Indian heroes of independence - a thread.

The modern day conservative Indian mocks the struggle our country had to endure to regain independence from one of the cruelest regimes the world has ever seen.

Surya Sen
1894 -1934
Popularly known as ‘Master da’, a leading revolutionary in the Indian independence struggle against the British. He is well-renowned for his leading role in the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid where he led a group to raid the police armoury. He was hanged by

Matangini Hazra
1869 -1942
Matangini Hazra was a revolutionary in Indian independence who fought for upholding Gandhian principles. Part of the Quit India Movement, she led a procession to seize Tamluk Police Station. The police opened fire at the crowd, causing fatal injury.

Bagha Jatin
1879-1915
Jatindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin, played a crucial role in India’s freedom movement. With a dream of saving his motherland from the clutches of British rule, the revolutionary led the Jugantar party in Bengal.

Pingali Venkayya
1876- 196
Freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya was an ardent follower of Gandhiji’s ideals. Known for his knowledge in geology and agriculture, it was his design on which  the Indian national flag is biase upon.

Tirot Sing Syiem
1802-1835
A freedom fighter chief of Nongkhlaw kingdom in Khasi Hills, Tirot Sing Syiem bravely fought with the British forces. He gave a nod to British officer David Scott for construction of a road through his kingdom before he was aware of British intentions

Pritilata Waddedar
1911-1932
Pritilata Waddedar was a school teacher and a prominent leader of the anti-British movement in Chittagong. As a member of Surya Sen’s revolutionary group, she *led the armed attack* on Pahartali European Club on September 23, 1932.

Rani Gaidinliu
(1915-1993)
Born in Manipur, Rani Gaidinliu was a prominent figure known for her armed resistance against the British Raj. In 1932, the British forces declared her as a ‘terrorist’ for her involvement in the war against them.

Khudiram Bose
1889- 1908
Born at Medinipur in West Bengal, Khudiram Bose was among the youngest martyrs of India’s freedom struggle against the British. At just 15, he had joined Anushilan Samiti and took part in several revolutionary activities against British Raj.

Ashfaqulla Khan
1900-1927
Ashfaqulla Khan was a freedom fighter who fought against the British forces. He was born in Shahjahanpur. After the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 when Mahatma Gandhi decided to withdraw the movement,  Ashfaqulla was not happy.

Alluri Sitarama Raju
1924
Born in Andhra Pradesh, Alluri Sitarama Raju gave his life for the cause of India’s Independence movement. Through the 1882 Madras Forest Act, the British imposed its restrictions on the free movement of tribal people in the forest.

Jatindra Nath Das
1904-1929
Jatindra Nath Das was an Indian revolutionary who took part in Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-cooperation movement. He later joined the Anushilan Samiti. Born in Kolkata, he was known as a bright student.

Hemu Kalani
(1923-1943)
Born in Sindh, Hemu Kalani was a freedom fighter and one of the prominent student leaders of Quit India Movement in 1942 . In order to curb the movement in Sindh, British troops were sent on train to Sindh.

Durgawati Devi
1907-1999
Durgawati Devi was actively engaged in the armed revolution against the British rule in India. She was an active member of the revolutionary group “Naujawan Bharat Sabha”.