History, asked by afreenchaus20, 2 months ago

Indian men and their contributions for society's students can choose four men and write about them and their work​

Answers

Answered by mrpro2752
1

Answer:

Annie Besant 1847-1933

• Founded the Theosophical Society in India and started the Home Rule League.

• Established Central Hindu School and College at Banaras (later Bill]).

• President of the Calcutta Session of INC, AD 1917.

• She did not attend the AD 1920 Session at Nagpur due to growing difference with Gandhiji as she felt that Government of India Act, 1919 were a means to free India.

• Newspapers — New India and Commonweal.

• She prepared the Lotus Song, a translation of 'Gita' into English.

Acharya Narendra Dev 1889-1956

• He was a scholar, socialist, nationalist and a lawyer by profession. He gave up his practice and joined Non Co-operation Movement.

• He became the President of Patna's Socialist Conference in 1934 and a member of UP Legislation Assembly in 1937.

• He was appointed as the Principal of Kashi Vidyapeeth in 1925 and also became the Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow and Banaras Universities.

• He founded the Socialist Party in 1948.

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray 1861-1944

• He was a pioneer of chemical research in India. His book ‘History of Hindu Chemistry’ was published in 1902.

• Research work in Ayurveda with French Chemist Berthelot.

• President of Indian Science Congress in 1920.

Achyut S Patwardhan 1905-1971

• Founder member of Congress Socialist Party and an active participant in Quit India Movement.

• He left politics after independence.

Ajit Singh

• He was a revolutionary nationalist arrested in 1907 and deported to Mandalay.

• He founded the Bharat Mata Society and launched a journal, Peshwa.

• An active member of Ghadar Party.

AK Fazlul Haq

• Founder member of All India Muslim League and its member from 1916 to 1921.

• Represented the league in the three Round Table Conferences.

• Founded the Krishak Praja Party in 1937 and worked as Chief Minister of Bengal from 1938-43.

Amir Chand 1869-1915

• He was a revolutionary activist and associate of Lala Hardayal and Ras Behari Bose.

• He was arrested in connection with Lahore Bomb and Delhi Conspiracy cases.

• He was accused of throwing a bomb on Lord Hardinge and was sentenced to death.

Amritlal Vithalal Thakkar 1869-1951

• A social activist, founder of Bhil Seva Mandal and member of Bharatiya Adamjati Sangh (tribal welfare association).

• He also served as the Secretary of the Harijan Sevak Sangh.

Anand Mohan Bose 1847-1906

• Founder member of the Indian Association of Calcutta (1876), Indian National Conference (1883) and Indian National Congress (1885).

• Presided over the Madras Session of INC (1898).

Aruna Asaf Ali 1909-1996

• Nicknamed as Aruna Ganguli, she married to Asaf Ali, Indian’s first Ambassador of the USA.

• She was imprisoned during the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930, 1932) and for participating in Individual Satyagrah (1940).

• In 1942, she hoisted the Indian National Congress Flag tricolour at Mumbai’s Gowalia Tank Grounds.

• Elected as first Mayor of Delhi, 1958.

• She was awarded the International Lenin Prize in 1964.

• Newspapers (alongwith Edanta Narayana and AV Baliga) — Link and Patriot.

Bhagat Singh 1907-1931

• Member of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army.

• He started the Militant Naujawan Bharat Sabha in Punjab.

• He killed British Official Saunders in 1928 and was involved in Lahore Conspiracy and bombed the Central Legislative Assembly.

• He was executed on March 23, 1931.

Similar questions