List of Indian independence activists: Difference between revisions

Incomplete essay, This is a list of individuals who notably [[political campaign|campaign]]ed 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 philosophiessociety to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a variety of methods.

Post-independence, the term "freedom fighter" was officially recognized by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] coveringfor those who took part in the movement; people in this category (which can also include dependent family members)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/pension-of-freedom-fighters-hiked-by-rs-5000/article9003109.ece|title=Pension of freedom fighters hiked by Rs 5,000|last=PTI|date=18 August 2016|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=23 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> receive pensions and other benefits such as special railway counters.<ref name="Mitchell2009">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBchTO0NS0EC&pg=PA193|title=Language, Emotion, and Politics in South India: The Making of a Mother Tongue|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-253-35301-6|page=193|author=Lisa Mitchell}}</ref><!--Note: being a recognized "freedom fighter" does not justify automatic inclusion on this list.-->

! Name !! BirthdayBirth !! Death !! Activity

||[[Siraj_ud-Daulah|Siraj UDud Daulah Mughal Nawab]] ||1733 || 1757 || HeThe waslast betrayed byMughal Nawab of Bengal; the end of his noblereign Mirmarked the start of [[British East India Company]] jafarrule.

|He was defeated by the British with the help of [[Maruthanayagam]]'s forces in 1757.<ref name="Kumar2017">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJ8rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA107&dq=thevar+army|title=Thamizh Is Not Just A Language: The Valour|last=Kumar|first=Madhan|date=2017|publisher=Educreation Publishing|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5mtkAAAAMAAJ&q=puli+thevar+1755&dq=puli+thevar+1755|title=The role of Tamil poets in freedom struggle|last=Gomathinayagam|first=Piramanayagam|date=1989|publisher=Mukil Pathippagam|language=en}}</ref> He wasis considered to thebe India's first freedom fighter.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Madhan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJ8rDwAAQBAJ|title=Thamizh Is Not Just A Language: The Valour|date=2017-07-11|publisher=Educreation Publishing|language=en}}</ref>

||[[Puli Thevar]] ||1715 ||1767 ||Ruled Nerkattumsevval in Tirunelveli. defeated 1755 Alexander heran, Defeatedand defeated the British and the Nawab of Arcot's forces. and executedExecuted in 1767.<ref name="Kumar2017"/>{{reliable source?|date=September 2020|Educreation Publishing - informal tone, may be self-published.}} He was the first known Indian "Freedom Fighter".{{according to whom|date=September 2020}}

||1748 ||1801 ||WereThe proficientbrothers in aerodynamicsPeriya and inventedChinna manyMarudhu variantswere ofTamil spearsNadu andchieftains said to have invented the [[Valarivalari]].<ref name="Kumar2017" /> WasThey were the first to issue a proclamation against the British.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-16|title=The Story of Maruthu Brothers! The Leaders Of South Indian Rebellion Against The British East India Company Who Were The First To Issue Declaration Of Independence!|url=https://postcard.news/the-story-of-maruthu-brothers-the-leaders-of-south-indian-rebellion-against-the-british-east-india-company-who-were-the-first-to-issue-declaration-of-independence/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Post Card News: Breaking News, Exclusive Stories, History, Spirituality, Political Analysis, Economics, Nationalism, Culture, Opinion, India and World News, Indian Armed Force|language=en-US}}</ref>{{reliable source?|date=September 2020}}{{dubious|date=September 2020}}

||1753<br />||1805 ||UsedHe used [[guerrilla warfare]] to fight the British in the [[Cotiote War]] (Kottayathu war, 1793–1805) across a span of twelve years from 1793 to 1805 to preserve the independence and unity of his kingdom. He was killed in 1805 in a gunfight at Mavila Thodu inat the present-day [[Kerala]]-[[Karnataka]] border.<ref>{{Cite news|last=S|first=Nileena M.|date=2011-10-24|title=Remembering a warrior regent|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/remembering-a-warrior-regent/article2567368.ece|access-date=2020-08-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

||1760 ||1799 ||RefusedHe refused to accept the sovereignty of the [[East India Company|British East India Company]], Wagedand waged a war against the British.<ref name="Kumar2017"/>

|[[Kittur Chennamma]]||1778 || 1829||Was anAn Indian freedom fighter and [[Ranirani]] of the [[Kittur]], a former princely state in [[Karnataka]]. She led an armed force against the [[British East India Company]] in 1824 in defiance of the [[doctrine of lapse]] in an attempt to maintain Indian control over the region, but was defeated in the third war and died imprisonedin prison.

