Lawyers and Indian Freedom Movement against British Rule
1. Lal LajPat Rai, Bal Gangaddhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal
Lala Lajpat Rai, from undivided Punjab, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, from Maharashtra and Bipin Chandra Pal from what was then united Bengal, had come together to advocate the Swadeshi movement.
2. Gobind Bhallabh Pant
Govind Ballabh Pant played important role in independence movement against the British Raj. Together with Pandit Badri Durr Pande, he started a weekly paper called ‘Shakti’.
He became the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was in the office from 26 January 1950 to 27 December 1954.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
An influential leader in the Indian independence movement and political heir of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru became the nation’s first prime minister in 1947.
4. Madan Mohan Malviya
‘Bharat Ratna’ Madan Mohan Malaviya was a veteran Indian statesman, educationist and independence activist. Founder of BHU.
5. Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru was an Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress.
6.Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel played an important role in India’s struggle for freedom. He organised peasants of Kheda, Bardoli and other parts of Gujarat and launched non-violent Civil Disobedience Movement in Gujarat, against the payment of raised tax, levied by the British government.
He was a man of courage and determination and in the true sense the ‘Iron Man of India’.
7. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr Rajendra Prasad was the first president of independent India. His life has been truly inspiring for all Indians.
8. Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi is father of Nation. He was lead many movement againt British Rule.
Gandhi’s birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence.
Even a book of thousands of page won’t be enough to describe his contribution of lawyers and people in Indian freedom movement.
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