Heroes of India's Independence

Scholars, rulers, revolutionaries, journalists, poets, and reformers who helped shape India's struggle for freedom.

Muzaffar Ahmad

5 August 1889 – 18 December 1973
National MovementCommunist Leader, Kakori Conspirator, Freedom Fighter

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

13 May 1905 – 11 February 1977
National MovementFreedom Fighter, Fifth President of India

Haider Ali

1720 – 7 December 1782
Pre-1857Ruler of Mysore, Military Commander

Syed Ameer Ali

6 April 1849 – 3 August 1928
Early NationalistJurist, Historian, Political Leader

Maulana Shaukat Ali

10 March 1873 – 26 November 1938
National MovementKhilafat Movement Leader, Freedom Fighter

Maulvi Liaquat Ali

1820 – 17 May 1892
1857Leader of the 1857 Rebellion in Allahabad

Asaf Ali

11 May 1888 – 2 April 1953
National MovementCongress Leader, India's First Ambassador to USA

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari

25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936
National MovementPhysician, Congress President, Nationalist Leader

Maulana Mansoor Mian Ansari

1884 – 11 January 1946
National MovementScholar, Silk Letter Conspirator, Congress Activist

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958
National MovementScholar, Journalist, First Education Minister

Maulana Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni

30 December 1898 – 20 July 1970
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Leader

Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur

1867 – 1919
Early NationalistCongress Leader, Jurist, Educationist

Azizun Bai

1832 – Unknown
18571857 Revolutionary, Soldier

Maulvi Muhammad Baqir

1780 – 16 September 1857
1857Journalist, Editor of Delhi Urdu Akhbar, 1857 Martyr

Syed Ahmad Barelvi

29 November 1786 – 6 May 1831
Pre-1857Revolutionary Leader

Bi Amma (Abadi Bano Begum)

1850 – 13 November 1924
National MovementFreedom Fighter, Mother of the Ali Brothers

Syed Ataullah Shah Bukhari

23 September 1892 – 21 August 1961
National MovementReligious Scholar, Orator, Majlis-e-Ahrar Leader

Maulana Shafi Daudi

1875 – 1949
National MovementCongress Leader, Journalist, Social Reformer

Mufti Kifayatullah Dehlavi

1875 – 31 December 1952
National MovementGrand Mufti of India, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Leader

Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi

1746 – 1824
Pre-1857Islamic Scholar, Issued Dar-ul-Harb Fatwa

Shah Ismail Dehlvi

26 April 1779 – 6 May 1831
Pre-1857Scholar, Revolutionary, Co-leader at Balakot

Maulana Mahmud Hasan Deobandi

1851 – 30 November 1920
Pre-1857 to National MovementScholar, Silk Letter Movement Leader

Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi

1826 – 11 August 1905
1857Co-founder of Darul Uloom Deoband, Revolutionary

Maulana Mazharul Haque

22 December 1866 – 2 January 1930
National MovementCongress Leader, Home Rule Activist, Educationist

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

9 December 1880 – 9 December 1932
National MovementFeminist Writer, Educationist, Social Reformer

AK Fazlul Huq

26 October 1873 – 27 April 1962
National MovementPrime Minister of Bengal, Krishak Praja Party Leader

Dr. Zakir Hussain

8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969
National MovementEducationist, Congress Leader, Third President of India

Syed Hussain

1888 – 1949
National MovementJournalist, Freedom Fighter, Diplomat

Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim

1889 – 1968
National MovementFreedom Fighter, Minister, Constituent Assembly Member

Allama Muhammad Iqbal

9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938
National MovementPoet, Philosopher, Political Thinker

Hajara Beebi Ismail

Unknown – 1994
National MovementFreedom Fighter, Quit India Movement Activist

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar

10 December 1878 – 4 January 1931
National MovementJournalist, Khilafat Leader

Karamat Ali Jaunpuri

1800 – 1873
Pre-1857 to 1857Islamic Scholar, Anti-Colonial Reformer

Maulana Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri

1867 – 1921
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Reformer, Khilafat Activist

Maulana Rahmatullah Kairanwi

1818 – 1 May 1891
1857Scholar, Debater, Anti-Colonial Activist

Maulana Inayat Ahmad Kakorvi

1813 – 1886
1857Islamic Scholar, 1857 Rebel Leader, Kalapani Prisoner

Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri

26 November 1875 – 28 May 1933
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Hadith Master, Anti-Colonial Activist

Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi

1797 – 19 August 1861
1857Scholar, Revolutionary, Poet

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988
National MovementFrontier Gandhi, Social Reformer

