This document discusses several freedom fighters from India's independence movement that are not widely known. It provides brief biographies of four freedom fighters - Matangini Hazra, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Umaji Naik, and Bhikaiji Cama - who played important roles in movements like the Quit India Movement and the 1857 Rebellion but did not receive mainstream recognition. The document emphasizes the contributions of unsung heroes in the independence struggle.

1. NAME : HEMANTH TA
CLASS : 12 M1
TOPIC : UNFAMILIAR
FREEDOM FIGHTER

2. Our independence was hard fought. The
British ruled over our lands for a long time.
But then, there are heroes, aren't there?
There are always heroes. The ones who
stand up and fight. Some get the
spotlightThe ones who stand up and fight.
Some get the spotlight while some stay in
the dark and contribute just as

3.  much as the others. This bodies true for
India's freedom fighters as well. For those
who fought equally hard but never got any
share of the limelight, because they simply
never cared. Their only focus was seeing an
independent India. But as citizens of this
country, we should know about some of
them. Here are some freedom fighters you
probably haven't heard of:

4.  Hazra was part of the Quit India Movement and Non-
Cooperation Movement. During one procession, she
continued to advance with the Indian flag even after
being shot thrice. She kept shouting "Vande
Mataram" .
1. Matangini Hazra

5.  She was a vital part of the 1857 Indian Rebellion. After
her husband was exiled, she took charge of Awadh and
even seized control of Lucknow during the rebellion.
Later, Begum Hazrat had to retreat to Nepal, where
she died.

7.  As leader of the Mulshi Satyagraha, he got
the title of Senapati. He got the honour of
hoisting the Indian flag in Pune for the first
time after independence. He had been jailed
for public speaking as well as for vandalism,
after which he turned himself in because as
a satyagrahi, he was not supposed to follow
the path of violence.

8.  Few have heard of her, but when she was 33 years old,
she gained some prominence as she hoisted the Indian
National Congress flag during the Quit India
Movement at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay,
1942.

10.  Although there are numerous roads and buildings
named after her around the country, only few know
who she was and what she did. Not only was she a part
of the Indian Independence Movement, she was also a
figure for gender equality. She donated most of her
personal effects to an orphanage for girls. She also
unfurled the Indian flag at the International Socialist
Conference at Stuttgart in Germany, 1907.