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Dr. S. Radhakrishnan - Dr.
S. Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the
first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President
of India from 1962 to 1967. Since 1962, his birthday is celebrated
in India as Teachers' Day on 5 September.
Lokmanya Tilak - Lokmanya
Tilak born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist,
teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. He
was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement. Tilak was
one of the strongest advocates of "Swaraj" (self-rule).
Dr. Rajendra Prasad – Dr.
Rajendra Prasad was the first President of the Republic of India. An
Indian political leader, lawyer by training, Prasad joined the
Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati -
Swami Dayanand Saraswati was a Hindu religious leader who founded
the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement of the Vedic tradition. He
was the first to give the call for Swarajya as "India for
Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak.
Jamsetji N. Tata –
Jamsetji N. Tata was an Indian pioneer industrialist, who founded
the Tata Group, India's biggest conglomerate company. Tata is
regarded as the legendary "Father of Indian Industry".
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru –
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central
figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He emerged
as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under
the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its
establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in
1964.
Indira Gandhi – Indira
Gandhi was a key 20th century stateswoman, a central figure of the
Indian National Congress party and to date the only female Prime
Minister of India. She served as Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977
and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Mahatma Gandhi – Mahatma
Gandhi is known as the Father of the Nation. Employing nonviolent
civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired
movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. His
birthday, 2 October, is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti, a national
holiday and world-wide as the International Day of Nonviolence.
Swami Vivekanand – Swami
Vivekanand was the chief disciple of the Sri Ramakrishna
Paramahansa. At birth, he was called Narendranath Datta. He was the
founder of Ramakrishna Mission. He introduced Hindu philosophies of
Vedanta and Yoga in Europe and America.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
- Subhash Chandra Bose, affectionately
called as Netaji, was one of the most prominent leaders of Indian
freedom struggle. He founded Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) to
overthrow British Empire from India.
Govind Ballabh Pant -
Govind Ballabh Pant was an Indian freedom fighter and one of the
architects of modern India. Pant was a key figure in the movement
for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian
Government.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad -
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was one of the foremost leaders of Indian
freedom struggle. He was also a renowned scholar, and poet. Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian
honour, Bharat Ratna in 1992.
Vallabhbhai Patel - Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel is popularly known as Iron Man of India. He played
a leading role in the Indian freedom struggle and became the first
Home Minister of India. He is credited with achieving political
integration of India.
Rabindranath Tagore - He
was also a philosopher and an artist. He wrote many stories, novels,
poems and dramas, as well as composing music and many songs. In
1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Asian to win
this prize. Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India, was
written by Tagore.
Madan Mohan Malaviya -
Madan Mohan Malaviya, popularly known as Mahamana. An educationist
whose contribution is evident in the form of Banaras Hindu
University and a devout freedom fighter who left no stone unturned
in India's quest for independence and whose patriotism remained
unbroken from youth till death.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar –
Babasaheb Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and
social reformer who inspired the campaigned against social
discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits). He was Independent
India's first law minister and the principal architect of the
Constitution of India.
Sarojini Naidu - Sarojini
Naidu was a distinguished poet & a renowned freedom fighter. She
was famously known as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India).
Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of
the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the
governor of a state in India.
Lala Lajpat Rai - Lala
Lajpat Rai was one of the foremost leaders who fought against
British rule in India. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari (Lion
of the Punjab). He was the founder ofthe Indian Home League Society
of America & became Congress President in 1920.
Vinoba Bhave – He was an
Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called
Acharya , he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is
considered as a National Teacher of India and the spiritual
successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
Lal Bahadur Shastri - Lal
Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of independent India.
He was a man of great courage and will. He successfully led country
during the 1965 war with Pakistan.
Gopal K. Gokhale – Gopal
Krishna Gokhale was one of the pioneers of the Indian national
movement & the founder of the Servants of India Society. He is
also known as political guru of Mahatma Gandhi.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan -
Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of
India. Nicknamed "Frontier Gandhi". Ghaffar Khan was a
champion of women's rights and nonviolence.
Mahadev G. Ranade –
Mahadev Govind Ranade was a distinguished Indian scholar, social
reformer and author. He was a founding member of the Indian National
Congress & owned several designations as member of the Bombay
legislative council, member of the finance committee at the centre
and the judge of Bombay High Court.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy - He was
the founder of the Brahmo Sabha movement in 1828. His efforts to
protect Hinduism and Indian rights by participating in British
government earned him the title "The Father of the Indian
Renaissance".
Dadabhai Naoroji - Dadabhai
Naoroji is fondly called as the "Grand Old Man of India".
He is viewed as the architect who laid the foundation of the Indian
freedom struggle. He was the first Indian to become a professor of
the college.
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