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Independence day special 15th August 2008 |
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Freedom Fighters
‘Free India’ was a dream of all Indians under the British rule.
Today as we freely move around in our country without anyone questioning or imposing
any kinds of restrictions on us we feel satisfied and contended. But this satisfaction
is due to the efforts taken by our freedom fighters to free our country from the
British rule. Its because of our freedom fighters that today we are enjoying are
freedom.
The pioneers of the freedom movement were Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi,
Mangal Pandey, Tantia Tope, Khudiram Bose
and the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi who introduced non-violent ways of fighting
the enemy. Other notable freedom fighters of India are Annie Besant,
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Shaheed
Bhagat Singh, Bipin Chandra Pal, Sukhdev,
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Chandrashekhar Azad,
Sarojini Naidu, Dadabhai Naoroji, Sucheta Kriplani
and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. There are endless number of men
and women other than the above list who daringly fought for India’s freedom.
Let's give them a tribute by restoring the respect for our nation and its system,
if you want to change the world start changing yourself. Vanda Mataram!
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Vallabbhai Patel
India's Man of Steel was born on 31 October,
1857, in Gujarat. He gave up his practise in order to fight for the freedom of the
country. He was sent to prision. As the Deputy Prime Minister of free India, he
became the architect of the integrity of India by merging of hundreds of princely
states with the Indian Union.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on 2nd October 1869, in Porbandar,
Gujarat. He was the most popular as well as the most influential political and spiritual
leaders of India. The Satyagraha movement, which led to India's independence, was
founded by Mahatma Gandhi only. In India, Gandhi is known as the 'Father of
the Nation' and his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday.
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897,
in Cuttack, Orissa. He was a fierce freedom fighter and a popular leader on the
political horizon in pre-independence India. Bose was elected the President of the
Indian National Congress in the year 1937 and 1939. He founded the Indian National
Army and raised the slogan- "Delhi Chalo" and "Tum Mujhe Khoon
Do main Tumhe Ajadi Doonga". For his anti- British remarks and activities,
Bose was jailed 11 times between 1920 and 1941. He was the leader of the youth wing
of the Congress Party.
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Jawahar Lal Nehru
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the important people, who
struggled for the freedom of India was born on November 14, 1889. He became the
first prime minister of free India. He was also the author of the famous book "Discovery
of India". J L Nehru was extremely fond of children and was fondly called "Chacha
Nehru". It was under his leadership that India embarked on the planned
pattern of economic development.
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Khudiram Bose
Khudiram Bose was born on December 3, 1889 in the village Medinipur of Bengal. He
was one among the youngest revolutionaries of India’s freedom struggle. He was one
of those brave men who challenged the British rule in their own style. At the age
of nineteen, he became a martyr, with "Vande Mataram" on his lips. |
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Madam Cama
Madam Cama was one of the greatest women freedom fighters of India and promoted
the cause of Indian freedom movement outside India. She was the one who first unfurled
India's flag at an international assembly. She discarded the life of luxury and
lived an exile- to serve the motherland.
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Rani Lakshmibai
Rani Laxmibai, popularly known as ‘Rani of Jhansi’ or ‘Rani Lakshmi Bai’, was born
on November 19, 1835 at Poona, Maharashtra. Rani Lakshmibai was one of the leading
warriors of India’s freedom struggle who laid an outstanding influence on the succeeding
women freedom fighters. She was a symbol of bravery, patriotism, self respect, perseverance,
generosity and resistance to British rule. Bravely fighting for India’ freedom,
she died on June 18, 1858. |
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