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  2. Indian independence movement - Wikipedia

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    The Indian textile industry also played an important role in the freedom struggle of India. The merchandise of the textile industry pioneered the Industrial Revolution in India and soon England was producing cotton cloth in such great quantities that the domestic market was saturated, and the products had to be sold in foreign markets.

  3. Revolutionary movement for Indian independence - Wikipedia

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    The Revolutionary movement for Indian Independence was part of the Indian independence movement comprising the actions of violent underground revolutionary factions. Groups believing in armed revolution against the ruling British fall into this category, as opposed to the generally peaceful civil disobedience movement spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi.

  4. List of Indian independence activists - Wikipedia

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    He was the preeminent leader of nonviolent civil disobedience and led the final struggle of India to independence. Maulana Mazharul Haque: He was an educator, lawyer, independence activist and freedom fighter of the Indian National Movement. A stamp was issued in his honour by the Indian Postal Service in 1981 and in 1998. Mithuben Petit

  5. Swadeshi movement - Wikipedia

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    The Indian National Congress used this movement as arsenal for its freedom struggle and ultimately on 15 August 1947, a hand-spun Khadi tricolor Ashoka Chakra Indian flag was unfurled at Princess Park near India Gate, New Delhi by Jawaharlal Nehru. [4] The government's decision to partition Bengal was made in December 1903. The official reason ...

  6. Jai Hind - Wikipedia

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    Jai Hind (Hindi: जय् हिन्द्, IPA: [dʒəj ɦɪnd]) is a salutation and slogan that originally meant "Victory to Hindustan", [1] and in contemporary colloquial usage often means "Long live India" [2] or "Salute to India".

  7. History of India (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    The violence was stopped by early September owing to the co-operative efforts of both Indian and Pakistani leaders, and especially due to the efforts of Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of the Indian freedom struggle, who undertook a fast-unto-death in Calcutta and later in Delhi to calm people and emphasise peace despite the threat to his life.

  8. Honorary titles of Indian leaders - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of honorary titles given to various Indian leaders during Indian independence struggle ... (Hindi/Sanskrit) ... "Brave Freedom Fighter" . " ...

  9. Swaraj - Wikipedia

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    India is a member of the British-organized Commonwealth of Nations. India successfully practices a democracy with regular elections inspired by western countries. Following Gandhi independent India worked to increase the status of women, who became citizens with the franchise and the right to divorce.