Abbas Tyabji : Hero of Salt Satyagraha
Under the leadership of Abbas Tyabji in Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi successfully implemented several experiments in the national movement.
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Shaukat Malik of Indian National Army : the first ever Indian to hoist the Tricolour on Indian soil.
Colonel Shaukat Ali Malik, who was honoured by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with ‘Sardar-e-Jung’ for his gallantry shown in the
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Abid Hasan Safrani: Person who initiated the title ‘Netaji’ to Subhash Chandra Bose
Abid Hasan Safrani: Meet Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s comrade, who coined the slogan ‘Jai Hind’
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Titu Mir, Great Indian freedom fighter and a peasant leader.
Syed Mir Nisar Ali was so courageous that he even informed the East India Company officials and police about his attacks in advance. His courageous approach attracted the poor towards him.
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Haji Shariatullah : the Great Bengali Muslim Reformer who waged Movement against East India Company.
The Farazi movement was active for about half a century and later it continued to influence the freedom movement for another half a century. Haji Shariatullah, the guiding light of the Farazi movement, passed away in 1839.
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Saifuddin Kitchlew: the freedom fighter who is hailed as the hero of Jallianwala Bagh
Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew, hailed as the ‘Hero of Jallianwala Bagh’, was born on 15 January 1888 in Faridkot in Punjab state.
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Hyder Ali, who is famously known as ‘the Nepoleon of South India’ for his relentless fighting against the conspiracies of the East India Company
Hyder Ali, who is famously known as ‘the Napoleon of South India’ for his relentless fighting against the conspiracies of the East India Company
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Mir Qasim Ali Khan: The Nawab of Bengal’s Unrelenting Fight Against the East India Company
Mir Qasim Ali Khan wrote a letter to the council of the East India Company, protesting against the atrocities of the company officials and employees in May 1762.
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Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah: The Last Independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
The Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah is remembered in Indian history as the ‘first warrior’, who sensed danger from the British and fought against them heroically
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Hakim Ajmal Khan: A Leader at the Helm of Multiple Diverse Organizations
Hakim Ajmal Khan is credited for the revival of Unani medicine in India in the early 20th century, by founding the Tibbia College in Delhi and also spotting Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqi, a chemist, whose subsequent research in important medicinal plants used in Unani Medicine gave it a new direction.
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad : Great Freedom Fighter & first education minister of India.
After independence, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad became the first education minister and implemented creative and constructive programs and schemes in the educational arena. During the Indian Freedom Struggle and even in the post-independent era, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad longed for harmony between Hindus and Muslims till he breathed his last on 22 February 1958.
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Shoyabullah Khan: Great Freedom Fighter who sacrificed his life for Democracy and Communal Harmony
Shoyabullah Khan sacrificed his life for Democracy and Communal Harmony. He supported the People’s Movement for the merger of Hyderabad state into the Indian Union
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Rahmatullah Mohammad Sayani, The Great Indian Freedom Fighter
When Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was campaigning against the Indian National Congress, he powerfully countered the campaign.
Rahmatullah Mohammad Sayani appealed to the Muslims to join the Indian National Congress and pleaded that they could have the right to get their share in the collective wealth only when they joined the collective movements.
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Allah Bux Soomro: A Martyr for a United Secular India
Allah Bux Soomro opposed and condemned the resolution for the division of India. Both the British rulers and the Muslim League leaders were angry with him because of his attitude towards independence and his staunch anti communal approach.
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Maulvi Liaqat Ali, who fought against British in the first war of Indian Independence.
Maulvi Liaqat Ali declared himself as the representative of Delhi Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and ran the administration of the town from Kouserbagh as his headquarters.
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Bakht Khan: The Commander in Chief of First War of Indian Independence
Bakht Khan : The Commander in Chief of First Independence War of India (1857)
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Begum Hazrat Mahal: Tenacious Leadership in the 1857 Rebellion
Begum Hazrat Mahal challenged the British force by inspiring patriotism among the people and their fellow native rulers. She issued a historic statement challenging the proclamation issued by Queen Victoria
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Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan : Great Freedom Fighter of India who fought against the British Empire.
Nawab Muhammad Ismail Khan (1886–1958) was a senior All India Muslim League leader, a former Vice-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in British India.
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Ghulam Rasool Khan: Nawab of Kurnool & A Great Freedom Fighter
Ghulam Rasool Khan, the Nawab of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, created terror among the officials of the East India Company. He came to power in 1823.
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Syed Ataullah Shah Bukhari: A Great Freedom Fighter who fought against the British Empire.
Syed Ataullah Shah Bukhari, one of the greatest orators who inspired the people towards the Indian National Movement with their fiery speeches, was born on 23 September 1892 in Patna, Bihar.
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