Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born in a well-cultured Brahim family on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratangari‚ Maharashtra‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a multifacet personality. He is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He was a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ mathematics‚ astronomy and Hinduism. He had imbibed values‚ cultures and intelligence from his father Gangadhar Ramchandra Tilak who was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous teacher. At the age of 10‚ Bal Gangadhar went to Pune with his family as his father
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tradition. Mohandas Gandhi had many accomplishments throughout his 78 years of life. To briefly outline a few‚ Gandhi successfully accomplished to abjure from cardinal desires‚ to study law in London‚ to educate Indians in South Africa on their rights‚ oppose a bill that deprive Indians of their right to vote‚ and finally to continue fighting until the bitter end in defending his country and people’s rights to choose. Accomplishments in Gandhi’s life continued as he began a Satyagraha campaign in
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education in eminent institutions such as Scottish Church College ‚ Calcutta and Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University . In 1920‚ at the insistence of his parents‚ Bose appeared in the prestigious Indian Civil Service and secured the fourth place. During this period the civil disobedience movement called by Mahatma Gandhi was sweeping across the country and Bose resigned from the ICS in April 1921 to join his fellow countrymen in the freedom struggle. He joined the youth wing of the Congress
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Bhagat Singh‚ Indian Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh‚ the epitome of heroism‚ was a revolutionist during the Colonial Period in India. Bhagat Singh was well known for his admiration of martyrdom. Bhagat Singh was one of the most well known Indian freedom fighters and Indian revolutionaries and who contributed significantly in the Indian Freedom Struggle against the British. Singh was born in a family that was actively involved in revolutionary activities against the
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there has to be fear before there is courage. Gandhi turned his fear into courage and decided to try to make the world a better place and as a result India gained its independence. It took conquering his fears and being a courageous hero in a peaceful way to be the leader of Indian nationalism during British rule. Gandhi fought for Indian rights. Click any fact to locate it on the web. Click Wrong? to report a problem. Cancel Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was given the holy name Mahatma which means
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contributions are really inspirational and without him we will not be able to live in an independent India. Today I am going to talk about 3 contributions Sardar Patel made for my country. No. 1 Contribution for Farmers No.2 Contribution for Indian freedom struggle No.3 Contribution for Integrating numerous princely states According to yousigma.com biography of Vallabh bhai Patel. In 1918 heavy rains destroyed the crops in Kaira district and the farmers were distressed. The British Government
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The period from 1920 to 1947 had been described as the Gandhian Era in Indian Politics. During the period‚ Gandhi spoke the final word on behalf of the Indian National Congress in negotiating with the British Government for constitutional reforms‚ and for chalking out a programme for the national movement. Mahatma Gandhi led the national freedom struggle against the British rule. The most unique thing about this struggle was that it was completely nonviolent. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born
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Mahatma Gandhi was an anti-war activist and the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world. He was born on October 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbandar‚ India. He grew up worshiping the Hindu god Vishnu and following Jainism‚ an ancient Indian religion that espoused non-violence‚ fasting‚ meditation‚ and vegetarianism. At the age of 13‚ he married Kasturba Makhanji‚ in an arranged marriage. In his teenage years he
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(1889-1964) Indian nationalist leader and statesman fought for Indian independence from British rule for nearly three decades beginning in the late 1910s. He was deeply involved in the political opposition and was imprisoned numerous times for civil disobedience. The nationalist movement achieved its goal when India gained its freedom at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. Upon Britain’s withdrawal‚ Nehru became independent India’s first prime minister (1947-1964) and a leader of the Nonaligned Movement during
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Israel and Palestine has led to several Arab-Israeli wars and the conflict still continues. Timeline 1600-British East India Company is established. 1857-The Indian Mutiny or The First War of Independence. 1858-The India Act: power transferred to British Government. 1885-Indian National Congress founded by A. O. Hume to unite all Indians and strengthen bonds with Britain. 1905-First Partition of Bengal for administrative purposes. Gives the Muslims a majority in that state. 1906-All India Muslim
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