Patriot and intellectual, Acharya Kripalani was a Gandhian all his life and a critic of the establishment.Born in 1888 in an upper class family in Hyderabad, he had his education in Karachi. He made a mark even as a student leader. He was professor of English and History at the Muzzaffarpur College in Bihar for […]
Jayaprakash Narayan was a freedom fighter and political leader. Popularly called JP, Narayan played a pivotal role in the Quit India movement and earned a lot of fame and respect for this. During the Quit India Movement too in 1942, JP was at the helm of the agitation.Born on 11 October, 1906, Jayaprakash was a
Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and one of the strongest leaders of the independence movement. Through his leadership, independent India went on to become one of the more industrialized nations.Jawaharlal Nehru was born into a wealthy Kashmiri Brahmin family on the 14th of November, 1989 at Allahabad. He studied at Harrow School
Maulana Hasrat Mohani (real name Syed Fazl ul Hasan) was born at a place called Mohan in U.P in 1875. He was a romantic poet of Urdu, parliamentarian and a courageous freedom fighter of the sub-continent.Being a bright student right from his childhood, he topped the state level examination. After that he completed his studies
Hakim Ajmal Khan was a noted Indian freedom fighter, renowned physician and educationalist. He was the founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi. Hakim Ajmal Khan was born in 1863 in Delhi. Khan studied the Quran and traditional Islamic knowledge, before studying medicine at home, under the tutelage of his relatives. After launching himself
The first chief minister of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi (1890-1950), was an eminent Indian freedom fighter. He was an avid supporter of Gandhiji and non-violence. He was most instrumental during 1946-47, when he worked day and night to prevent the inclusion of the significantly Hindu dominated Assam into East Pakistan that nurtured a majority of Muslims.Gopinath
Gokhale was born on May 9, 1886. Supported by his elder brother and sister-in-law, Gokhale managed an education at Rajaram High School in Kolhapur. Due to his respect for his brother and a recognition of the compassion with which he was treated, Gokhale learned the value of self-sacrifice to avoid asking for more material support.
Govind Ballabh Pant was born on August 30, 1887 in Shyahi Devi hills in Almora district of Uttarakhand. His mother’s name was Govindi. His father, Manorath Pant, was constantly on the move. Govind was brought up by his grandfather, Badri Dutt Joshi, who played a prominent part in molding the youngster’s views. Govind greatly respected
Dinesh Gupta was born on 6 December 1911 in the village of Josholong in Munshiganj District, now in Bangladesh. While studying in Dhaka College, Dinesh joined Bengal Volunteers—a group organised by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1928 , at the occasion of Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. Soon the Bengal Volunteers transformed itself to
Dadabhai Naoroji helped lay the foundation of India’s contemporary freedom struggle. At a time when the East India Company had systematically dismantled the nationalistic co- operation between the princely states of India, rose to prominence Dadabhai Naoroji, a peerless patriot who defined the modern Indian freedom struggle Dadabhai was born on September 4th, 1825 to
Chandrashekhar Azad was born on July 23,1906 in Badarka (Unnao) in U.P. Earlier he was Chandrasekhar Tiwari, but after a court incident he became famous as Azad. Chandrasekhar Azad’s parents were Pandit Sita Ram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He received his early schooling in Bhavra District Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh). For higher studies he went to
Popularly known as ‘Rajaji,’ C. Rajagopalachari, the first Indian Governor General of India, was an ardent patriot, a pioneering social reformer, incisive thinker, profound scholar and author. He was also an eminent statesman and able administrator. He personified the ideal of simple living and high thinking. In the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, “Rajaji represents fundamentally
Chittranjan Das was born on November 5, 1870 in Calcutta. Das descended from a family of ‘vaidyas’ or physicians. His father, Bhuben Mohan Das, was a lawyer and journalist. His mother’s name was Nistarini Devi.After school, Das entered the Presidency college. He excelled at English but did poorly in Mathematics. Das developed a keen interest
Born on November 7, 1858, in a village in Sylhet (now Banglagdesh), of well-to-do parents, Pal had to cut short his education at the Intermediate stage. He came under the influence of eminent Bengali leaders of his time such as Keshab Chandra Sen and Pandit Sivanath Sastri. He was imprisoned for six months on the
Bidhan Chandra Roy was born on July 1, 1882, at Bankipore in Patna, Bihar. His father Prakash Chandra was an Excise Inspector. Bidhan was the youngest of five children and was greatly influenced by the simplicity, discipline and piety of his parents. His parents inculcated in him the idea of service by taking care of