{"id":78190,"date":"2022-04-13T16:50:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=78190"},"modified":"2022-04-16T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T05:15:40","slug":"11-famous-slogans-of-indian-freedom-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/history\/11-famous-slogans-of-indian-freedom-fighters","title":{"rendered":"11 Famous Slogans of Indian Freedom Fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting with the revolt of 1857, the journey for India\u2019s freedom was scrupulous, and also a long one. After fighting for over a century (1857-1947) we, Indians, got our freedom back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we forget the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which thousands of innocent Indians were killed? Hundreds of fearless fighters sacrificed their blood and soul for the attainment of independence. It has been 74 years since India got Independence, and yet, the powerful words of our freedom fighters never fail to give us goosebumps. They repeatedly tend to ignite a strange fire and love within us for our motherland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Let\u2019s take a trip down the memory lane and rejoice in the courageous words of our freedom fighters:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cInqalab Zindabad\u201d- Shaheed Bhagat Singh<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaheed Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 in Banga, Punjab. The brave soul is considered one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian nationalist movement.\u00a0 He met with many revolutionary organizations and made a great contribution to the Indian national movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This slogan was coined by Urdu poet and Indian freedom fighter Maulana Hasrat Mohanib but was popularised by one of the most influential Indian revolutionaries, Bhagat Singh. He was the one who sacrificed his life for the country at the young age of 23. The meaning of the slogan \u201cInquilab Zindabad\u201d is \u201cLong live the revolution\u201d. This slogan became one of the rallying cries of the independence struggle and motivated the youth of India to participate in the freedom struggle. It awakened in them the feeling of patriotism and a pro-independence sentiment.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cTum Mujhe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga\u201d \u2013 Subhash Chandra Bose<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The great freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chand Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack village of Odisha.\u00a0 He was the foremost and biggest leader of India&#8217;s freedom struggle.\u00a0 During the Second World War, he formed the &#8216;Azad Hind Fauj&#8217; with the help of Japan to fight against the British.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The literal meaning of this slogan is \u201cGive me blood and I will give you freedom\u201d. It was devised by Subhash Chandra Bose, affectionately known as Netaji, who was the founder of the Indian National Army. He urged the youth of India to participate in the freedom struggle through his own methods. He gave the slogan \u201cTum Mujhe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga\u201d to motivate the people to fight more actively for the freedom of the country. He was the one who inspired thousands of young minds to lay down their lives for the motherland.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cKaro ya Maro\u201d \u2013 Mahatma Gandhi<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahatma Gandhi ji was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar. He returned to India from England in 1890 as a lawyer and gave his whole life for the Indian freedom struggle. Mahatma Gandhi made many movements against the British, including Champaran Movement, Kheda Movement, Khilafat Movement, Nam Movement and Quit India Movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi. The slogan \u201cDo or Die\u201d was delivered by Mahatma Gandhi after a meeting of the AICC (All India Congress Committee) which was held on August 7, 1942. The next day i,e on August 8, 1942, Quit India resolution was passed with an overwhelming majority which declared the immediate end of British rule in India. So, on the night while addressing the Congress delegates Mahatma Gandhi said,\u201c Mere jail jaane se kuch nahi hoga; karo ya maro,\u201d which ultimately meant that either we shall free India or we shall die in the attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cSare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara\u201d \u2013 Muhammad Iqbal<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohammad Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877 in Sialkot, Punjab (now Pakistan)<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muhammad Iqbal was a famous poet, politician, philosopher and a remarkable academic. He was also a barrister in British India. He used poetry and songs to spread political awareness amongst the people. Iqbal wrote: \u201cSare Jahan se Achha Hindustan Hamara\u201d; the famous song was used as a slogan to rejuvenate the youth with a feeling of patriotism. The abridged version of the song is still sung and is also played frequently as a marching song by the Indian Armed Forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cVande Mataram\u201d \u2013 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literary sages, who were active in the fight for freedom of the world&#8217;s largest democracy, not only gave new life to the freedom struggle with their great and immortal works like Vande Mataram, but also strengthened the literature of Indian languages \u200b\u200band provided new dimensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVande Mataram\u201d, meaning \u201cMother, I bow to thee\u201d, was a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, an Indian journalist, and activist. He is the one who personified India as Goddess and mother during the Indian National Movement in this poem which was later translated as a song by Rabindranath Tagore. The first stanza of the poem has been adopted as the national song of India in present times. The line \u201cVande Mataram\u201d has been frequently used to salute the motherland respectfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cSatyameva Jayate\u201d \u2013 Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considered as the ideal man of this era, Madan Mohan Malaviya was the first and last person in India to be decorated with the honorific title of Mahamana.