Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of the Indian independence movement and apostle of non-violence.
The Indian Independence Movement(1885 – 1947)
The struggle for freedom from the founding of Congress to 1947.
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Key Figures
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of independent India.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Statesman who integrated the princely states into the Indian union.
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose
Nationalist leader who led the Indian National Army against British rule.
The Struggle for Freedom
p>From the founding of the Indian National Congress in 1885 to independence in 1947, the freedom movement combined constitutional politics with mass mobilization. Under Gandhi's leadership, campaigns of non-violent civil disobedience — Non-Cooperation, the Salt March and Quit India — turned the struggle into a mass movement that ended British rule.</p>
Facts at a glance
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