Freedom fighters who inspired the Indian Independece movement

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a leader and a social reformer, he was widely known as a mentor to Mahatma Gandhi. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Photo

Bhagat Singh was one of the more popular revolutionaries of the freedom movement who was executed at age 23 following the shooting of a British police officer. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Photo

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was known as a radical who was a leader of the Indian National Army and Congress President in 1938 and 1939. Credit: Getty Images

Chinnaswami Subramania Bharathi was an activist, journalist, independece activist and popularly known for being a revolutionary poet who wrote patriotic songs that kindered many a spirit. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Sarojini Naidu was also a poet who worked towards civil rights, women's emancipation, and anti-imperialistic ideas. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar was a social reformer, lawyer and politician who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards Dalits. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar commonly known as 'Swatantryaveer Savarkar' formulated the Hindu nationalist philosophy of Hindutva and was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel popularly known as Sardar Patel, was a politician and served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a senior Congress leader who was one of many leaders who led the freedom struggle. Credit: Getty Images

Jawaharlal Nehru was an independence activist, Congress leader and, subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India who was a seminal figure of the Indian freedom struggle known for his eloquence and love for children. Credit: Getty Images