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Bal Gangadhar Tilak (pronunciation ⓘ; born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak [3] [4] (pronunciation: [keʃəʋ ɡəŋɡaːd̪ʱəɾ ʈiɭək]); 23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), endeared as Lokmanya (IAST: Lokamānya), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist.
Mangal Pandey (died 8 April 1857) was an Indian soldier who played a key role in the events that led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which resulted in the dissolution of the East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj through the Government of India Act 1858. He was a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry.
Tilka Manjhi was born as Jabra Pahadia, into a Santhal [a] family on 11 February 1750 in a small village called Tilakpur located in present-day Sultanganj, Bihar.His name,Tilka, meaning "person with angry red eyes" in Pahadia language was given due to his fierce nature.
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 ...
Pandit Nayanuram Sharma also known as Nainuram Sharma was an Indian freedom fighter from Kota, Rajasthan. He played a significant role in the Indian independence movement , contributing to various revolutionary activities and inspiring many in the region.
The India House was the beginning of a number of noted Indian revolutionaries and nationalists, most famously V. D. Savarkar, as well as others of the like of V.N. Chatterjee, Lala Har Dayal, V. V. S. Iyer, The house came to the attention of Scotland Yard's work against Indian seditionists, as well as the focus of work for the nascent Indian ...
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.
Umabai was inspired to join the Indian independence movement by the procession of Bal Gangadhar Tilak's funeral on August 1st, 1920. [5] [6] When Mahatma Gandhi announced the Non-Cooperation Movement on September 4th, 1920, Umabaial, her brother Raghurama Rao, and husband Sanjeeva Rao decided to begin taking part in the movement. [7]