Top 10 Freedom Fighters of India

Much bravery, resilience and undying love toward the nation have spangled the journey of India towards independence. Of course, it is hard to believe that this journey will not be spangled with a number of heroic stories by various freedom fighters against the British rule. Let us look into the lives and contributions of the ten freedom fighters whose actions and sacrifices paved the road to India’s independence.

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Mahatma Gandhi: Father of the Nation

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Above all, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is extremely well-known as Mahatma Gandhi. Other than that, he had another famous identification as the Father of the Nation. His philosophy associated with non-violence and civil disobedience inflamed imagination in movements for independence and civil rights across the world.

He had been at the forefront of the Quit India, Civil Disobedience, and Non-Cooperation Movements, among other vital movements. His method of non-violent resistance, like the salt march he led against the erstwhile tax by the government over salt, set examples of struggle for justice and equality.

The influence he had on the shores of the independence struggle in India spread all the way to Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. It is through these times that his ideals on peace and forbearance still resound.

Subhas Chandra Bose: Militant Leader

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Subhas Chandra Bose is almost unanimously acclaimed in India as Netaji. It has been said, and perhaps not unfairly, that one of the critics’ toughest cases was that the cry of Inqilab Zindabad issued from his lips with such gusto and fell upon such fertile soil in India that the idea of complete independence was no longer an elusive dream.

“‘Give me blood, and I will give you freedom”: this was the famous clarion call of Bose, which could not but electrify one to the struggle for freedom, a call that reposed confidence in him at the helm of the INA. He rather sought international support from countries like Germany and Japan against British colonialism.

The indefatigable effort of Netaji for freedom, combined with the charisma in leadership, actuate. All his greatness has been memorialized by celebrating his birthday as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti on January 23 every year.

Bhagat Singh: The Young Revolutionist

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Bhagat Singh himself became that fiery young revolutionist, hanged at a very tender age by the British, but he took on being the face of the revolution against them and became a martyr for freedom.

He has been a part of many revolutionizing activities, but the most prominent ones include the bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly and the killing of the British police officer, John Saunders, inside; this was in order to take revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. His hunger strike inside the prison premises, demanding proper treatment for the Indian prisoners, received remarkable attention.

Before one stands the life and sacrifice of Bhagat Singh as an epitome of a youth activist and rebellious spirit. His writings and speeches are classics.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Role Model

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He was the first Prime Minister of India. He was the frontal leaders of the Indian National Congress and the very close associate of Gandhi. His vision with regard to modern and secular India shaped most of the policies of the nation post freedom.

He played an important role in the framing of the Indian Constitution by the prologue of democratic, pluralistic society in India. He saw the entire case of integrating princely states into the Indian Union as one effort of work by the principled, united nation.

इयाह, that science of the soil, infrastructure that Nehru, all that Nehru had built now becomes the basis for this which India has to flourish further in the sciences, technologies, educations, now and the making of foreign policy.

Celebrated as the Children’s Day on 14th November throughout India, in his honor, with his doings.

Rani Lakshmibai: The Bravest Queen

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It has certainly been pure pleasure writing about chapters dealing with none other than the Queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmibai, later declared a national heroine for being one of the finest, bravest, and most courageous leaders all the time on the battlefield.

Rani Lakshmibai was bold enough to stand in front of her army during the annexation of her kingdom and she was in the battlefield among the first lines fighting against the Britishers. She was a warrior dealing in the biggest way, her stories quite famous even in this day for the greatest resistance retaliation up against the forces of Britishers and her acumen on the battlefield.

He would live immortal as the valiant hero and true definition of the word ‘struggle,’ binding countless men and women through ages.

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak: The Lion of Maharashtra

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When one just mentions the name of the pioneers in the emancipated strides of the Indians from the British Crown, it is he whose name finds its recognition in most laymen’s memories—Bal Gangadhar Tilak, or as he is known to many, Lokmanya Tilak. This is turning into a new war cry: “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it”.

He really believed in self-government. He can be termed the champion of mass movements because of the material in the free press, the Keskri and Mahratta newspapers which he had established, and colleges for learning to expand on Indian culture and nationalism.

