2. FIGHT OF INDIA TO INDEPENDENCE
English East India Company settled at India in
southern by the permission of Jahangir. These
Britishers came as traders and soon expanded their
hands to politics and became a strong government
and rulers but later queen victoria took their rights
and made it government company and now British
government directly ruled the southern Bengal none
Nawabs stood and they created there puppet
ministers and ruled on Bengal. The war for
Independence broke out in 1857 in Meerut. Revolts
begin against the British and they were not able to
suppress them hence British took step towards war
decided to rule on India.
3. ROLE OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS IN WAR FOR
INDEPENDENCE
Freedom Fighters played important role in war
against British. Indian renaissance also begin and it
motivated and united all Indians for war. These
renaissance thinkers were called as the freedom
fighters and they supported for victory against British.
Today in this ppt we will discuss about all of them.
4. M
AHATMA
G
ANDHI
Popularly called
Bapu, Gandhi
introduced the
doctrine of non-
violence in India.
According to
him,
independence
was to be
achieved
through a
combination of
non-violent
movement and
non-co-operation
with the British.
The historic
Non-
Cooperation
movement,
Dandi March
and the Quit
India movement
were all started
under his
leadership.
5. S
UBHASH
C
HANDRA
BOSE
se disagreed
with the ideals of
non-violence
promoted by
Gandhi, instead
of believing that
only armed
revolt could oust
the British from
India. The
founder of the
Forward Bloc, he
escaped the
eyes of the
British to
ultimately reach
Germany during
the second world
war. He raised
the Indian
National Army
(INA) and with
Japanese help,
was able to free
a portion of
Indian territory
from the British
in Manipur, but
was ultimately
defeated due to
Japanese
surrender to the
British.
6. S
ARDAR
VALLABHAI
PATEL
He was one of the
most influential
leaders of Gujarat,
who organized
peasant
movements against
the British based
on Gandhi’s ideals
of non-violence.
One of the first
congress leaders to
have accepted the
British plan of
partition for India,
he is remembered
for his role in
integrating the
princely states into
the dominion of
India. His efforts
led to the
integration of
around 562 princely
states. After
independence, he
served as the first
home minister and
deputy prime
minister of India.
7. J
AWAHRLAL
NEHRU
Nehru was one of
the most renowned
barristers and was
known for his
intellectual
capabilities which
soon made him one
of the greatest
politicians India had
ever seen. Nehru,
under the approval
of Gandhi, his
mentor, rose to
become one of the
most dominant
figures in Indian
politics from the
1930s onwards.
Nehru, after much
deliberations,
accepted the
partition proposal
for India in 1947
and took oath as
the First Prime
Minister of India
after attaining
independence.
8. L
AL
BAHADUR
SHASTRI
He was one of
the most
proactive Indian
freedom fighters
who participated
in various
movements such
as the Quit India
movement, Civil
Disobedience
movement and
other
satyagrahas led
by Mahatma
Gandhi. Lal
Bahadur Shastri
was incarcerated
by the British for
considerable
periods during
his lifetime. Post
attaining
independence,
he first became
the Home
Minister and
later was made
the Prime
Minister of India
in the year 1964.
9. B
HAGAT
SINGH
He was involved in a
plot in 1928 to
assassinate James
Scott, a British police
superintendent to
exact revenge for the
death of Lala Lajpat
Rai. The plot failed
when they mistakenly
killed another young
police officer and
Singh fled to Lahore
to escape from
punishment. The
following year, he,
along with his
associates hurled a
bomb at the Central
Legislative Assembly
in Delhi in protest
against the
implementation of the
Defence of India Act
and surrendered to
the police. This great
Indian freedom
fighter was
sentenced to death
by hanging by the
British, and executed
at the age of only 23
10. D
ADABHAI
NAOROJI
In the years
1886, 1893 and
1906, Dadabhai
Naoroji had the
privilege of
presiding over
the annual
sessions of the
Indian National
Congress. This
later led to the
nationalist
movement in
India. His
popular writings
include the
article named
Poverty and Un-
British Rule in
India (1901). In
this article, he
was of the
strong belief and
opinion that
India was taxed
at a very high
rate and all of
India’s wealth
was being
drained to
England.
11. T
ANTIA
T
OPE
Tantia Tope
was one of the
famous
revolutionaries
of the
Rebellion of
1857. Born in
1814, he led
his soldiers to
fight against
the dominance
of British rule.
He made
General
Windham
leave Kanpur
and helped
Rani Lakhsmi
Bai reinstating
Gwalior.
12. B
IPIN
C
HANDRA
P
AL
Bipin Chandra
Pal was a
revolutionary
born in 1858
during the
Biggest
revolution
against the
British Army.
He was a
significant part
of the Indian
National
Congress and
encouraged the
abandonment
of foreign
goods. He
formed a trio
with Lala Lajpat
Rai and Bal
Gangadhar
Tilak to be
known as Lal-
Bal-Pal where
they executed
several
revolutionary
activities.
13. L
ALA
R
AJPAT
R
AI
Famously known
as Punjab Kesari,
he was one of the
extremist members
of the Indian
National Congress.
He formed a trio
with Bipin Chandra
Pal and Bal
Gangadhar Tilak to
be known as Lal-
Bal-Pal where they
executed several
revolutionary
activities. He led
the Punjab Protest
against the
Jallianwala Incident
and Non-
Cooperation
Movement. He
fought against the
Simon Commission
Protest and lost his
life because of a
lathi charge by the
Britishers
14. B
AL
GANGADHAR
TILAK
Famously
known for his
quote, ‘Swaraj
is my
Birthright. He
published
several
rebellious
newspapers
and built
schools to
defy British
Rule. He was
the third
member of the
Lal-Bal-Pal
along with
Lala Lajpat
Rai and Bipin
Chandra Pal.
15. A
SHFAQULLA
K
HAN
Ashfaqulla Khan
became
acquainted with
Ram Prasad
Bismil. He was
one of the main
conspirators in
the Chauri
Chaura incident,
which took place
in Gorakhpur. He
was a strong
advocate of
independence
and wanted the
British to leave
India at any cost.
Ashfaqulla Khan
was a popular
freedom fighter,
known for his
true friendship
with Bismil, was
sentenced to
death for the
Kakori train
robbery
16. R
ANI
L
AKSHIMI
B
AI
She was one
of the most
fierce
members of
the Revolution
of 1857. She
inspired many
women across
the country to
fight for the
freedom of
India and to
date inspires
several women
to fight for their
rights. She
defended her
palace with her
newborn child
in the year
1858 which
was invaded
by the British
Forces.
17. B
EGUM
H
AZRAT
M
AHAL
One of her
biggest
contributions to
the freedom
struggle was
uniting Hindus
and Muslims to
come together as
one force to fight
the British. She
proved her mettle
as a leader. She
even played an
important role in
encouraging and
motivating
women to step
out of their
homes and join
the struggle for
independence.
She believed that
women could do
anything in the
world, fight any
battle and come
out as winners.