Leaders of the Independence Movement

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This is a listing of people who campaigned against or are considered to have campaigned against foreign domination and cultural imposition on the Indian sub-continent. In India and the rest of South Asia such individuals are often referred to as freedom fighters.

Soon after the Europeans reached the Indian shores, with the arrival of Vasco da Gama in 1498 at Kappad shore at the port of Kozhikode in Kerala, segments of the indigenous population began intermittent rebellions against foreign powers and their cultural values.

Initially these revolts were by Arabs, Jews, Chinese traders, and local merchants as a rebellion against Portuguese traders to protect their own profits. Later many of the revolts had aspects of being over religious beliefs, taxation, administrative power, etc. These revolts occurred against various Europeans powers, but mainly against Britain, the primary occupier.

Contents

17th Century

Murteen Deluu - led a rebellion, consisting mainly of peasants, against British rule.[citation needed]

18th Century

Pre-1857

Rebellion of 1857

Indian Renaissance

Political organizations

Leaders from Bengal and Northeastern India

Leaders from Punjab and Northwest India

Leaders from Gujarat and Maharashtra

Leaders from South India

Leaders from North and Central India

Prominent European activists

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