Sukhdev Thapar was an Indian freedom fighter who opted for the revolutionary methods to throw out the Britishers from India during his struggle for the independence of India. He was an active member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru and participated in various anti-colonial activities. He was hanged to … Read more
Durgawati Devi was an Indian freedom fighter, and she is known for fighting against British rule in India through an arms struggle. She actively participated in the Indian revolutionary movements along with her husband Bhagwati Charan Vohra who was an active member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and that was the reason that … Read more
Jatindra Nath Das was an Indian freedom fighter who was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). He was also a part of several other Indian independence movements such as the non-cooperation movement, which was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1921. At the age of 29, Jatindra Nath Das died following a 63-days … Read more
Batukeshwar Dutt was an Indian revolutionary. In the early 1900s, he joined the Indian revolutionary organisation Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). In the Assembly Bombing Case, on 8 April 1929, Batukeshwar Dutt accompanied Bhagat Singh and was involved in throwing bombs in the central assembly (now parliament) to protest against the Trade Disputes Bill and … Read more
Vasudev Balwant Phadke was a renowned Indian independence activist from Maharashtra. He is called the ‘Father of the Indian Armed Rebellion,’ who pioneered the armed revolution against colonial rule in India in the eighteenth century when the farming communities in India were brutally tortured by the Britishers. All these circumstances exhorted Vasudev Balwant Phadke to … Read more
Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian independence activist and a renowned author and politician. He is popularly known as Punjab Kesari or the Lion of Punjab, who played a crucial role in India’s struggle for independence. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal formed a popular triumvirate called Lal Bal Pal during … Read more
Velu Nachiyar, also known as “Veeramangai” (brave woman) by Tamils, was the Queen of Sivaganga, a zamindari estate in Madura district, Madras Presidency. She significantly contributed to establishing the initial platform for India’s freedom from British rule. She worked with many freedom fighters, and with their help, she was able to take over Sivaganga again … Read more
Gulab Kaur also known as Bibi Gulab Kaur was an Indian freedom fighter. She belonged to a Sikh family and was a revolutionary. Gulab Kaur got married and shifted to Manila, Philippines, but her love and respect for her country developed when she started listening to lectures by the Ghadar Party. At that time, not … Read more
Mangal Pandey was an Indin soldier in the British Army who played a crucial role in outbreaking the revolt of 1857 in India. He was employed in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the British East India Company from 1849 to 1857. On 8 April 1857, he was hanged by the Britishers as … Read more
Khudiram Bose was an Indian freedom fighter. A Bengali by birth, he chose the revolutionary path to fight against colonial rule in India. He is considered one of the youngest Indian revolutionaries from West Bengal and the second youngest martyr of the Indian independence movement, who opposed the British Raj and was executed for his … Read more