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Before Mahatma Gandhi’s clarion call for ‘Quit India’, a small village in Karnataka’s Shivamogga had already dared to dream of freedom. Here's the story of Issuru's fight for independence.

Ghanshyam Das (GD) Birla, the architect behind the Indian business conglomerate, the Birla Group, had a very important role in the freedom struggle. Here's his life story.

In a wrestling career spanning five decades in the early 20th century, Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, popularly known as The Great Gama or Gama Pehlwan, remained undefeated.

n the last year of his life, Leo Tolstoy, the Russian literary giant, exchanged letters with a young MK Gandhi. This correspondence would not only strengthen Gandhi's conviction in the practice of Ahimsa but also influence his ideas of Satyagraha and Swadeshi.

Sardar Ajit Singh, freedom fighter and uncle of Bhagat Singh, and Lala Lajpat Rai, organised farmers in Punjab to lead the Pagdi Sambhal Jatta movement that threatened to overthrow the British in 1907.

Kerala's Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair has gone down in the pages of history as a lawyer and an advocate for social reforms. His legendary courtroom battle with the British strengthened the resolve of many Indians.

“But what has undoubtedly weighed with the Nawabs of Junagadh in the past and carries weight also with me is that the forest is the last sanctuary of Indian lions,” said the last Nawab of Junagadh.

“He transformed the religious tradition of Raksha Bandhan to a secular motif of unity among diversity and resisted Banga Bhanga (Partition of Bengal)." #History #IndependenceDay #RakshaBandhan #Rakhi

Evidently, she held no regrets and remained full of pride at her role in the freedom struggle. Speaking to a writer, she was once said: "Humko jo karna tha, kiya (What I had to do, I did)".

“India would have attained Independence long back, if only it had a few stalwarts like him,” once said Mahatma Gandhi, referring to Potti Sriramulu.