British rule

Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji

Name

Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji

Activity

He seized control of a large area from the British rule and set up a parallel government of his Malayalam State in Malabar, named 'Malayala Rajyam' and now part of the Kerala State

Velu Nachiyar

Name

Velu Nachiyar

Activity

She was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman").

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Name

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Activity

He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged a war against the British.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Name

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Activity

He was an Independence activist, politician and a Hindu Nationalist. He published books advocating complete Indian independence by revolutionary means. One of the books he published called The Indian War of Independence about the Indian rebellion of 1857. In 1910, Savarkar was arrested and ordered to be extradited to India for his connections with the revolutionary freedom group India House. He was sentenced to a total 50 years imprisonment at the Cellular Jail but later released on the promise of renouncing violence.

Name	Activity
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai	A hardline politician of the Indian National Congress (INC), he launched the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in defiance of the British trade monopoly.
Vanchinathan	A revolutionary assassin, he committed suicide after killing a British colonial administrator and tax collector, Robert Ashe.
Vasakha Singh Dadehar	A Gadhari revolutionary played a role in organizing armed rebellion against British rule. Arrested in Lahore Conspiracy case
Vasudev Balwant Phadke	A Ramoshi revolutionary, he organized an insurgent group against British rule
Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji	He seized control of a large area from the British rule and set up a parallel government of his Malayalam State in Malabar, named 'Malayala Rajyam' and now part of the Kerala State
Velu Nachiyar	She was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman").
Veerapandiya Kattabomman	He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged a war against the British.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar	He was an Independence activist, politician and a Hindu Nationalist. He published books advocating complete Indian independence by revolutionary means. One of the books he published called The Indian War of Independence about the Indian rebellion of 1857. In 1910, Savarkar was arrested and ordered to be extradited to India for his connections with the revolutionary freedom group India House. He was sentenced to a total 50 years imprisonment at the Cellular Jail but later released on the promise of renouncing violence.

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