Subhas Chandra Bose and India ’s Struggle for Independence By Andrew Montgomery When one thinks of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and early 1940s‚ two figures most readily come to mind: Mahatma Gandhi‚ the immensely popular and "saintly" frail pacifist‚ and his highly respected‚ Fabian Socialist acolyte‚ Jawaharlal Nehru. Less familiar to Westerners is Subhas Chandra Bose‚ a man of com parable stature who admired Gandhi but despaired at his aims and methods‚ and who became
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important movements towards the complete independence of India‚ releasing it from any ties with Britain. He ordered his fellow Indians to turn the other cheek‚ and though Britain has been in control for over two centuries‚ to do everything in their power to be independent. Gandhi’s methods included strikes and banning British imports. Somehow‚ he believed Britain would eventually see no use in violence and listen to Indian demands. His first movement was known as the Non- cooperation movement where
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February 13‚ 1879 in Hyderabad National Movement Sarojini Naidu was moved by the partition of Bengal in 1905 and decided to join the Indian freedom struggle. She met regularly with Gopal Krishna Gokhale‚ who later introduced her to the stalwarts of the Indian freedom movement. She met Mahatma Gandhi‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ C. P. Ramaswami Iyer and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. With such an encouraging environment‚ Sarojini later moved on to become leader of the Indian National Congress Party. She traveled
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Rajiv Dixit was an Indian scientist‚ orator‚ and a leader of the modern Swadeshi movement in India. He started social movements in order to spread awareness among the people on various topics of Indian national interests through the Swadeshi Movement‚ Azadi Bachao Andolan‚ and various other works.[1] He served as the National Secretary of Bharat Swabhiman Andolan‚ which was started by Yog Rishi Swami Ramdev[2] He was a strong believer and preacher of Bharatiyata.[3] He had also worked for spreading
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1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚ is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu in India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km Dandi Salt
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Patel was a famous lawyer but gave up his practice in order to fight for the freedom of the country. After independence he became the deputy PM of India and played an important role the integration of India by merging numerous princely states with the Indian Union. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the firebrand freedom fighters of India. He gave the slogan- "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it". To serve the cause of freedom and countrymen Tilak founded schools and published
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Political party | Indian National Congress | Spouse(s) | Kamala Kaul | Children | Indira Gandhi | Alma mater | Trinity College‚ Cambridge Inns of Court | Profession | Barrister | Religion | None[1][2][3] | Signature | | Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindustani: [ˈdʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru] ( listen); 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian
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Rosa Parks is considered the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott. She was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Parks was an African-American civil rights activist. She took part in the Montgomery bus boycott a mass protest against the Montgomery bus system in Alabama. In 1956‚ the Supreme Court declared that the segregation in buses were unconstitutional. The event related to Rosa Parks took place on December 1st‚ 1955‚ when she refused to give
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numerous movements advocating for a change in government. One nation that experience these changes in government is India. The movement in India was led by Mohandas Gandhi. The desire for a change in government could potentially have negative and positive impacts. Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of civil disobedience in India. Before the independence movement in India began‚ India was a British Colony since the 1760s. Prior to British imperialism and colonialism in India‚ many Indians hand craft
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the previous conquerors. Through laws and administrative‚ economic and fiscal policies‚ the British government in England and Company’s administration in India used their powers to the advantage of British manufacturers and to the detriment of the Indian socio-political and economic fabric. The gradual “development of underdevelopment’ has been traced through the three stages of British Colonialism by R. R Dutta in his classic work “India Today”. Phases of Economic Policy in India 1600-1757: The
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