List of Freedom Fighters of India: The British East India Company ruled India for nearly a century from 1757 until 1857. The Indian struggle for independence gained momentum in 1857 during the Indian Rebellion, also known as the First War of Independence or Sepoy Mutiny, led by figures like Mangal Pandey. Notable leaders such as Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Nana Saheb, Tatya Tope, Kunwar Singh, Man Singh, Bakht Khan, Begum Hazrat Mahal, and many others joined forces to fight against British colonialism.
India remained under British rule from 1857 to 1947. During these years, numerous freedom fighters devoted their lives to the struggle for independence. In the early 1900s, Bal Gangadhar Tilak pioneered a campaign promoting Indian goods while boycotting British products.
Mahatma Gandhi initiated a strike against the Rowlett Act in 1919, and Lala Lajpat Rai protested the Simon Commission in 1928. Bhagat Singh famously bombed the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi, participating in various revolutionary acts against British rule. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 and the Quit India Movement in 1942. All the efforts of these freedom fighters culminated in India gaining independence on 15 August 1947. Below is a detailed list of Freedom Fighters of India.
List of Freedom Fighters of India
On 15 August 2022, India celebrated its 75th Independence Day, themed "Nation First, Always First". Prime Minister Modi announced the Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav and the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, which ran from 13 August to 15 August 2022. Below is the list of Indian Freedom Fighters along with their notable contributions.
| Name of Freedom Fighter | Notable Activities |
|---|---|
| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Father of the nation Civil rights activist in South Africa Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha Non-violence Civil disobedience Quit India movement |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | Father of the Constitution First Law Minister of India |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | First President of the Republic of India Leader from Bihar |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Key participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India Movement Unified India |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Prominent freedom fighter First Prime Minister of India |
| Bhagat Singh | Leading revolutionary figure |
| Rani Gaidinliu | Naga spiritual and political leader |
| Pingali Venkayya | Designer of the Indian National Flag |
| Rani Laxmi Bai | Prominent figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Veerapandiya Kattabomman | 18th-century Tamil chieftain who resisted British sovereignty Captured and executed on 16 October 1799 |
| Mangal Pandey | A central figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Bakht Khan | Participated in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Chetram Jatav | Independence supporter during 1857 revolt |
| Bahadur Shah Zafar | Last Mughal Emperor and leader during the Rebellion of 1857 |
| Begum Hazrat Mahal | Significant role in the uprising of 1857 |
| Asaf Ali | Integral to the Indian National Movement |
| Ashfaqulla Khan | Involved in the Kakori conspiracy |
| Manmath Nath Gupta | Participated in the Kakori conspiracy |
| Rajendra Lahiri | Associated with the Kakori conspiracy |
| Sachindra Bakshi | Part of the Kakori conspiracy group |
| Ram Prasad Bismil | Leader of the Kakori conspiracy |
| Roshan Singh | Kakori conspiracy participant |
| Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee | Member of the Kakori conspiracy |
| Annie Besant | Pioneer of the Home Rule Movement |
| Bagha Jatin | Involved in the Howrah-Shibpur conspiracy case |
| Kartar Singh Sarabha | Key figure in the Lahore conspiracy |
| Basawon Singh (Sinha) | Associated with the Lahore conspiracy case |
| Senapati Bapat | Leader of the Mulshi Satyagraha |
| Bhikaji Cama | Unfurled the Indian flag at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907 |
| Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi | Founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |
| Tirupur Kumaran | Founded the Desa Bandhu Youth Association |
| Lakshmi Sahgal | Officer in the Indian National Army |
| Parbati Giri | Known as the Mother Teresa of Western Orissa |
| Kanneganti Hanumanthu | Involved in the Palnadu Rebellion |
| Shyamji Krishna Varma | Established the Indian Home Rule Society and the Indian Sociologist publication in London |
| Alluri Sitarama Raju | Led the Rampa Rebellion (1922-1924) |
| Sucheta Kriplani | Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Founder of All India Mahila Congress in 1940 Recited Vande Mataram in the Constituent Assembly on 15th August 1947 |
| Bhavabhushan Mitra | Involved in the Ghadar Mutiny |
| Chandra Shekhar Azad | Reorganized the Hindustan Republican Association into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | Two-time elected President of the Indian National Congress Key military leader of the Indian National Army (INA) |
| Chittaranjan Das | A leader in the Non-cooperation Movement from Bengal and founded the Swaraj Party |
| Prafulla Chaki | Involved in the Muzaffarpur killing |
| Khudiram Bose | Linked to the Muzaffarpur incident |
| Madan Lal Dhingra | Killed Curzon Wyllie |
| Surya Sen | Mastermind behind the Chittagong Armoury raid |
| Vinayak Damodar Savarkar | Prominent figure of Hindu Mahasabha and framed the Hindu Nationalist ideology |
| Rash Behari Bose | Key member of the Indian National Army |
| Subodh Roy | Leader of the Tebhaga movement |
| Ubaidullah Sindhi | Key participant in the Silk Letter Conspiracy |
| Tanguturi Prakasam | First Chief Minister of the new Andhra state formed after the partition of the Madras State on linguistic lines. |
Indian Freedom Fighters Names List
Here is a comprehensive list of notable Freedom Fighters who bravely resisted British rule in their quest for independence.
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Kunwar Singh
- Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Tantia Tope
- K. M. Munshi
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Bhagat Singh
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Nana Sahib
- Chandra Shekhar Azad
- C. Rajagopalachari
- Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah
- Ashfaqulla Khan
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Ram Prasad Bismil
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Rani Lakshmi Bai
- Bipin Chandra Pal
- Chittaranjan Das
- Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Mangal Pandey
- Sukhdev
Indian Freedom Fighters List PDF
You can download the list of Freedom Fighters of India from 1857 to 1947 in PDF format through the following link.
State Wise List of Freedom Fighters Pension Under SSY
You can also download the name-wise and state-wise PDF list of freedom fighters eligible for receiving pensions under the Samman Pension Scheme (SSY) from the following link.
For additional reading:
All Presidents of India List from 1950 to 2022 with Tenure