| Was aA freedom fighter who led a campaign against British rule in India during the 19th century., Hehe eventually built a bamboo fort (Basher Kella in [[Bengalis|Bengali]]) in Narikelberia village, which passedbecame intothe subject of [[Bangladeshi folk literature|Bengali folk legend]]. AfterTitumir died of wounds following the storming of the fort by British soldiers, Titumir died of his wounds on 19 November 1831.

|[[Sangolli Rayanna]]||1798 || 1831||Was an [[India|Indian]] military chief officer from [[Karnataka]]. He was theThe army chief of the Kingdom of [[Kittur]], ruled at the time by [[Rani Chennamma]], andwho fought the [[British East India Company]] until his death.

| [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]] || 1805 ||1847 ||LedHe led an uprising in [[Andhra Pradesh]] in 1846. Heand was executed by the British by hanging.<ref name=Ramachandran2008>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC&pg=PA121&dq=Uyyalawada+Narasimha+Reddy|title=Empire's First Soldiers|last=Ramachandran|first=D. P.|date=2008|publisher=[[Lancer Publishers & Distributors|Lancer Publishers]]|isbn=9780979617478|location=|pages=121|language=en}}</ref>

| [[Ahmadullah Shah]] || 1787 ||1857 ||LeaderHe ofled in various battles including the [[Battle of Chinhat]], the [[Siege of Lucknow]], the [[Capture of Lucknow]], and the [[Chapati Movement]].

| [[Mangal Pandey]] || 1827 || 1857 ||Early martyr of theHe [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|rebelled]]. Heagainst was a soldier of thehis [[British Indian army]], but rebelled against his commanders. Heand was executed on 8 April 1857 in [[Barrackpore]].

| [[Dhan Singh Gurjar]] || 1820 || 1857 ||Dhan Singh Gurjar, also known as Dhunna Singh,He was the Indian kotwal (police chief) of Meerut, who participated in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 rebellion]] and led initial actions against the British East India Company in Meerut.

|The founder of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]., Hehe participated in the 1857 battle of Independencerebellion in Shamli.<ref name="najmul">{{cite book |author1=Najmul Hasan Thanwi |title=Maidan-e-Shamli-o-Thana Bhawan awr Sarfaroshan-e-Islam |publisher=Idara Talifat-e-Ashrafia |location=[[Thana Bhawan]] |page=17 |language=Urdu}}</ref>

| [[Mahmud Hasan Deobandi]] || 1851 || 1920 || LaunchedHe and his students launched the [[Silk Letter Movement]] along-with his students and laid the foundation of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] on 29 &nbsp;October 1920.<ref name="asiradrawi">{{cite book |author1=Asir Adrawi |authorlink1=Asir Adrawi |title=Hazrat Shaykh al-Hind: Hayat awr Karname |trans-title =Shaykh al-Hind: Life and works |publisher=Shaykh al-Hind Academy, [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] |location=[[Deoband]]|edition=April 2012 |language=Urdu}}</ref>

| [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]] || 1872 ||1936 ||LaunchedA hardline politician of the first [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous]] Indian shippingNational service between [[Thoothukudi|TuticorinCongress]] and(INC), [[Colombo]]he withlaunched the [[Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company]], competingin defiance againstof the British shipstrade monopoly.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Duraichi|first=Paul|date=2019-09-05|title=Parturition of V.O.Chidambaram Pillai Steam Navigation Company in Indian Freedom Struggle Movement|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336374219}}</ref>

|A [[Sindhi Hindus|Sindhi]] politician and influential mayor of Karachi, whohe fought for Muslim-Hindu unity and the [[Indian independence movement]], particularly in opposing the [[Simon Commission]] of 1912,. itsHe [[boycott]]died while travelling (against votedoctor's duringadvice) whichto hevote diedfor its boycott.

