Unsung freedom fighters of India and their true stories

India’s unsung heroes who shaped our freedom with courage Anushree Gaikwad Mid-Day Lifestyle By Anushree gaikwad Published Aug 06, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Meet the brave hearts history forgot, unsung heroes whose sacrificed and inspired to lit the path to India’s freedom. Their stories deserve to be heard Pinterest [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Bhagat Singh Only 23, but with a mind sharp as steel and a heart full of fire. Bhagat Singh didn’t fear death, he embraced it to shake an empire. A legend, never forgotten File Pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Udham Singh He waited, patiently, for 21 long years.Then, in a London courtroom, he delivered justice for Jallianwala. No noise, Just one bullet, and became nation`s pride File Pic. [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Matangini Hazra She was 73. Most rest at that age — she rose. Shot thrice, she still held the flag high, chanting “Vande Mataram.” File pic. [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Sarojini Naidu She sang poems that moved hearts and led marches that shook rulers. Grace in her words, fire in her actions. A poet, a rebel, a woman of courage Pic/ X, TMC [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Surya Sen Surya Sen led the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid, striking a major blow to British control. Captured later, he was tortured and hanged, but his legacy lives on Pic/ X, Congress [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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