Ashfaqulla Khan

22 October 1900 – 19 December 1927
Revolutionary MovementRevolutionary, Poet

Hakim Ajmal Khan

11 February 1868 – 29 December 1927
National MovementPhysician, Educator, Congress President

Bakht Khan

1797 – 1859
1857Commander-in-Chief of Rebel Forces, Delhi

Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

19 January 1873 – 27 November 1956
National MovementJournalist, Poet, Political Leader

Peer Ali Khan

1812 – 7 July 1857
1857Revolutionary, Bookseller, Martyr

Ghulam Masum Khan

1800 – 20 November 1831
Pre-1857Commander-in-Chief of Titu Mir's Forces, 1831 Rebel

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

18 February 1894 – 24 October 1954
National MovementCongress Leader, Minister, Social Reformer

Saifuddin Kitchlew

15 January 1888 – 9 October 1963
National MovementBarrister, Congress Leader, Peace Activist

Maulana Habibur Rehman Ludhianvi

1892 – 2 September 1956
National MovementJamiat Ulema-e-Hind Leader, Congress Activist

Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani

6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Congress Leader, Anti-Partition Advocate

Begum Hazrat Mahal

1820 – 7 April 1879
1857Queen of Awadh

Begum Zeenat Mahal

1817 – 17 July 1886
1857Mughal Queen, 1857 Rebellion Leader

Maulana Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali

1878 – 31 January 1926
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Khilafat Movement Leader

Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki

1817 – 1899
1857Islamic Scholar, Sufi Saint, 1857 Rebel Leader

Maulana Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

25 August 1888 – 27 August 1963
National MovementMathematician, Khaksar Movement Leader

Yusuf Meherally

23 September 1903 – 2 July 1950
National MovementSocialist Leader, Mayor of Bombay, Freedom Fighter

Syed Mir Nisar Ali (Titu Mir)

1782 – 19 November 1831
Pre-1857Peasant Leader, Revolutionary

Mohsinuddin Ahmed (Dudu Miyan)

1819 – 1862
1857Peasant Leader, Faraizi Movement Leader

Hasrat Mohani

1 January 1875 – 13 May 1951
National MovementPoet, Revolutionary, Communist Leader

Nishat-un-Nisa Begum Hasrat Mohani

1885 – 1937
National MovementFreedom Fighter, Khilafat Activist, Women Leader

Vakkom Moulavi

28 December 1873 – 31 October 1932
National MovementSocial Reformer, Journalist, Educationist

Maulana Syed Sulaiman Nadwi

22 November 1884 – 22 November 1953
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Historian, Biographer

Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi

1832 – 15 April 1880
1857Founder of Darul Uloom Deoband, Revolutionary

Maulana Shibli Nomani

3 June 1857 – 18 November 1914
Early NationalistIslamic Scholar, Historian, Educationist

Maulana Inayat Ali Sadiqpuri

1794 – 1858
Pre-1857 to 1857Sadiqpur Resistance Leader, Anti-Colonial Commander

Maulana Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri

December 1852 – 13 October 1927
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Hadith Master, Anti-Colonial Activist

Dr. Khan Sahib

1883 – 9 May 1958
National MovementCongress Leader, Chief Minister of NWFP

Maulana Abul Muhasin Sajjad

1880 – 23 November 1940
National MovementScholar, Congress Leader, Communal Harmony Advocate

Maulana Mohammad Ismail Sambhali

1895 – 1968
National MovementScholar, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Leader

Maulana Habibur Rahman Sani

1893 – 4 October 1973
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Leader

Kulsum Sayani

21 October 1900 – 27 May 1987
National MovementGandhian Freedom Fighter, Social Worker, Literacy Activist

Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi

1900 – 2 August 1962
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Congress Leader, Anti-Partition Activist

Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah

1787 – 5 June 1858
1857Revolutionary Leader, Military Commander

Haji Shariatullah

1781 – 1840
Pre-1857Religious Reformer, Founder of Faraizi Movement

Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi

10 March 1872 – 21 August 1944
National MovementScholar, Revolutionary, Silk Letter Conspirator

Maulana Azad Subhani

1885 – 22 December 1957
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Khilafat Movement Activist

Tipu Sultan

1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799
Pre-1857Ruler of Mysore

Maulvi Muhammad Jafar Thanesari

1838 – 1905
1857Scholar, 1857 Rebel, Silk Letter Conspirator

Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi

19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Author, Khilafat Movement Supporter

Haji Sahib Turangzai

1858 – 9 December 1937
National MovementFrontier Reformer, Freedom Fighter

Badruddin Tyabji

10 October 1844 – 19 August 1906
Early NationalistFirst Muslim President of INC

Bahadur Shah Zafar

24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862
1857Last Mughal Emperor, Symbol of 1857 Uprising