|FoundingPolitician fatherwho ofcampaigned theand Republicnegotiated offor Indiaindependence, and theled efforts architectto ofwrite the [[Indian Constitution]].

| [[Subramania Bharati]] || 1882 ||1921 ||WroteA writer and activist who created many patriotic and nationalistic songs during the [[Indian independence movement]].

| [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]] || 1897 || 1924 ||LeaderHe ofled the [[Rampa Rebellion of 1922]].

| [[Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi]] || 1888 ||1963 || FounderHe offounded the [[Khaksars|Khaksar]] Movement in British India.

| [[Bhagat Singh]] || 1907 || 1931 || WorkedA socialist revolutionary who worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association|Hindustan Republican Association]] (HRA)]].

| [[Aruna Asaf Ali]] || 1909 || 1996 || WidelyAn rememberededucator forand hoistingactivist thewho [[Indianis Nationalwidely Congress]]remembered flagfor athoisting the [[GowaliaINC Tank]] [[wikt:maidan|maidan]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]flag during the [[Quit India Movement]], 1942.

| [[Shambhu Dutt Sharma]] || 1918|| 2016 || JoinedA theformer [[QuitBritish IndiaIndian Movement]]Army inofficer, 1942.he Hon.joined Generalthe Secretary of GSB ([[Champaran Satyagraha|Gandhian Satyagraha]] Brigade). Founder of [[Transparency International]]Quit India. Sharma'sMovement teamin was known as [[Gandhi Seva Sadan|Gandhian Seva Brigade]]1942.

| [[Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu ]] || 1872|| 1957 || An Indian politician and freedom fighter, [[chiefhe minister]] of the [[Madras Presidency]], and first chief minister of the new [[Andhra State]], created by the partition of [[Madras State]] along [[Partition of India|linguistic lines]]. He was alsobecame known as [["Andhra Kesari]]" (Lionlion of Andhra). Thefor [[Governmentleading ofprotests Andhraagainst Pradesh|Andhrathe PradeshSimon government]]Commission declaredin his birth anniversary a state festivalMadras.

|StartedAn activist, he started a protest in front of a posse of Gurkha soldiers at the Clock Tower in [[Chandni Chowk]], then was allowed to proceed.<ref>{{Cite book|last=G.S.Chhabra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e08-yhBFfpAC&pg=PA227|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-3: 1920-1947)|date=2005|publisher=Lotus Press|isbn=978-81-89093-08-2|language=en}}</ref>

| [[Chittaranjan Das]] || 1869 || 1925 || FoundedHe founded the [[Swaraj]] party in [[BengalParty]], and became the leader of the [[Non-cooperation Movement]] in [[Bengal]].

| [[Komaram Bheem]] || 1901 || 1940|| A [[India tribal belt|tribal leader]], whohe fought for the [[Annexation of Hyderabad|liberation of Hyderabad]].

| [[Ram Prasad Bismil]] || 1897 || 1927 || The founder of the HRA, he led the [[Kakori conspiracy]] in an attempt to raise funds for revolutionary operations.

| [[Udham Singh]] || 1899 || 1940 || InvolvedA inrevolutionary assassin, he was executed for the [[Caxton Hall]] shooting.

| [[Hemu Kalani]] || 1923 || 1943 || InvolvedA instudent arevolutionary [[Railwho sabotage|sabotagewas ofexecuted afor railwayattempted track[[rail sabotage]].

| [[Ashfaqulla Khan]] ||1900 || 1927 || A founding member of the HRA, he was executed for taking part in the [[Kakori conspiracy]].

| [[Sachindra Bakshi]] || 1904 || 1984 || A member of the HRA, he took part in the [[Kakori conspiracy]].

| [[Manmath Nath Gupta]] ||1908 || 2000 || A member of the HRA, he took part in the [[Kakori conspiracy]].

