Lala Lajpat Rai

Born: January 28, 1865 - Dhudike (Punjab), Martyrdom: November17, 1928 Achievements: Popularly known as Lala Lajpat Rai; Founded the Indian Home League Society of America; became Congress President in 1920. Lala Lajpat Rai was one of the foremost leaders who fought against British rule in India. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari (Lion of the Punjab). Lala Lajpat Rai was born on January 28, 1865 in village Dhudike, in present day...

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Lal Bahadur Shastri

Born: October 2, 1904 – RamNagar (UP), Died: January 10, 1966 Achievements: Played a leading role in Indian freedom struggle; became Parliamentary Secretary of Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant, the then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh; became the Minister of Police and Transport in Pant's Cabinet; appointed as the Railways and Transport Minister in the Central Cabinet; also held the portfolios of Transport & Communications, Commerce and...

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Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Born: December 3, 1884 - Ziradei (Bihar), Died: February 28, 1963 Achievements: First President of independent India; President of the Constituent Assembly; President of Congress in 1943 and 1939. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of independent India. He was the President of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution. He had also served as a Cabinet Minister briefly in the first Government of independent India....

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Born: November 14, 1889 – Allahabad , Died: May 27, 1964 Achievements: Took active part in Non-Cooperation Movement; elected President of the Allahabad Municipal Corporation in 1924, and served for two years as the city's chief executive; Presided over Congress' annual session in Lahore in 1929 and passed a resolution demanding India's independence; elected as Congress President in 1936, 1937, and 1946; became first Prime Minister of independent...

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Born: July 23, 1856 - Chikhli, Died: August 1, 1920 Achievements: Considered as Father of Indian National Movement; Founded “Deccan Education Society” to impart quality education to India's youth; was a member of the Municipal Council of Pune, Bombay Legislature, and an elected 'Fellow' of the Bombay University; formed Home Rule League in 1916 to attain the goal of Swaraj. Bal Gangadhar Tilak is considered as Father of Indian National...

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Neta Jee--Subhas Chandra Bose

Born: January 23, 1897, Cuttack - Died: August 18, 1945 Achievements: Passed Indian Civil Services Exam; elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939; formed a new party All India Forward block; organized Azad Hind Fauj to overthrow British Empire from India. Subhas Chandra Bose, affectionately called as Netaji, was one of the most prominent leaders of Indian freedom struggle. Though Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru have garnered...

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Chandra Shekhar Azad

Born: July 23,1906 - Allahabad - Martyrdom: February 27, 1931 Achievements: Involved in Kakori Train Robbery (1926), the attempt to blow up the Viceroy's train (1926), and the shooting of Saunders at Lahore (1928) to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpatrai; formed Hindustan Socialist Republican Association with fellow compatriots Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru. Chandrashekhar Azad was a great Indian freedom fighter. His fierce patriotism...

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Sardar Bhagat Singh

Born: September 28, 1907 - Martyrdom: March 23, 1931 Achievements: Gave a new direction to revolutionary movement in India, formed 'Naujavan Bharat Sabha' to spread the message of revolution in Punjab, formed 'Hindustan Samajvadi Prajatantra Sangha' along with Chandrasekhar Azad to establish a republic in India, assassinated police official Saunders to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, dropped bomb in Central Legislative Assembly along...

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Mahatma Gandhi

Born: October 2, 1869 - Martyrdom: January 30, 1948. Achievements: Known as Father of Nation; played a key role in winning freedom for India; introduced the concept of Ahimsa and Satyagraha. Mahatma Gandhi popularly known as Father of Nation played a stellar role in India's freedom struggle. He is born in a Bania family in Kathiawar, Gujarat; and his real name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (M.K. Gandhi). The title Mahatma came to be...

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About Great Indians People

India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It has attained all-round socio-economic progress during the last 67 years of its Independence. As the 7th biggest country in the world, India standard apart from the rest of Asia, tagged off as it is by mountains and the sea, which gives the country a separate geographical entity. Impounded by the Great Himalayas in the north,...

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