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India was under the rule of British for many years. Initially the British landed to India for trading during early 17th century. Later on they started interfering in India Affairs during 1750s. The British rule had destroyed the social, economical and political well being of Indians. Many Indians took part in India’s freedom movement against British. many freedom fighters selflessly sacrificed their lives to protect the dignity of the motherland and finally India attained Independence on 15 August 1947. In this articles let us check the books by Freedom fighters of India.
The Freedom Fighters of India had written and published books during the freedom movement and also after Independence. Few books were banned for publication before independence by the British government. Hence few of the books were published after independence. Most of the books written by the freedom fighters were related to the Indian independence in different ways. Books will always be a good source of History. The freedom fighters of India were not just common people fighting for independence. Most of them were either the educationists or excellent in literature or were famous poets of the time. The skills exhibited by the freedom fighters of India is enormous. let us check the top books written by Indian freedom fighters
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List of Popular Books Written by Indian Freedom Fighters
Below mentioned are the popular books written by the the Indian Freedom fighters before and after Indian Independence.
| Sl.No | Name of the freedom fighter | Books Written |
| 1 | M.K. Gandhi (Mahattma Gandhi) | · Young India,
· Harijan, · Navjivan, · Hindu Swarajya, · My Experiments With Truth |
| 2 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | · Kesri,
· The Maratha, · Gita Rahasya |
| 3 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | · Discovery of India,
· Glimpses of World History, · Meri Kahani |
| 4 | Maulana Abdul Kalam Aazad | · Al Hilal,
· India Wins Freedom, · Gubare Khatir |
| 5 | Lala Lajpat Rai | · Unhappy India |
| 6 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | · India Divided |
| 7 | Lala Hardayal | · Hints For Self Culture |
| 8 | Surendra Nath Banarji | · Bangali,
· A Nation In Making |
| 9 | Veer Savarkar | · War Of Indian Independence |
| 10 | RavindraNath Tagore | · Geetanjali ,
· Home and The World, · Gora, · Hungry Stones, · Chandalika, · Visarjan |
| 11 | Madan Mohan Malviya | · Abhyuday,
· Hindustan, · Leader |
| 12 | Gopal Krishna Gokhle | · Nation |
| 13 | Keshav Chandra Sen | · Indian Mirror,
· Vaam Bodhini |
| 14 | Dinbandhu Mitra | · Neel Darpan |
| 15 | Arvind Ghosh | · Karmyogi,
· Yugantar, · Savitri, · Life Divine, · Essays On Gita, · Bande Matram |
| 16 | Muhammad Iqbal | · Tarane Hind,
· Baange Dara |
| 17 | Annie Besant | · Commonweal,
· New India |
| 18 | Subhash Chandra Bose | · Indian Struggle |
| 19 | Paranjape | · Kaal |
| 20 | Muhammad Ali | · Comred,
· Hamdard |
| 21 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy | · Samvad Kaumudi |
| 22 | Ishwarchadra Vidyasagar | · Som Prakash |
| 23 | Motilal Nehru | · Independent |
| 24 | Dada Bhai Naurauji | · Rust Guftgur,
· Poverty And Un British Rule In India |
| 25 | Shishir Kumar Ghosh | · Amrit Bazar Patrika |
| 26 | Tarak Nath Das | · Free Hindustan |
| 27 | Shachindra Sanyal | · The Revolutionary |
| 28 | Dayanand Sarswati | · Satyarth Darpan |
| 29 | Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya | · History Of Congress |
| 30 | Valentine Chirol | · Indian Unrest |
| 31 | Chittaranjan Das | · India For Indians |
| 32 | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | · Anand Math,
· Devi Chaudharani |
| 33 | Bhartendu Harishchandra | · Bharat Durdasha |
| 34 | Shivanand | · Divine Life |
| 35 | Nayantara Sahgal | · A Voice Of Freedom |
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Details of Top Books by Indian Freedom Fighters
1. ‘Hind Swaraj’ by Mahatma Gandhi
Hind Swaraj is the book that was written by Mahatma Gandhi in they year 1909. This book mainly revolves around the theme of swaraj, modern civilisation etc. The book was also known as Indian Home rule. The book was banned by the British government in the year 1910 stating as seditious text. This book was written by ghandiji in native language that is Gujarati during his travel from London to South Africa. The book Hindi Swaraj is also translated to French. The book hindi swaraj takes a form of dialogue between two characters that is the reader and the editor. The Reader voices the common beliefs and arguments of the time concerning Indian Independence. Gandhi, The Editor, explains why those arguments are flawed and interject his own arguments.
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2. Young India by Mahatma Gandhi
3. The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
This book The Discovery of India was written by the Indian Freedom fighter and the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. This book was written during Jawaharlal Nehru’s incarceration in 1942 to 1945 at the fort of Ahmednagar. This book was written by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1944 but it was only published in 1946. Nehru used this time of being jailed by the British to write books.. This book revolves are the theme of Indian History, philosophy, culture as viewed from the eyes of an Indian Fighter who is fighter for the freedom from British. The book Discovery of India includes ten chapters where in Jawaharlal Nehru has used his knowledge on Upanishads, Vedas and ancient history in order to introduce to the reader the development of India through the changes in socio – political aspects.
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4. The Indian Struggle by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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