\u00a0 Malaviya ji was unique in truth, brahmacharya, exercise, and patriotism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The origin of this slogan lies in the well-known mantra from the Mundaka Upanishad. \u201cTruth alone triumphs\u201d is the literal meaning of this phrase which is not only adopted as the national motto of India but also inscribed at the base of our national emblem. It was Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, an activist and also the founder of Banaras Hindu University, who used this slogan in his presidential address in 1918 in the Indian National Congress convention. He made sure this slogan reached the masses and inspired them.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cSwaraj mera janam sidh adhikar hai, aur mai ise lekar rahunga\u201d \u2013 Bal Gangadhar Tilak<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on 23 July 1856 in Chikkan village of Konkan Pradesh (Ratnagiri) of Maharashtra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSwaraj is my birthright and I shall have it,\u201d this slogan coined by Bal Gangadhar Tilak ignited the spark of patriotism amongst countless Indians during the freedom struggle. He is the one who emphasised on the education of youth and mobilised people from all sections of society. This popular nationalist, social reformer and also a lawyer strongly advocated human rights. His slogan motivated people to attain complete freedom and also provoked love for the country among them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tilak started two daily newspapers in Marathi named &#8216;Maratha Darpan and Kesari&#8217; which became very popular among the masses.\u00a0 In which Tilak criticized the cruelty of British rule and inferiority complex to Indian culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He demanded the British government to immediately grant full swaraj to the Indians, as a result because of his articles appearing in Kesari, he was sent to jail several times.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cKhoon se khelenge Holi gar Vatan mushkil main hai\u201d \u2013 Ashfaqullah Khan<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amar Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan was a true son of Mother India.\u00a0 At the age of 27, Ashfaq Ullah Khan kissed the noose by sacrificing his life for the freedom of the motherland.\u00a0 Ashfaq Ulla Khan was also a great Urdu poet.\u00a0 He played an important role along with his friends in the Kakori incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashfaqullah Khan, a prominent figure in the Kakori dacoity, was a freedom fighter from Shahjahanpur and also a close acquaintance of Ramprasad Bismil. They both were awarded death sentences for Kakori robbery after being caught. Khan was an enthusiast; he used the line \u201cKhoon se khelenge Holi gar Vatan mushkil main hai\u201d from the poem Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna as a slogan to encourage the youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cAb bhi jiska khoon khaula nahi wo pani hai, jo desh ke kaam na aaye woh bekar jawani hai\u201d \u2013 Chandrashekar Azad<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandrashekhar Azad had an extremely revolutionary ideology with respect to the freedom movement. He was popular amongst the masses by his self-taken name \u201cAzad\u201d. It was at a young age that Azad joined the freedom struggle and participated in various violent movements. Azad vowed to free the motherland from the clutches of the British.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determined never to be caught by the British, Azad revolutionised the youth by giving highly motivating slogans. This slogan lit the spirit to fight for the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cSarfaroshi ki tamanna ab \u2022hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai\u201d \u2013 Ramprasad Bismil<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These lines by Ramprasad Bismil are taken from his patriotic poem which was later used as a slogan to challenge the British authority ruling in India. This slogan enlightened the need of the hour and urged people to fight for freedom against British imperialism. Bismil was one of the most talented patriotic writers of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cAaram haram hai\u201d \u2013 Jawaharlal Nehru<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in a prosperous family of Kashmiri Pandits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jawaharlal Nehru, a central figure in Indian politics, and the first Prime Minister of India was also amongst the desperate freedom fighters who wanted the motherland to be free from British rule. As per Nehru, not even a single sigh of relief was experienced until India got independence. Taking rest was unworthy as per him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jawaharlal Nehru participated with Mahatma Gandhi in the Salt Satyagraha, Quit India Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement and many such important movements.\u00a0 In 1928, as a result of being the leader of the movement against the Simon Commission, Nehru and others were lathi-charged by the police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nehru was once again arrested because of the historic resolution &#8220;Quit India&#8221; in the Congress Committee meeting held on 7 August 1942 in Mumbai. This was the last time he was going to jail.\u00a0 That time Nehru was arrested for a long time. In his entire lifetime, he was jailed nine times for serving our nation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting with the revolt of 1857, the journey for India\u2019s freedom was scrupulous, and also a long one. After fighting for over a century (1857-1947) we, Indians, got our freedom back.\u00a0 How can we forget the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which thousands of innocent Indians were killed? Hundreds of fearless fighters sacrificed their blood and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11315],"tags":[10991,9122,9123,3654,790,4238,8869],"class_list":{"0":"post-78190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-history","8":"category-india","9":"tag-26th-january","10":"tag-bhagat-singh","11":"tag-freedom-fighters","12":"tag-jawaharlal-nehru","13":"tag-mahatma-gandhi","14":"tag-republic-day","15":"tag-subhash-chandra-bose"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117741,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78190\/revisions\/117741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}