Freedom Fighters of India 1857-1947 their Names and Contribution. This table provides a snapshot of pivotal figures in India’s quest for independence and nation-building.
Highlighting their essential contributions—from revolutionary leaders and political visionaries to key activists—these individuals played crucial roles in shaping India’s path to freedom and its emergence as a sovereign nation. Their efforts and sacrifices laid the foundation for modern India’s identity and governance.
Name |
Key Contributions |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Father of the Nation, Civil rights activist in South Africa, Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha, Non-violence, Civil disobedience, Quit India movement |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | Father of the Constitution, First Law Minister of India |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | First President of India, Leader of Bihar |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Active in Civil Disobedience and Quit India movements, Role in unification of India |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | First Prime Minister of India |
| Bhagat Singh | Influential revolutionary, Youngest revolutionary leader |
| Rani Gaidinliu | Naga spiritual and political leader |
| Pingali Venkayya | Designer of the Indian National Flag |
| Rani Laxmi Bai | Leader in Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Veerapandiya Kattabomman | 18th-century Tamil chieftain, Fought against British East India Company, Hanged in 1799 |
| Mangal Pandey | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Bakht Khan | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Chetram Jatav | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Bahadur Shah Zafar | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Begum Hazrat Mahal | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Asaf Ali | Indian National Movement |
| Ashfaqulla Khan | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Manmath Nath Gupta | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Rajendra Lahiri | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Sachindra Bakshi | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Ram Prasad Bismil | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Roshan Singh | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee | Kakori Conspiracy |
| Annie Besant | Home Rule Movement |
| Bagha Jatin | Howrah-Shibpur Conspiracy case |
| Kartar Singh Sarabha | Lahore Conspiracy |
| Basawon Singh (Sinha) | Lahore Conspiracy case |
| Senapati Bapat | Leader of the Mulshi Satyagraha |
| Bhikaji Cama | Unfurled Indian flag at Stuttgart International Socialist Conference, 1907 |
| Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi | Founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |
| Tirupur Kumaran | Founder of Desa Bandhu Youth Association |
| Lakshmi Sahgal | Officer in Indian Army |
| Parbati Giri | Known as Mother Teresa of Western Orissa |
| Kanneganti Hanumanthu | Palnadu Rebellion |
| Alluri Sitarama Raju | Rampa Rebellion (1922-1924) |
| Sucheta Kriplani | First female Chief Minister of UP, Founder of All India Mahila Congress, Sang Vande Mataram in 1947 |
| Bhavabhushan Mitra | Involved in Ghadar Movement |
| Chandra Shekhar Azad | Reorganized Hindustan Republican Association into Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | Twice President of Indian National Congress, Leader of INA (Indian National Army) |
| Chittaranjan Das | Leader in Non-Cooperation Movement, Founder of Swaraj Party |
| Prafulla Chaki | Involved in Muzaffarpur killing |
| Khudiram Bose | Involved in Muzaffarpur killing |
| Madan Lal Dhingra | Assassinated Curzon Wyllie |
| Surya Sen | Mastermind of Chittagong Armoury Raid |
| Pritilata Waddedar | Pahartali European Club attack |
| Rash Behari Bose | Leader in Indian National Army (INA) |
| Shyamji Krishna Varma | Founder of Indian Home Rule Society, India House, and The Indian Sociologist in London |
| Subodh Roy | Involvement in Tebhaga Movement |
| Tanguturi Prakasam | First Chief Minister of Andhra State |
| Ubaidullah Sindhi | Engagement in Silk Letter Conspiracy |
| Vasudev Balwant Phadke | Deccan Rebellion |
| Vinayak Damodar Savarkar | Leader of Hindu Mahasabha, Formulator of Hindu Nationalist Philosophy |
