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Key Figures in Indian Independence
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Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule, employing nonviolent civil disobedience.
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence.
Subhas Chandra Bose
Leader who advocated for immediate and full independence through revolutionary means, even collaborating with Axis powers during WWII.
Bhagat Singh
Revolutionary freedom fighter known for his dramatic violent acts against British authorities and his execution at a young age.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Key leader in the Constituent Assembly of India, responsible for the integration of hundreds of princely states into the Indian Union.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, championed the rights of the marginalized and worked extensively to abolish caste discrimination.
C. Rajagopalachari
Last Governor-General of India and also first Indian to occupy this office; a leader in the Indian independence movement.
Sarojini Naidu
Poet and freedom fighter, the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and to be appointed an Indian state governor.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
A young leader of the Indian National Congress, advocated for secularism and Hindu-Muslim unity in the struggle for independence.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Played a significant role in the freedom struggle and assumed the role of the Prime Minister of India after Nehru's death.
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