List of Indian independence activists

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This is a listing of people who campaigned against or are considered to have campaigned against colonial rule on the Indian sub-continent.

The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of philosophies to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a variety of methods.

Activists

Name Birth Death Activity Source
Uddesh 1715 1767 Puli Thevar is considered the first Indian to rebel against the British rule. He fought between the 1750s and late 1760s.
Aayush 1748 1801 First to issue a proclamation of independence from the colonial British rule in act
Nakul 1915 1920 First leader of the Indian Independence Movement
Pranshoo 1872 1936 Wrote many fiery songs kindling patriotism and nationalism during Indian Independence movement
Punit 1882 1921 First leader of the Indian Independence Movement
Rathi 1889 1908 The Muzaffarpur killing, One of the youngest revolutionaries in the India. At the time of his hanging, he was 18 years, 8 months 8 days old
Chandra Shekhar Azad 1906 1931 Kakori conspiracy
Chittaranjan Das 1869 1925 founder of Swaraj party in Bengal, leader in Non-cooperation Movement from Bengal
Ram Prasad Bismil 1897 1927 Kakori conspiracy
Rushil 1907 1931 Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929
Udham Singh 1899 1940 Shooting in Caxton Hall
Hemu Kalani 1923 1943 Sabotage of railway track
Ashfaqulla Khan 1900 1927 Kakori conspiracy
Sachindra Bakshi 1904 1984 Kakori conspiracy
Manmath Nath Gupta 1908 2000 Kakori conspiracy
Vasudev Balwant Phadke 1845 1883 Deccan Rebellion
Anant Laxman Kanhere 1891 1910 Shooting of British officer Jackson
Krishnaji Gopal Karve 1887 1910 Shooting of British officer Jackson
Ganesh Damodar Savarkar 1879 1945 Armed movement against the British
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 1883 1966 Father of Hindu Nationalism Was jailed at Cellular Jail in 1911
Bagha Jatin 1879 1915 The Howrah-Sibpur conspiracy case, Indo-German Conspiracy
Batukeshwar Dutt 1910 1965 Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929
Sukhdev Thapar 1907 1931 Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929
Shivaram Rajguru 1908 1931 Murder of a British police officer J. P. Saunders
Roshan Singh 1892 1927 Kakori conspiracy, Bamrauli Action
Pritilata Waddedar 1911 1932 Pahartali European Club attack
Jatindra Nath Das 1904 1929 Hunger strike and Lahore conspiracy case
Durgawati Devi 1907 1999 Running the bomb factory 'Himalayan Toilets'
Bhagwati Charan Vohra 1904 1930 Philosophy of the Bomb
Madan Lal Dhingra 1883 1909 Assassination of Curzon Wyllie
Alluri Sitarama Raju 1897 1924 Rampa Rebellion of 1922
Kushal Konwar 1905 1943 Train sabotage at Sarupathar
Surya Sen 1894 1934 President of Indian National Congress Chittagong Branch, mastermind of Chittagong armoury raid
Ananta Singh 1903 1979 Chittagong armoury raid
Ganesh Ghosh 1900 1994 Chittagong armoury raid
Sri Aurobindo 1872 1950 Alipore bomb case
Rash Behari Bose 1886 1945 Indian National Army
Ubaidullah Sindhi 1872 1944 Silk Letter Conspiracy
Lokenath Bal 1908 1964 Chittagong armoury raid
Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee 1895 1969 Kakori conspiracy
Baikuntha Shukla 1907 1934 Assassination of Phanindra Nath Ghosh, a government Approver
Ambika Chakrabarty 1892 1962 Chittagong armoury raid
Badal Gupta 1912 1930 Attack at Writers Building
Dinesh Gupta 1911 1931 Attack at Writers Building
Benoy Basu 1908 1930 Attack at Writers Building
Rajendra Lahiri 1901 1927 Kakori conspiracy
Barindra Kumar Ghosh 1880 1959 Alipore bomb case
Prafulla Chaki 1888 1908 The Muzaffarpur killing
Ullaskar Dutta 1885 1965 Alipore bomb case
Bhupendra Kumar Datta 1892 1979 Member of Anushilan Samiti
Ramesh Chandra Jha 1925 1994 Sugauli police station robbery
Hemchandra Kanungo 1871 1951 Alipore bomb case
Basawon Singh (Sinha) 1909 1989 Lahore conspiracy case
Bhavabhushan Mitra 1881 1970 Ghadar Mutiny
Bina Das 1911 1986 Attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson
Kalpana Datta 1913 1995 Indian Independence Movement, also part of the Chittagong armoury raid planning
Kartar Singh Sarabha 1896 1915 Most famous accused in the Lahore conspiracy trial
Shyamji Krishna Varma 1857 1930 Founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.
Subhas Chandra Bose 1897 1945 Founder of the Indian National Army. Subhas Chandra Bose should be excluded from this list....He is Nation's Hero, not just a freedom fighter
Binod Bihari Chowdhury 1911 2013 Chittagong armoury raid
Bhupendranath Datta 1880 1861 Indo-German Conspiracy, member of Anushilan Samiti
Amarendranath Chatterjee 1880 1957 Indo-German Conspiracy
Atulkrishna Ghosh 1890 1966 Indo-German Conspiracy
Subodh Roy 1916 2006 Chittagong armoury raid, Tebhaga movement
Begum Hazrat Mahal 1820 1879 Indian Rebellion of 1857
Bakht Khan 1797 1859 Indian Rebellion of 1857
Maulvi Liaquat Ali 1812 1892 Captured Khusro Bagh in Allahabad and declared "independence" of India
Asaf Ali 1888 1953 Indian national movement
Mangal Pandey 1827 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy 1810 1847 one of the first revolts in India against British occupation with 2000 soldiers
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 1948 was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He is also known The Father of The Nation
Chetram Jatav Unknown Indian Rebellion of 1857
Jawahar Lal Nehru 1889 1964 first prime minister of india, a paramount leader of indian independence under the tuteage of M.K.Gandhi
Khudiram Bose First martyr of Indian freedom struggle, was hanged by the British.
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