List of Indian independence activists
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This is a listing of people who campaigned against or are considered to have campaigned against colonial rule on the Indian sub-continent.
The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of philosophies to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a variety of methods.
Activists
| Name | Birth | Death | Activity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maruthu Pandiyar | 15 December 1748 | 1801 October 24 | First to issue a proclamation of independence from the colonial British rule | |
| Gomdhar Konwar | --- | ---- | Declared Independence of Assam from British rule but latter arrested and prisoned | |
| Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 1856 July 23 | 1920 August 1 | First leader of the Indian Independence Movement | |
| V. O. Chidambaram Pillai | 1872 September 5 | 1936 November 18 | wrote many fiery songs kindling patriotism and nationalism during Indian Independence movement | |
| Subramania Bharati | 1882 December 11 | 1921 September 11 | First leader of the Indian Independence Movement | |
| Khudiram Bose | 1889 December 3 | 1908 August 11 | The Muzaffarpur killing | |
| Chandra Shekhar Azad | 1906 July 23 | 27 February 1931 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Ram Prasad Bismil | 1897 June 11 | 19 December 1927 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Bhagat Singh | 1907 September | 23 March 1931 | Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929 | |
| Udham Singh | 1899 December 26 | 31 July 1940 | Shooting in Caxton Hall | |
| Hemu Kalani | 1923 March 23 | 21 January 1943 | Sabotage of Railway Track | |
| Ashfaqulla Khan | 1900 October 22 | 19 December 1927 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Sachindra Bakshi | 1904 December 25 | 23 November 1984 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Manmath Nath Gupta | 1908 February 7 | 26 October 2000 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Vasudev Balwant Phadke | 1845 November 4 | 17 February 1883 | Deccan Rebellion | |
| Anant Laxman Kanhere | 1891 | 1910 April 19 | Shooting of British Officer Jackson | |
| Krishnaji Gopal Karve | 1887 | 1910 April 19 | Shooting of British Officer Jackson | |
| Ganesh Damodar Savarkar | 1879 13 June | March 16, 1945 | Armed movement against the British | |
| Vinayak Damodar Savarkar | 1883 May 28 | 26 February 1966 | Father of Hindu Nationalism | |
| Bagha Jatin | 1879 December 7 | 10 September 1915 | The Howrah-Sibpur conspiracy case, Hindu–German Conspiracy | |
| Batukeshwar Dutt | 1910 November 18 | July 20, 1965 | Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929 | |
| Sukhdev Thapar | 1907 May 15 | 23 March 1931 | Central Assembly Bomb Case 1929 | |
| Shivaram Rajguru | 1908 August 24 | 23 March 1931 | Murder of a British police officer, J. P. Saunders | |
| Roshan Singh | 1892 January 22 | 19 December 1927 | Kakori Conspiracy, Bamrauli Action | |
| Pritilata Waddedar | 1911 May 5 | 23 September 1932 | Pahartali European Club attack | |
| Jatindra Nath Das | 1904 October 27 | 13 September 1929 | Hunger strike and Lahore conspiracy case | |
| Durgawati Devi | 1907 October 7 | 15 October 1999 | Running the bomb factory 'Himalayan Toilets' | |
| Bhagwati Charan Vohra | 1904 July 4 | 28 May 1930 | Philosophy of Bomb | |
| Madan Lal Dhingra | 1883 September 18 | 17 August 1909 | Curzon Wyllie's assassination | |
| Alluri Sitarama Raju | 1897 | 7 May 1924 | Rampa Rebellion of 1922 | |
| Kushal Konwar | 1905 | 15 June 1943 | Train sabotage Sarupathar | |
| Surya Sen | 1894 March 22 | 12 January 1934 | Chittagong Armoury Raid | |
| Ananta Singh | 1903 December 1 | 25 January 1979 | Chittagong armoury raid | |
| Sri Aurobindo | 1872 August 15 | 5 December 1950 | Alipore Bomb Case | |
| Rash Behari Bose | 1886 May 25 | 21 January 1945 | Indian National Army | |
| Ubaidullah Sindhi | 1872 March 10 | August 22, 1944 | Silk Letter Conspiracy | |
| Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee | 1895 | 1969 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Baikuntha Shukla | 1907 | May 14, 1934 | Assassination of Phanindra Nath Ghosh, a government Approver | |
| Ambika Chakrabarty | 1892 | 6 March 1962 | Chittagong armoury raid | |
| Badal Gupta | 1912 | 8 December 1930 | Attack at Writers Building | |
| Dinesh Gupta | 1911 December 6 | 7 July 1931 | Attack at Writers Building | |
| Benoy Basu | 1908 September 11 | 13 December 1930 | Attack at Writers Building | |
| Rajendra Lahiri | 1901 | 1927 December 17 | Kakori Conspiracy | |
| Barindra Kumar Ghosh | 1880 January 5 | 18 April 1959 | Alipore Bomb Case | |
| Prafulla Chaki | 1888 December 10 | 1908 | The Muzaffarpur killing | |
| Ullaskar Dutta | 1885 April 16 | May 17, 1965 | Alipore Bomb Case | |
| Hemchandra Kanungo | 1871 | 1951 | Alipore Bomb Case | |
| Basawon Singh (Sinha) | 1909 March 23 | 7 April 1989 | Lahore conspiracy case | |
| Bhavabhushan Mitra | 1881 | 27 January 1970 | Ghadar Mutiny | |
| Bina Das | 1911 August 24 | 26 December 1986 | Attempted to Assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson | |
| Kalpana Datta | 1913 July 27 | 1995 February 8 | Indian Independence Movement also part of the Chittagong Armoury Raid Planning |
