Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
records written
Modern era
Ram Manohar Lohia
March 23, 1910 – October 12, 1967
Indian politician (1910–1967)
Modern era
Achyut Patwardhan
February 5, 1905 – August 5, 1992
Indian activist (1905–1992)
Modern era
Jogendra Nath Mandal
January 29, 1904 – October 5, 1968
Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of Pakistan
Modern era
Master Tara Singh
June 24, 1885 – November 22, 1967
Sikh political and religious leader (1885–1967)
Modern era
Sarat Chandra Bose
September 6, 1889 – February 20, 1950
Indian Bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950)
Modern era
Bagha Jatin
December 7, 1879 – September 10, 1915
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915)
Modern era
Jatindra Nath Das
October 27, 1904 – September 13, 1929
Indian independence movement activist
Modern era
Batukeshwar Dutt
November 18, 1910 – July 20, 1965
Indian revolutionary (1910-1965)
Modern era
Sukhdev Thapar
May 15, 1907 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
Modern era
Shivaram Rajguru
August 24, 1908 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionist (1908–1931)
Modern era
Durgawati Devi
October 7, 1907 – October 15, 1999
Indian revolutionary (1907-1999)
Modern era
Kartar Singh Sarabha
May 24, 1896 – November 16, 1915
Indian revolutionary (1896-1915)
Modern era
Sohan Singh Bhakna
1870 – 1968
Sikh revolutionary (1870–1968)
Modern era
Lala Har Dayal
October 14, 1884 – March 4, 1939
Indian revolutionary (1884–1939)
Modern era
Rash Behari Bose
May 25, 1886 – January 21, 1945
Indian independence activist (1886–1945)
Modern era
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
April 3, 1893 – February 7, 1942
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Prafulla Chaki
1888 – 1908
British Indian Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Kanailal Dutta
August 30, 1888 – November 10, 1908
British Indian Bengali revolutionary (1888-1908)
Modern era
Benoy Basu
September 11, 1908 – December 13, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Badal Gupta
1912 – December 8, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Dinesh Gupta
December 6, 1911 – July 7, 1931
Bengali revolutionary (1911-1931)
Modern era
Pritilata Waddedar
May 5, 1911 – September 23, 1932
British Indian Bengali woman freedom fighter (1911–1932)
Modern era
Kalpana Datta
July 27, 1913 – February 8, 1995
Indian revolutionary and politician (1913-1995)
Modern era
Bina Das
August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986
Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Modern era
Matangini Hazra
October 19, 1870 – September 29, 1942
Martyr of India's Independence Movement
Modern era
Kanaklata Barua
December 22, 1924 – September 20, 1942
Indian freedom fighter from Assam (1924-1942)
Modern era
Aruna Asaf Ali
July 16, 1909 – July 29, 1996
Indian independence activist (1909-1996)
Modern era
Usha Mehta
March 25, 1920 – August 11, 2000
Indian freedom fighter (1920–2000)
Modern era
Madan Lal Dhingra
September 18, 1883 – August 17, 1909
Indian revolutionary (1883–1909)
Modern era
Vanchinathan
1880 – June 17, 1911
Indian independence activist
Modern era
Bhai Parmanand
November 4, 1876 – December 8, 1947
Indian politician (1876–1947)
Modern era
Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
1888 – November 16, 1915
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Taraknath Das
June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1958
Indian revolutionary (1884–1958)
Modern era
Alluri Sitarama Raju
July 4, 1897 – May 7, 1924
Indian tribal leader and revolutionary (1897–1924)
Modern era
Komaram Bheem
October 22, 1901 – October 19, 1940
Indian tribal leader (1901-1940)
Sidhu Murmu
Indian political activist and writer
Modern era
Shah Nawaz Khan
January 24, 1914 – December 9, 1983
Army General and Member of parliament (1914-1983)
Modern era
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
March 18, 1914 – February 6, 2006
Officer in the Indian National Army (1914-2006)
Modern era
Lakshmi Sahgal
October 24, 1914 – July 23, 2012
Officer in the Indian National Army (INA) and former presidential candidate of India
Modern era
Abid Hasan
June 11, 1911 – April 5, 1986
Indian National Army officer
Modern era
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
September 1, 1924 – January 11, 2021
Indian independence activist and politician
Modern era
Ganesh Ghosh
June 22, 1900 – October 16, 1994
Indian independence activist, politician (1900-1994)
Modern era
Ananta Singh
December 1, 1903 – January 25, 1979
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Babu Genu
January 1, 1908 – December 12, 1930
Indian independence activist
Modern era
Azimullah Khan
1830 – 1858
Afghan revolutionary, man behind the Indian War of Independence
Early Modern era
Bakht Khan
1797 – 1859
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Nana Sahib
May 19, 1824 – 1859
Indian rebel (1824–1859)
Modern era
Rao Tula Ram
December 9, 1825 – September 23, 1863
Indian revolutionist (1825–1863)
Modern era
Jhalkaribai
November 22, 1830 – 1858
Koli warrior
Modern era
Avantibai
1831 – March 20, 1858
Indian Freedom Fighter
Modern era
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
September 5, 1872 – November 18, 1936
Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, entrepreneur and writer (1872–1936)
Modern era
Rani Gaidinliu
January 26, 1915 – February 17, 1993
Indian independence activist (1915–1993)
Modern era
Indulal Yagnik
February 22, 1892 – July 17, 1972
Indian independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)
Modern era
Ravishankar Maharaj
February 25, 1884 – July 1, 1984
Indian independence activist and social activist
Early Modern era
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
January 3, 1760 – October 16, 1799
Indian activist (1760-1799)
Early Modern era
Puli Thevar
1715 – 1767
Indian historical figure
Early Modern era
Dheeran Chinnamalai
April 17, 1757 – July 31, 1805
KonguNadu chieftain, Indian Freedom Fighter, Revolutionist (1757-1805)
Early Modern era
Velu Nachiyar
January 3, 1730 – December 25, 1796
Indian queen and freedom fighter
Kuyili
Indian revolutionary
Early Modern era
Sangolli Rayanna
August 15, 1796 – January 26, 1831
Indian freedom fighter