Women Freedom Fighters For India

Freedom fighters are the ones who sacrificed a whole life for the country. Its because of them that we enjoy freedom in all spheres of life . We owe our everything to these patriotic people . we should give everything/anything to our nation. But such bravery from women who were expected to take care of the household chores rather than the nation is exceptional . there are many women freedom fighters but we here give small list. You People are welcome to share the names of other women freedom fighters.

1.Rani Velu Nachiyar

She was an 18th century Indian Queen from Sivaganga. Rani Velu Nachiyar is the first Queen of Tamil Origin to fight against the British in IndiaShe was the princess of Ramanathapuram and the daughter of Chellamuthu Sethupathy. She married the king of Siva Gangai and they had a daughter - Vellachi Nachiar. When her husband Muthuvaduganathaperiya udaiyathevar was killed, she was drawn into battle. Her husband and his second wife were killed by a few British soldiers and the son of the Nawab of Arcot. She escaped with her daughter, lived under the protection of Hyder Ali at Virupachi near Dindigul for eight years. During this period she formed an army and sought an alliance with Gopala Nayaker and Hyder Ali with the aim of attacking the British. In 1780 Rani Velu Nachiyar fought the British with military assistance from Gopala Nayaker and Hyder Ali and won the battle. When Velu Nachiyar finds the place where the British stock their ammunition, she builds the first human bomb. A faithful follower, Kuyili douses herself in oil, lights herself and walks into the storehouse. Rani Velu Nachiyar formed a woman's army named “udaiyaal” in honour of her adopted daughter — Udaiyaal, who died detonating a British arsenal. Nachiar was one of the few rulers who regained her kingdom and ruled it for 10 more years.

On 31-December-2008, a commemorative postage stamp on her was released.

Velu Nachiyar is the first queen who fought for the freedom against British in India and succeeded.

2. Kasturba Gandhi 

Kasturba Gandhi, daughter of Gokuladas Makharji of Porbandar,affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi. 

Kasturba Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s wife joined her husband while he was in South Africa and worked with him for many years there. She was a leader of Women’s Satyagraha for which she was imprisoned. She helped her husband in the cause of Indigo workers in Champaran, Bihar and the No Tax Campaign in Kaira, Gujarat. She was arrested twice for picketing liquor and foreign cloth shops, and in 1939 for participating in the Rajkot Satyagraha. Her period was from April 11, 1869 to 22 February 1944.

3.Rani of Jhansi

The first name that comes to mind is that of the famous Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. Dressed in man’s clothes, she led her soldiers to war against the British. Even her enemies admired her courage and daring. She fought valiantly and although beaten she refused to surrender and fell as a warrior should, fighting the enemy to the last.

Her remarkable courage inspired many men and women in India  to rise against the alien rule.Her period  (1828-1858)

4.Sarojini Naidu (13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949)

Sarojini Naidu also called as “The Nightingale of India” was a child genius, Indian independence campaigner and poet. She gave up writing poetry and fully devoted herself to liberation of women, education, Hindu-Muslim unity etc. Sarojini Naidu became an admirer of Gandhiji and she openly criticized British rule in India which caught the attention of scholars and thinker.

Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the Governor of Uttar Pradesh state.

Sarojini Naidu is known as the  shining start of our society . Seeing the condition of women she was disheartened but this sadness became the source of her inspiration . Having leadership qualities she dominated the brutal leaders of that time and improved the condition of women . Being a fabulous poet her poems still inspire  lot of people.

5.Lakshmi Sahgal  

Lakshmi Sahgal (or Sahgal)  also known as Captain Lakshmi (born October 24, 1914 in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India) is an activist of the Indian independence movement, an ex-officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women’s affairs in the Azad Hind Government.

Lakshmi wasted no time in joining the new regiment, called the Rani of Jhansi Regiment. She was given the rank of a Colonel[citation needed]. The unit had the strength of a Brigade. In a regular army, this women’s army unit was the first of its kind in Asia. The army fought on the side of the Axis powers against the British.

Lakshmi was active both militarily and on the medical front. She played a heroic role not only in the fighting. Later, she became the Minister in charge of Women’s Organization in Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind (Provisional Government of Free India), led by Subhas Chandra Bose