He lives eternally as an extreme leader who prepared the ground for struggles beyond. That is why mass enlightenment and quest for Swaraj made Tilak set the freedom movement rolling.

Sarojini Naidu: Bharata Kokile

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Sarojini Naidu fantastically expressed her poems of irritation and emotion and served with great service by a great poetic importance and the freedom fighter emerged as such today. She has done monumental service to the Congress and was a dynamic leader in the Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India Movement.

Of course, she turned out to be great speaker and leader because it was only check when eloquence and charisma could move the masses. She happened to be the first lady from India to be the first lady to be the president of the Indian National Congress Party and further became the first lady governor to rule any state in independent India—that is Uttar Pradesh.

Anyway, it seems that Sarojini Naidu’s contribution is inerasible to anybody’s memory. Her poems, the speeches continue inspiring till today and motivate.

Lala Lajpat Rai: Lion of Punjab

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At the very back of the line, standing staunchly, was Lala Lajpat Rai, who insisted that something ought to be done to share each authentic voice of the people of Punjab in the fight for independence must be accorded to the nation. Likewise, it is in being one of those people in the triumvirate of the Lal-Bal-Pal, completing his being to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal.

These were days of British protest against the Rowlatt Act when Rai was quite active. Again, when another Simon Commission came, he protested a lot and was hit by lots of bruises by the police and finally died. His death consequently had greater flames of agitation stirring against the rule of the British. It is worth mentioning that Rai’s non-violent protest was violent in the sense of generating anti-governmental emotions and negativity sentiments against government among masses. alive

Lala Lajpatrai reminds and incites one for work and political exercise towards social equality. His contribution indeed has a pride of place among others that are leading nationalists and martyrs.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: The Iron Man of India

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is a man known to all as the Iron Man of India. Truly, it so happens that he alone or at best with one or two others was the prime player in such a tremendous task of integrating the princely states with the Indian Union. One of the principle leaders seated in independent India, his acumen for organizing and leading became very clear.

A forerunner of the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Bardoli Satyagraha, was led by Patel himself and after that, he came to be known as the Iron Man of India. He was also to become independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and take on one more thankless job—the task of integrating the country as home minister.

That statue epitomized Sardar Patel’s vision and thought regarding the unification and leadership of the nation. This nation remembers him as Rashtriya Ekta Divas—that is, National Unity Day—on the 31st of October every year, which puts much focus on his effort regarding nation-building.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: The Scholar and Statesman

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Needless to state, he is one of the greatest patriots, finest scholars, and frontline educationists. The place occupied by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad amongst the Congress leaders has always remained conspicuous because he has undergone the most sacrifice in the field of the Hindu-Muslim unity movement.

He was the man behind the main facilitator of the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements. He made it to the ranks of independent India’s first Minister for Education. He alone laid the basic groundwork of a well-thought-out policy on education. Underpinning philosophy here was majoring in the study of primary and higher education.

It was he who had the vision that the working sureties toward unity amongst communities were the most lasting that he strove for. In fact, his birthday has been celebrated every year on November 11 as Education Day in India.

Still rarer and unique were the ways in which these vast personalities brought to the struggle for purposive freedom their individual fortitudes and world views, differently crafted, in no manner influenced by each other, and thus made their fortunes shine on this nation alone, making these legacies yet again different from each other but one for guiding the journey of the people of India toward a Democratic, Sovereign, Secular Republic.

Conclusion

The sacrifices and incessant endeavors by innumerable persons paved the path of India unto independence. Freedom fighters discussed in this article are just a few who fought relentlessly to free India from the shackles of slavery. It is their diverse background, ideology, and methodology that portray the multi-dimensional nature of India’s struggle for freedom. Each one of them played a vital role in rousing the masses and challenging the might of the British Empire.

Their legacies transcend their lives and give hope and resilience to successive generations. The indelible mark left within the annals of national history, their stories go on to inspire and educate people at large. Some of the values that have remained touchstones in their struggles, reflective of an ethos that modern India needs today, are courage, will, unity, and justice.

We need to respect their memories by ensuring that we work on enhancing the principles they fought for, building a society that is more inclusive and fair. It is in their spirit that these freedom fighters live, reminding us of the power of unity and the indomitable human spirit in adverse situations.