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.
Dr. Zakir Husain - He was
the third President of independent India. Serving his term from May
13, 1967 to May 3, 1969. Dr Zakir Hussain was one of the biggest
exponents of education in India and it was under his leadership that
the National Muslim University was founded, today, the National
Muslim University exists under the name of Jamia Milia Islamia.
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.
Rani Laxmibai - Laxmibai,
the Rani of Jhansi, born as Manikarnika, was the queen & warrior
of the Maratha-ruled Jhansi State, situated in the north-central
part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian
Rebellion of 1857 and became for Indian nationalists a symbol of
resistance to the British Raj.
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).
Kasturba Gandhi - Kasturba
Mohandas Gandhi was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. Working closely with
her husband, Kasturba Gandhi became a political activist fighting
for civil rights and Indian independence from the British.
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.
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 Ramkrishna Paramhansa
– Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was an Indian mystic and yogi
during the 19th-century. He provided spiritual enlightenment to the
people of Bengal and played a key role in the social reform movement
in Bengal in 19th century.
Bhagat Singh -
Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist and a revolutionary. He is
considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the
Indian Independence Movement. Bhagat Singh assassinated John
Saunders, a British police officer seeking revenge for the death of
Lala Lajpat Rai. He threw two bombs inside the Central Legislative
Assembly. He was convicted and hanged for his participation in the
assassination, at the age of 23 in 1931.
Chandrashekhar Azad -
Chandrasekhar Azad was an
Indian revolutionary. He was involved in the Kakori Train Robbery of
1925, in the attempt to blow up the Viceroy's train in 1926, and at
last the shooting of J.P. Saunders at Lahore in 1928 to avenge the
killing of Lala Lajpat Rai.
Netaji Subhashchandra 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.
Dr. Babasaheb 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.
V. V. Giri - Varahagiri
Venkata Giri commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President
of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974.
Indian Government had honoured him with Bharat Ratna.
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.
Madan Mohan Malaviya -
Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian educationist and politician
notable for his role in the Indian independence movement and as the
four time president of Indian National Congress. The slogan
"Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone will triumph) is also a
legacy given to the nation by Pandit Malaviya.
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