Eternal India Encyclopedia

Eternal India encyclopedia

FREEDOM MOVEMENT

independence led agitation for a separate Sikh state; edited the monthly ‘ Sant Sepai ’, died in 1967.

Chittagong republican army , to liberate Chittag- ong, installed a revolutionary government at Chit- tagong but one of his men betrayed him (1933); was hanged in 1934. Sheikh, Abdullah Mohd. (1905, Srinagar) President of the Muslim Conference (1932), All India States People’s Conference (1946); elected Chief Minister of the state (Jammu & Kashmir); was apostle of Hindu Muslim unity. Close associate of Bhagat Singh; took part in the shooting of J.P. Saunders, Asst. Superintendent of Police, Lahore, tried in the Lahore conspiracy case (1730) and executed (March 23, 1931) along with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev. Shivaram Rajguru (U.P.) Organised revolutionary activities in Punjab; close associate of Bhagat Singh; took part in shooting of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore (1928); died at Lahore Jail (1931) along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. Joined INC (1899); organised Allahabad District Peasants Committee (1918); associated with the Congress Committee of enquiry into Jallianwala Bagh massacre and atrocities (1919); participated in the No-tax campaign in UP(1930); became a member of Congress Working Committee, Karachi Ses- sion (1931); Member of the Constituent Assembly (1946), Loksabha (1952), Rajyasabha (1956); re- ceived Taridon Abhinadan Granth from the President of India, Rajendra Prasad in 1960 and Bharat Ratna in 1961; believed strongly in Hindu Muslim unity, opposed the partition of India; greatly influ- enced by Lalalajpat Rai, Madan Mohan Malavia and Vallabhbhai Patel. Participated in the meeting at Jallianwala Bagh, wounded, became an ardent Nationalist; vis- ited Europe, came to England (1937), killed Michael O' Dwyer while making speech at Caxton Hall, Lon- don. Tried at Old Bailey, awarded death sentence (31 st July 1940) exclaimed that he was not sorry for killing Dwyer, thus avenged the genocide of Jalli- anwala Bagh after 21 years. Tandon Purushottam Das (1882-1961) Udham Singh (1899-1940, Puivjab) Shukla, Ravi Shankar (1877-1959, Srinagar) Took part in non co-operation movement; was responsible for the formation of new state of Madhya Pradesh. Surender alias Dyal (Punjab)

Phadke, Vasudev (1845-1883, Maharashtra)

Built up an armed force comprising Ramoshi tribe; terrorised the British in 1879; sent to Aden and kept in inhuman conditions, died fasting (Feb. 17, 1883.)

Mathura Singh Dr. (Punjab)

Joined revolutionary movement and visited San Francisco (USA-1913) to work for the Ghadar party; worked at the secret head quarters of the revolutionary party in Amritsar; captured by the police, tried for treason and died on the gallows (March 1917). Published the joumal-Islamic Fraternity; worked in Japan against the British; joined the Ghadar Party in USA; helped in the establishment of Indian Independence Committee at Berlin; vis- ited Turkey to obtain help to remove British from India; died in exile 1927 (U.S.A). Mohd. Barakatullah (1864-1927, M.P)

Pillai, Chidambaram

Pioneer of Swadeshi movement; organised co-operative weaving mills; founded Swadeshi Steam Navigation Co; died in 1936.

Pillai, Dr. Champavarman (1891-1934, Kerala)

Founded the Indian National Party at Berlin

(1914).

Pingle, Vishnu Ganesh ( Poona)

Took active part in organising revolt within the armed forces; visited Meerut military canton- ment (1915); arrested in 1915 and charged with con- spiring to ‘create disaffection’ among the army, death sentence was awarded, died on the gallows at Lahore central jail (1915).

Mukherji, Jatindra Nath (Bagha) (1880-1915) Prominent leader of

revolutionary

movement in Bengal.

Ramachandran

Disciple of Gandhi; General secretary, All India Village Industries Association; participated in Salt Satyagraha and Quit India movement.

Munshi, Kanahiyalal Manaklal (1887, Gujarat)

Home Minister of Bombay (1937); elected to the Constituent Assembly; Food Minister at the Centre (1952); Governor of U.P. (1953-58); joined the Swatantra Party (1960); founded the Bharatiya VidyaBhavan (1938) Started a weekly ‘Shakti’ President of the UP Congress Committee (1927); participated in agitation against Simon Commission (1927) and injured for life; participated in individual Satyagraha; member of the Constituent Assembly of India; a forceful orator, man of action and nationalist; he was the union minister of Home Affairs till his death. First elected Indian President of Central Assembly; a qualified Barrister; joined Swaraj Party (1922); undertook lecture tour of USA (1932); went to Geneva to address the Assembly of League of Nations (1933), died in 1933. Joint editor of the Urdu journal ‘Bande Mataram’ under Lala Lajpat Rai; joined the Ghadar Party in California (USA); organised revolt among the Indian soldiers of the British Army stationed at Burma, Malaya and Singapore and tried for con- spiracy against the British, sentenced to death, died on the gallows at Mandalay jail in Burma (Feb. 10, Pant, Govind Ballabh (1887-1961, Almora) Patel, Vithalbhai (1871-1931, Bombay) Patwick, Sohanlal (1883-1916, Punjab)

Satyamurti S. (1889-1943, T.N.)

Member of the Madras Legislative Council (1923-30), Central Legislative Council (1933-42); Mayor of Madras (1941); took a leading part in the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930) and the Quit India movement (1942); died in detention (1943)

Satyanada Puri alias Prafulla Kumar Sen

Revolutionary activist against the British

rule; founded the Thai-Bhagat cultural lodge at Bangkok- (1940); worked for Indian freedom in south-east Asia. Satyapal (1885-1954, Amritsar) Led anti-Rowlatt Bill agitation; was the sec- retary and president of Punjab Congress.

Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar (1883-1966, Maharashtra)

One of the earliest revolutionaries; founded ‘Mitra Mandal’ , started ‘Free India Society’ at London.

Sayeed, Babu Genu (1908-1930, Poona)

Participated in the salt satyagraha. Died

while stopping truck laden with foreign cloth.

Sen, Surajaya (1894-1934, Chittagong)

Started secret revolutionary organisation; joined INC (1929); instrumental starting a secret