Modern Indian Historical Figures

The mastermind behind the Kakori train dacoity was Ramprasad Bismil. Other members included Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, etc. The robbery took place at the town of Kakori, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Lucknow. The robbery was executed to get money for weaponry and carry out revolutionary activities against the British.

Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb while shouting 'Inquilab Zindabad' in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which would reduce the civil liberties of citizens. The aim was not to kill but to make themselves heard and use the trials to make people familiar with their movement and ideology. 

Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb while shouting 'Inquilab Zindabad' in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which would reduce the civil liberties of citizens. The aim was not to kill but to make themselves heard and use the trials to make people familiar with their movement and ideology. 

Chandrashekhar Azad famously vowed never to be captured alive by the British. During his final encounter in Alfred Park, he shot himself after running out of ammunition.

Lala Lajpat Rai died due to lathi charge while leading the anti-Simon Commission demonstration on 30 October 1928. To avenge his death, Bhagat Singh, Raj guru, Jai Gopal and Sukh Dev conspired to kill the police chief, Scott but instead killed the ASP – J. P. Saunders. Later Bhagat Singh was trialed and sentenced to death in this Lahore Conspiracy Case when he was captured after throwing bomb in Delhi Assembly.

Chandra Shekhar Azad was one of the most prominent Indian revolutionaries. He was one of the most important revolutionaries who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association under the new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil. He led the organisation as commander- in- chief. He dreamt of an independent India based on socialist principles and was fearless in his approach.

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of last Peshwan baji Rao II. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Roa II, he entitled to a pension from English East India Company. Nana Sahib was born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Maratha aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.

Baji Rao II was paid an annual pension of 8 lakh rupees. The Marathas lost its power and the British became the paramount power of India.

The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company (EIC) and the Maratha Empire in India. Peshwa Baji Rao II’s forces, supported by those of Mudhoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur and Malharrao Holkar III of Indore, rose against the EIC. Pressure and diplomacy convinced the fourth major Maratha leader, Daulatrao Shinde of Gwalior, to remain neutral even though he lost control of Rajasthan.

The Anglo-Mysore was the conflict in South India between British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. They fought four wars and in the last,  Fourth Anglo-Mysore war the ruler Tipu Sultan was killed and the British captured the capital of Mysore.

The Threatry of Seringapatam was the result of Third Anglo-Mysore War. It was signed on 18th March 1792, which ended the Third Anglo-Mysore war. Mainly it was signed between  British East India Company and Kingdom of Mysore. It signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representative of the Nizam of Hydrebad and the Maratha Empire and the ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan.

General Sir John Craddock was Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army at the time of Vellore mutiny, made it compulsory for all solders to wear a round hat, which was largely associated with Europeans and Christians in place of the turban they had been wearing.

Recognized as the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji was an intellectual, educator and political figure who promoted the Zoroastrian religion and the Indian culture. He organized India’s freedom struggle by delivering speeches and writing articles on the exploitation of India by the British. Naoroji was elected President of the Congress in 1886.

Bajiprabhu Deshpande is famous for his heroic stand at the Battle of Pavan Khind, where he held off the enemy forces to allow Shivaji Maharaj to reach the safety of Vishalgad fort.

IN cavalry, bargirs were more in number. The ranks of the cavalry officers were similar to that of infantry officers. The highest officer in the cavalry was the Sarnobat. Netoji Palkar, Prataprao Gujar, Hambirrao Mohite were some of the famous Sarnobats of the cavalry.