| [[Vasudev Balwant Phadke]] || 1845 || 1883 || [[DeccanA Riots|DeccanRamoshi Rebellion]]revolutionary, he organized an insurgent group against British rule

| [[Matangini Hazra]] || 1870 || 1942 || ActiveAn memberactivist ofwith the [[Quit India Movement]], she was fatally shot dead by British at the age ofIndian 71police.

| [[Anant Laxman Kanhere]] || 1891 || 1910 || [[A. M.revolutionary T.assassin, Jackson|Shootinghe was executed for the murder of British officer [[A.&nbsp;M.&nbsp;T. Jackson]].

| [[Vanchinathan]] || 1886 || 1911 || ShootingA ofrevolutionary Britishassassin, Collector/Districthe Magistratecommitted suicide after killing tax collector [[Robert Ashe (administrator)|Robert Ashe]].

| [[Krishnaji Gopal Karve]] || 1887 || 1910 || ShootingA ofrevolutionary, Britishhe was executed as an accomplice to the murder of officerA.&nbsp;M.&nbsp;T. Jackson.

| [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] || 1910 || 1965 || A revolutionary, he threw a bomb in the [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence#Central Assembly Bomb Case .281929.29|Central Assembly Bomb Casein 1929]].

| [[Sukhdev Thapar]] || 1907 || 1931 || A revolutionary, he was hanged following conviction in the [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence#Central Assembly Bomb Case|1929 Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929]].

| [[Roshan Singh]] || 1892 || 1927 || A revolutionary who was among those executed for the [[Kakori conspiracy]], [[Baraulithough (Assemblyhe constituency)|Bamrauli]]had not taken part in Actionit.

|[[Prabhavati Devi]] ||1906 || 1973 || A [[Gandhism|Gandhian]] leader., she was the Wifewife of activist [[Jayaprakash Narayan]].

| [[Pritilata Waddedar]] || 1911 || 1932 || A Bengali revolutionary, she led the attack on the European Club in [[Pahartali Thana|Pahartali]] Europeanand Clubcommitted attacksuicide to avoid capture.

| [[Jatindra Nath Das]] || 1904 || 1929 || [[HungerAn strike]]activist and revolutionary, he died during a hunger strike while awaiting trial for the [[Bhagat Singh#Hunger strike and Lahore conspiracy case|Lahore Conspiracyconspiracy Casecase]].

| [[Durgawati Devi]]|| 1907 || 1999 || InvolvedA inrevolutionary, runningshe helped operate a bomb factory.

| [[Bhagwati Charan Vohra]] || 1904 || 1930 || A revolutionary ideologue and bomb-maker, he wrote the article "[[Delhi Conspiracy Commission|KnownThe for ''Philosophy of the Bomb'']]".

| [[Madan Lal Dhingra]] || 1883 || 1909 || AssassinationAn ofactivist and revolutionary, he assassinated British official [[Curzon Wyllie]].

| [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]] || 1897 || 1924 || A revolutionary, he led the [[Rampa Rebellion of 1922]].

| [[Kushal Konwar]] || 1905 || 1943 || TrainAn sabotageorganizer atof [[Sarupathar]]the Quit India movement, he was judged the mastermind of a troop train derailment and hanged.

| [[Surya Sen]] || 1894 || 1934 || President of [[Indian National Congress]]INC [[Chittagong]] Branch, mastermindhe led ofthe [[Chittagong armoury raid]].

| [[Ananta Singh]] || 1903 || 1979 || [[A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid]].

| [[Ganesh Ghosh]] || 1900 || 1994 || [[A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid]].

| [[Sri Aurobindo]] || 1872 || 1950 || A nationalist, he was arrested for leading the [[Alipore bomb caseconspiracy]].

| [[Rash Behari Bose]] ||1886 || 1945 || [[RashA Beharirevolutionary, Bose#Indianhe Nationalhelped Army|form the [[Indian National Army]] in Imperial Japan.

| [[Ubaidullah Sindhi]] || 1872 || 1944 || An activist, he sought independence through foreign alliance in the [[Silk Letter Movement]].

