Freedom fighter

He may have been mocked as a 'half-naked seditious fakir', but his iconic makeover went on to become the quintessential symbol of the common man and his spiritual strength.

This freedom fighter's pallbearer was Jawaharlal Nehru. And if it weren't for him, Delhi wouldn't have a Legislative Assembly today. #ForgottenHeroes #history #India

Did you know he once injected himself with bacilli to prove that leprosy was not highly contagious? This was just one of his many attempts to smash the social stigma around the disease!

A mill worker who was murdered by the British for his non-violent protest, sadly he is barely remembered in modern India #ForgottenHeroes

“The world can thank a daughter of India, Dr Hansa Mehta, for replacing the phrase in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),” said former UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon back in 2015. #ConstitutionDay

“We must not for a moment forget, it is a birthright of every individual to receive at least the basic education without which he cannot fully discharge his duties as a citizen."

A legendary hero in his own right, Sardar Hardit Singh Malik lived and died with the two German bullets that had wounded him, still embedded in his legs!

"My teachers sent me forward, and Gandhi asked me: 'Naam kya hai?' I told him. Then he asked me, 'Hindi aata hai?' and I said, 'Thada-Thoda' and he laughed."

"Woman after woman took out one or two of their jewels adorning their bodies and threw them into the handkerchief that he was holding. One threw a diamond and gold ring, another a gold necklace, another a ruby and gold earring, and so on."

"Above all, I would advise you to maintain to the utmost the impartiality and incorruptibility of administration. A civil servant cannot afford to and must not, take part in politics. Nor must he involve himself in communal wrangles."