Indian Independence Movement

Poykayil Sree Kumara Gurudevan propagated his ideologies through songs and speeches that expressed the miseries and agonies of slavery and the protest of the depressed. He was a social reformer who combined knowledge and spirituality for the liberation of the depressed classes.
He fought against caste discrimination and exploitation and founded the organization Pratyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha for philanthropy, universal brotherhood and world peace.

Ayyankali was a reformer who strived for the uplift of the depressed classes. He recognized that education is an investment in resolving social inequalities and to improve the social status of the depressed classes. In 1893, Ayyankali broke social prohibitions imposed on avarnas by travelling through the public roads of Venganur in a Villuvandi (a special type of bullock cart). He started the fight for the right of freedom of movement of the depressed classes by travelling through the major roads of Travancore.

Under Chandrasekhar Azad's leadership, Hindustan Republican Association changed its title to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.

Yashwantrao Chavan belonged to the Indian National Congress Party. He served in the office for 933 days.

In May 1884, M. Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu established the Madras Mahajana Sabha. The office of the Sabha functioned in the beginning at the office of The Hindu, Ellis Road Junction, Mount Road. P. Rangaiah Naidu was elected President of the Sabha in 1885.

In 1908, Subramaniya Siva was arrested by the British and was the first political prisoner  in Madras jail. While serving a prison term, he was afflicted by leprosy and was shifted to Salem jail. Since leprosy was regarded as a contagious disease, the British authorities forbade him to travel by rail after his release and hence he was forced to travel on foot.

Kumarasami Kamaraj , was a leader of the Indian National Congress, widely acknowledged as the "Kingmaker" in Indian politics during the 1960s. He served as Congress president for four years between 1964-1967 and was responsible for the elevation of Lal Bahadur Shastri to the position of Prime Minister of India after Indira Gandhi turned down the same at the time of Jawaharlal Nehru death.

In 1937 Justice Party lost election against National Congress after that it came under the leadership of Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy and converted into Dravida Kazhagam (DK) in 1944.

• 'Politics of Charkha' was written by Jivatram Bhagwandas Kriplani also known as Acharya Kriplani. He was an Indian politician famously known for holding the presidency of Indian National Congress. He worked with Vinobha Bhave.
  
• His other works include “Non Violent Revolution”, “The Gandhian Way”, “The Indian National Congress”, “The Fateful Years”, “The Father of the Congress”, and “The Gandhian Critique”.  He married Sucheta Kriplani who became first female Chief Minister.
  

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first Vice President of India from 1952–1962 and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

Motilal Nehru launched the newspaper 'The Independent' in 1919 to advocate for Indian independence.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution and was a staunch advocate for the rights of minorities and marginalized communities.

The Constituent Assembly was formed in 1946 with the responsibility of framing India's own Constitution and reviewing of prevailing laws and systems in the transition from British India to Independent India. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly. J.L. Nehru was the head of a Committee formed under Constituent Assembly and K.M. Munshi was the Member of the Drafting Committee.

The First Prime Minister of Independent India Jawahar Lal Nehru also held the Post of Foreign Minister. He is the longest serving Foreign Minister of India with approximately 17 years of tenure.

The Motilal Nehru Report 1928 was a report by a committee headed by Pt. Motilal Nehru. This committee was created when Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State of India asked the Indian leaders to draft a constitution for the country.