| [[Uzair Gul Peshawari]] || || 1989 || [[An activist, he was imprisoned for the Silk Letter Movement]].<ref name="asiran">{{cite book |author1=Muhammad Miyan Deobandi |authorlink1=Muhammad Miyan Deobandi |title=Asiran-e-Malta |trans-title = Prisoners of Malta |publisher=Naimia Book Depot |location=[[Deoband]] |pages=367–376 |edition=January 2002 |language=Urdu |chapter=Mawlana Uzair Gul}}</ref>

| [[Lokenath Bal]] || 1908 || 1964 || [[A revolutionary, he participated in the Chittagong armoury raid]].

| [[Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee]] || 1895 || 1969 || A revolutionary, he was imprisoned for the [[Kakori conspiracy]].

| [[Baikuntha Shukla]] || 1907 || 1934 || AssassinationA ofrevolutionary, Phanindrahe Nathwas Ghosh,executed afor Britishmurdering a government approverwitness.

| [[Ambika Chakrabarty]] || 1892 || 1962 || [[A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid]].

| [[Badal Gupta]] || 1912 || 1930 || AttackA revolutionary, he died in an attack on police at [[Writers' Building]].

| [[Dinesh Gupta]] ||1911 || 1931 || [[BadalA Gupta#Therevolutionary, battlehe atwas Writers.27executed Building|Attackfollowing an attack on police at Writers' Building]].

| [[Benoy Basu]] || 1908 || 1930 || [[BadalA Gupta#Therevolutionary, battlehe atdied Writers.27following Building|Attackan attack on police at Writers' Building]].

| [[Rajendra Lahiri]] || 1901 || 1927 || [[A revolutionary, he participated in the Kakori conspiracy]].

| [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]] || 1880 || 1959 || [[A revolutionary organizer, he was convicted in the Alipore bomb case]].

| [[Prafulla Chaki]] || 1888 || 1908 || TheA [[Muzaffarpur]]revolutionary, killinghe killed two innocents in a mistargetted assassination bombing.

| [[Ullaskar Dutta]] || 1885 || 1965 || [[A revolutionary bomb-maker, he was convicted in the Alipore bomb case]].

| [[Bhupendra Kumar Datta]] || 1892 || 1979 || MemberA revolutionary, editor of the publications of [[Anushilan Samiti]].

| [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] || 1925 || 1994 || [[Sugauli]]An policeactivist, stationhe robberywas a member of the Quit India movement.

| [[Hemchandra Kanungo]] || 1871 || 1951 || [[A nationalist, convicted in the Alipore bomb case]].

| [[Surendranath Tagore]] || 1872 || 1940 || InvolvedA in the [[Swadeshi]] movement in [[Bengal]]nationalist, inhe oppositionserved toas the [[Partitiontreasurer of Bengalthe (1905)|1905 partition ofAnushilan Bengal]]Samiti.

| [[Basawon Singh (Sinha)]]|| 1909 || 1989 || An activist, he was convicted in the [[Lahore Conspiracy Case trial|Lahore conspiracy case]].

| [[Bhavabhushan Mitra]] || 1881 || 1970 || [[Ghadar Mutiny]]{{citation needed|date=September 2020|issue=Not in either article}}

| [[Bina Das]] || 1911 || 1986 || AttemptedA revolutionary, she attempted to assassinate the [[Bengal]] Governor [[Stanley Jackson]].

| [[Kartar Singh Sarabha]] || 1896 || 1915 || MostA famouslyrevolutionary, accusedhe inhelped with the [[LahoreGhadar ConspiracyParty]] Casepaper trial|Lahoreand Conspiracythe attempted [[Ghadar trialMutiny]].

| [[Shyamji Krishna Varma]] || 1857 || 1930 || FoundedA nationalist, he founded the [[Indian Home Rule Society]], the [[India House]] and ''[[The Indian Sociologist]]'' in London.

| [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] || 1897 || Not determined || FatherA ofnationalist, thehe Nation ,Foundedfounded the [[Indian Legion]] in Nazi Germany and revamped the [[Indian National Army]] in Imperial Japan.

