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Bhagat Singh Born:  September 27, 1907  Place of Birth:  Village Banga, Tehshil Jaranwala, District Lyallpur, Punjab (in modern day Pakistan) Parents:  Kishan Singh (father) and Vidyavati Kaur (mother) Education:  D.A.V. High School, Lahore; National College, Lahore  Associations:  Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Hindustan Republican Association, Kirti Kisan Party, Kranti Dal. Political Ideology:  Socialism; Nationalism; Anarchism; Communism Religious Beliefs:  Sikhism (childhood and teen); Atheism (youth) Publications:  Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse, The Jail Notebook And Other Writings, Ideas of a Nation  Death:  Executed on March 23, 1931 Memorial:  The National Martyrs Memorial, Hussainwala, Punjab Bhagat Singh is considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of Indian Nationalist Movement. He became involved with numerous revolutionary organizations and played an im...

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SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a great patriot and brave freedom fighter of the India. He was a symbol to the nationalism and vibrant patriotism. Every children of India knows about him and his inspiring works for the freedom of India. He was born to the Indian Hindu family in Cuttack, Orissa on January 23 rd  in 1897. His early schooling was completed to his hometown however he did his matriculation from Presidency College, Kolkata and graduation in Philosophy from Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta. Later he went to England and passed the Indian Civil Service Examination with 4th position. He was very disappointed with the miserable conditions of the other countrymen because of the bad and cruel behaviour by the Britishers. He decided to join the nationalist movement instead civil service to help people of India through freedom of India. He was influenced a lot with patriot Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and later elected as Mayor of Kolkata...

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Shahu of Kolhapur Shahu (also known as   Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj   or   Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj )   GCSI   GCIE   GCVO (June 26, 1874 – May 6, 1922) of the   Bhosle   dynasty, was   Raja   (reign. 1894 – 1900) and   Maharaja   (1900-1922) of   Indian   princely state   of   Kolhapur Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj also known as Rajarshi Shahu was considered a true democrat and social reformer.   First Maharaja of the princely state   of Kolhapur , he was an invaluable gem in the history of Maharashtra. Greatly influenced by the contributions of social reformer Jyotiba Phule, Shahu Maharaj was an ideal leader and able ruler who was associated with many progressive and path breaking activities during his rule. From his coronation in 1894 till his demise in 1922, he worked tirelessly for the cause of the lower caste subjects in his state. Primary education to all regardless of caste and creed was o...

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B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar   (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as   Baba Saheb , was an Indian jurist,   economist ,   politician   and   social reformer   who inspired the   Dalit Buddhist Movement   and campaigned against social   discrimination   against   Untouchables   ( Dalits ), while also supporting the rights of women and   labour .   He was Independent India's first   law minister , the principal architect of the   Constitution of India   and a founding father of the   Republic of India . Ambedkar was a prolific student, earning   doctorates   in economics from both   Columbia University   and the   London School of Economics , and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law, economics and   political science . In his early career he was an economist, professor, and lawyer. His later life was marke...

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Rani of Jhansi Lakshmibai , the   Rani of Jhansi   (   pronunciation  ( hel p · inf o ) ; 19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858 was the queen of the   princely state   of   Jhansi   in North   India   currently present in Jhansi district in   Uttar Pradesh , India. ]   She was one of the leading figures of the   Indian Rebellion of 1857   and became a symbol of resistance to the   British Raj   for Indian nationalists. Rani Lakshmibai was born on 19 November 1828in the holy town of   Varanasi   into a   Marathi   Brahmin   family. She was named Manikarnika and was nicknamed Manu.   Her father was Moropant Tambe   and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai). Her parents came from   Maharashtra   and was cousin of   Nana Sahib . Her mother died when she was four years old. Her father worked for a court   Peshwa   of   Bithoor district ...