A.I.C.C.

All India Congress Committee that steers most of Indian political agenda. [more]

Besant Annie

(1847-1933) An Irish woman who became an staunch supporter of Indian freedom and started Home Rule League; President of Indian National Congress in 1917

Chittaranjan Das

(1870-1925) Indian nationalist leader from Bengal. With Motilal Nehru, led the Swaraj faction of Indian National Congress.

Dadhabhai Navaroji

(1825-1917) A great public figure of India before freedom. President of Indian National Congress; educationist and Parsi leader

Indian National Congress

The political movement in India that led to democracy and freedom; a major political force since freedom [more]

Jamanlal Bajaj

(1886-1942) Industrialist and freedom fighter with the Indian National Congress. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

(1889-1964) Indian National Leader and Statesman; First Prime Minister of India; an eminent congressman and an associate of Mahatma Gandhi; father of Indira Gandhi [more]

Kamaraj Kumaraswami

(1903-1975) A leader of Tamil Nadu and a president of Indian National Congress

Lord Irwin

Governor General of India; signed a peace pact with Indian National Congress known as Gandhi-Irwin pact

Motilal Nehru

Prominent member of the Indian National Congress before the rise of Mahatma Gandhi; father of Jawaharlal Nehru and grand father of Indira Gandhi

Subhas Chandra Bose

(1897-1945) One of India's foremost leaders in freedom struggle. A president of Indian National Congress and later, founder of the Indian National Army [more]

Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

(1900-1990) Sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, a prominent Congresswoman and politician in her own right. Daughter of Motilal Nehru

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