| [[Binod Bihari Chowdhury]] || 1911 || 2013 || [[A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid]].

| [[Bhupendranath Datta]] || 1880 || 1961 || [[Indo-GermanA Conspiracy]]revolutionary, memberhe was editor of newspaper ''[[AnushilanJugantar SamitiPatrika]]''.

| [[Amarendranath Chatterjee]] || 1880 || 1957 || A revolutionary, he raised funds and took part in the [[Indo-German Conspiracy]].

| [[Atulkrishna Ghosh]] || 1890 || 1966 || [A revolutionary, he took part in the [Indo-German Conspiracy]].

| [[Subodh Roy]] || 1916 || 2006 || [[A revolutionary, he took part in the Chittagong armoury raid]], and later the [[Tebhaga movement]].

| [[Maulvi Liaquat Ali]] || 1812 || 1892 || CapturedA leader of the [[Sepoy Mutiny]], he captured [[Khusro Bagh]] in [[Allahabad]] and declared the "independence" of India.

| [[Asaf Ali]] || 1888 || 1953 || [[IndianA independencenationalist, movement|Indianhe nationalcampaigned movement]]for independence.

| [[Rani of Jhansi]] || 19 November 1828, [[Varanasi]] || 18 June 1858, [[Gwalior]] || OneA queen of theMaratha, leadingshe figurestook ofpart in the [[Indian Rebellionrebellion of 1857]]. Became a symbol of resistance to the [[British Raj]] for the [[Indian independence movement|Indian nationalists]].

| [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] || 1869 || 1948 || [[Father of the Nation]], he was the preeminent leader of the [[Indian independence movement]] in British-ruled India. Employing [[Civil disobedience|nonviolent civil disobedience]], Gandhiand led India to independence and inspired movements for [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] and freedom across the world.

| [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] || 1889 || 1964 || FoundingAn fatheractivist, ofhe India, ancampaigned Indianfor independence activist, and subsequently,became theIndia's first [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]] and a central figure in Indian politics before and after Independence.

| [[S. Satyamurti]] || 1887 || 1943 || MayorA of [[Chennai|Madras]]politician, President of the Madras District Congress Party Committee, Advocate of the [[Madras High Court|High Court of Madras]], [[Senior counsel|Senior Advocate]] of the [[Federal Court of India]], Deputy leader of the Congress party, and Member of the [[Central Legislativehe Assembly|Indiancampaigned Legislativefor Assembly]]independence.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 1943 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/03/28/83911189.html?pageNumber=24 |title=S, SATYAMURTI; Indian Political Leader, 56, Long Active in Civil Disobedience |newspaper=The New York Times}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>

| [[Shaukat Ali (politician)|Shaukat Ali]] || 1873 || 1938 || PlayedAn a role in the freedom movement of India against the [[British Empire|British Imperialism]] along with his brother "Mohammad Ali"activist and theirrevolutionary, motherhe "Bi Amman". These freedom fighters were champions of [[Hindu–Muslim unity]] who endorsed the Hindus and the Muslims to fight together in the strugglecampaigned for India‘s independence. They were arrested and imprisonedsupplied from 1921weapons to 1923 for their support of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and the [[Indian National Congress]] during the [[Non-Cooperation Movement]] (1919–1922)revolutionaries.<ref>[http://www.royalbook.com.pk/bookpage.aspx?TID=95 Brief History of Shaukat Ali],[http://storyofpakistan.com/maulana-shaukat-ali], [http://indianprofiles.blogspot.in/2007/04/maulana-shaukat-ali.html]</ref>

| [[Sushila Chain Trehan]] || 1923 || 2011 || LeadingAn activist, she was a leading member of [[Arya Samaj]] whoand also fought for women's rights.

| [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] || 1856 || 1920 || OneA ofnationalist, thehe firstcampaigned and strongest advocates offor [[Swaraj]] ("self-rule") and a strong radical of Indian consciousness.

| [[Bipin Chandra Pal]] || 1858 || 1932 || MemberA nationalist, he was a founding member of the [[SwarajSwadeshi movement]].

