Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani who opposed the separatist ideology of the All India Muslim League.
Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani, who fought not only against the British for freedom but also against the separatists who wanted
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Barkatullah Bhopali, who formed the ‘Government of India in Exile’ with Raja Mahendra Pratap
Barkatullah Bhopali (1854-1927) who dedicated his whole life to armed struggle for the liberation of his motherland from the clutches of the British, formed the ‘Government of India in Exile’ with Raja Mahendra Pratap, as its President and Barkathulla as the Prime Minister
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Begum Anees Kidwai : Freedom Fighter Who Chronicled The Lives Of Women During Partition.
Begum Anees Kidwai (1906–1982) was a writer, an activist and a politician from Uttar Pradesh. She worked towards peace and the rehabilitation of the victims of India’s bloody partition, and spent a majority of her life in service of the newly independent India. Sh
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Abdul Ghafoor : Who followed the path of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose for liberating the mother land.
Abdul Gafoor, who worked for the harmony between Hindus and Muslims, which he believed was essential for the liberty
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Rafi Ahmed Kidwai : Who was next to the Prime Minister Nehru.
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, who stood as an answer to the big question ‘Who was next to Nehru for the post of Prime Minister of India?’, was born to Imtiaz Ali Kidwai and Rashi-ul-Nisa, in Masouli village of Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh on 18 February 1894.
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Abbas Tyabji : Hero of Salt Satyagraha
Under the leadership of Abbas Tyabji in Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi successfully implemented several experiments in the national movement.
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Shaukat Malik of Indian National Army : the first ever Indian to hoist the Tricolour on Indian soil.
Colonel Shaukat Ali Malik, who was honoured by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with ‘Sardar-e-Jung’ for his gallantry shown in the
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Major General Shah Nawaz Khan : the General of Indian National Army
Major General Shah Nawaz Khan, who was one of the Generals in the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj), was born on 24 January 1914 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. His father Tikka Khan was a high-ranking official in the British Indian Army.
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Abid Hasan Safrani: Person who initiated the title ‘Netaji’ to Subhash Chandra Bose
Abid Hasan Safrani: Meet Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s comrade, who coined the slogan ‘Jai Hind’
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Titu Mir, Great Indian freedom fighter and a peasant leader.
Syed Mir Nisar Ali was so courageous that he even informed the East India Company officials and police about his attacks in advance. His courageous approach attracted the poor towards him.
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Haji Shariatullah : the Great Bengali Muslim Reformer who waged Movement against East India Company.
The Farazi movement was active for about half a century and later it continued to influence the freedom movement for another half a century. Haji Shariatullah, the guiding light of the Farazi movement, passed away in 1839.
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Saifuddin Kitchlew: the freedom fighter who is hailed as the hero of Jallianwala Bagh
Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew, hailed as the ‘Hero of Jallianwala Bagh’, was born on 15 January 1888 in Faridkot in Punjab state.
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Tipu Sultan, the ‘Tiger of Mysore’, was a great visionary who exposed the expansionist designs of the British imperial forces.
Tipu Sultan, the ‘Tiger of Mysore’, was a great visionary who exposed the expansionist designs of the British imperial forces and gave a clarion call to his fellow countrymen and native rulers to unite and fight against the East India Company.
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Hyder Ali, who is famously known as ‘the Nepoleon of South India’ for his relentless fighting against the conspiracies of the East India Company
Hyder Ali, who is famously known as ‘the Napoleon of South India’ for his relentless fighting against the conspiracies of the East India Company
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Shaheed Faqeer Rahmat Ali: Great Freedom Fighter of India who was Hanged
The Judge, Mr. Roe, sentenced all Ghadr revolutionaries to be hanged. Shaheed Faqeer Rahmat Ali was hanged in Montgomery Jail in March, 1915
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad : Great Freedom Fighter & first education minister of India.
After independence, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad became the first education minister and implemented creative and constructive programs and schemes in the educational arena. During the Indian Freedom Struggle and even in the post-independent era, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad longed for harmony between Hindus and Muslims till he breathed his last on 22 February 1958.
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Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari: A Medical Practitioner who became the President of Congress
When Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1927 at the invitation of Mahatma Gandhi, he spent all of his wealth on the Indian National Congress activities, which left him almost bankrupt.
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Shoyabullah Khan: Great Freedom Fighter who sacrificed his life for Democracy and Communal Harmony
Shoyabullah Khan sacrificed his life for Democracy and Communal Harmony. He supported the People’s Movement for the merger of Hyderabad state into the Indian Union
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Hajara Beebi Ismail : A Great women Freedom Fighter of India
Moreover, Hajara Beebi Ismail donated her family’s own land to ‘Kavuru Vinayashram’ to keep the promise made by her husband. Even after the demise of her husband, she followed his ideals.
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Rahmatullah Mohammad Sayani, The Great Indian Freedom Fighter
When Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was campaigning against the Indian National Congress, he powerfully countered the campaign.
Rahmatullah Mohammad Sayani appealed to the Muslims to join the Indian National Congress and pleaded that they could have the right to get their share in the collective wealth only when they joined the collective movements.
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