| [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] || 1865 || 1928 || MemberA nationalist, he was a founding member of [[Swaraj]]the Swadeshi movement.

| [[Alekh Patra]] || 1923 || 1999 || MemberA of [[Congress]]nationalist, [[sarvodaya]],he whowas participatedjailed infor theburning freedoma movementpolice at the age of 18station.

| [[Accamma Cherian]] || 1909 || 1982 || PopularlyAn knownactivist, asshe thewas Jhansinamed Raniacting president of [[the Travancore]]. State Congress while the leadership were jailed.

| [[Rosamma Punnoose]] || 1913 || 2013 || Indian independenceAn activist, politicianshe andcampaigned lawyerfor independence.

| [[Titusji]] || 1905 || 1980 || OneAn ofactivist, he was among the 78 marchers selected by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] to take part in the 1930 [[DandiSalt March]].

| [[George Joseph (Kerala)]] || 1887 || 1938 || A [[lawyer]] and [[Indian independenceAn activist]]., Onehe ofled the earliest and among the most prominent [[Syriannon-cooperation Christians of Kerala|Syrian Christians from Keralamovement]] toin join the freedom struggleMadurai.

| [[T. V. Thomas]] || 1910 || 1977 || One of the first generation [[Trade unions in India|trade union leaders]] in Kerala and was actively involved in the [[Indian independence movement]].{{relevance inline|date=September 2020|It is a very minor note in the subject's article, does not appear notable for inclusion on this list – otherwise this list would quickly become cluttered.}}

| [[Madhusudan Das]] || 1848 || 1934 || A well-known leader from the [[Christianity in Odisha|Christian community in Odisha]], popularly known as "Utkal Gourab". He was the first graduate and advocate of [[Odisha]].{{relevance inline|date=September 2020|How is he an independence activist? Needs citation.}}

| [[Kali Charan Banerjee]] || 1847 || 1907 || A talented orator and representative of the [[Bengali Christians|Bengali Christian]] community.politician, Hehe joinedregularly addressed the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1885 and regularly addressed the Congress's annual sessions in moulding the policy of national movement.{{relevance inline|date=September 2020|How is he an independence activist?}}

| [[Sukhdev Thapar]] || 15 May 1907 || 23 March 1931 || An IndianA revolutionary., Ahe was a senior member of theHSRA Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, heand participated in several actions alongsidebefore Bhagathis Singh and Shivaram Rajguru, and was hanged by the British authorities on 23 March 1931execution.

| [[Shivaram Rajguru]] || 24 August 1908 || 23 March 1931 || An IndianA revolutionary from Maharashtra, knownhe mainlywas foran hisHSRA involvementmember inand the assassination ofassassinated a British Raj police officer. He also fought for the independence of Indiaoficer.

|[[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]] || 27 June 1838 || 8 April 1894 || IndianA novelist from Naihatinationalist, Kolkata,he poet and journalist. He was the composer ofwrote ''[[Vande Mataram,]]'' originallywhich ininspired Sanskritmany stotra personifying India as a mother goddessactivists and inspiringbecame activiststhe duringnational thesong Indianof Independence MovementIndia.

|[[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] || 25 May 1899|| 29 August 1976|| IndianA Novelistnationalist, andhe Poetcalled fromfor revolution in his poetic works and Churuliapublications.

|[[Diwan Gulab Rai]] || || 10 February 1858|| Supporter of King Bakhtawar Singh Rathore. Freedom fighter of 1957.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

|[[Chiman Lal]] || || 10 February 1858|| Supporter of King Bakhtawar Singh Rathore. Freedom fighter of 1957.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

|[[Bashir Ullah Khan]] || || 10 February 1858|| Supporter of King Bakhtawar Singh Rathore. Freedom fighter of 1957.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

|[[Tara_Rani_Srivastava|Tara Rani Srivastava]] || unknown|| unknown|| TaraAn Raniactivist, Srivastavashe was an Indian freedom fighter, and part of Mahatma Gandhi'sthe Quit India Movement in 1942movement.