India’s freedom fighters played a crucial role in securing independence from British rule through courage, sacrifice, and determination. Their inspiring lives have been captured in numerous books and biographies, helping us learn about their struggles and achievements. Reading these works not only teaches history but also motivates us to value freedom. Here’s a list of some important books that celebrate their legacy and contributions to the nation.
Books and biographies about India’s freedom fighters help us:
India’s freedom fighters sacrificed their lives and dedicated their efforts to secure the nation’s independence. Their inspiring journeys have been captured in various books and biographies, preserving their legacy and teaching future generations about courage, patriotism, and the long struggle for freedom.
Here is the list of books and biographies on freedom fighters of India:
| Freedom Fighter | Books |
| M.K. Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) | Young India |
| Harijan | |
| Navjivan | |
| Hindu Swarajya | |
| My Experiments with Truth | |
| Bal Gangadhar Tilak | Kesri |
| The Maratha | |
| Gita Rahasya/ Karmayog Shastra | |
| The Orion: Or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas | |
| The Arctic Home in the Vedas | |
| Jawahar Lal Nehru | Discovery of India |
| Glimpses of World History | |
| Meri Kahani | |
| Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad | Al Hilal |
| India Wins Freedom | |
| Gubare Khatir | |
| Lala Lajpat Rai | Unhappy India |
| England’s Debt to India | |
| The Arya Samaj | |
| The United States of America: A Hindu’s Impression and a Study | |
| The Story of My Deportation | |
| The Problems of National Education in India | |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | India Divided |
| At the Feat of Mahatma Gandhi | |
| Satyagraha in Champaran | |
| Lala Hardayal | Hints for Self Culture |
| Surendra Nath Banarji | Bangali |
| A Nation in Making | |
| Veer Savarkar | The Indian War of Independence |
| Hindu Pad Padashahi | |
| Hindutva: Who is a Hindu? | |
| Bhagat Singh | Why I am a Atheist? |
| Ravindranath Tagore | Geetanjali |
| Home and the World | |
| Gora | |
| Hungry Stones | |
| Chandalika | |
| Visarjan | |
| The Post Office | |
| Chokher Bali | |
| Kabuliwala | |
| My Reminiscences | |
| The Crescent Moon | |
| Letters from Russia | |
| Madan Mohan Malviya | Abhyuday |
| Hindustan | |
| Leader | |
| Gopal Krishna Gokhale | Nation |
| Keshav Chandra Sen | Indian Mirror |
| Vaam Bodhini | |
| Dinbandhu Mitra | Neel Darpan |
| Muhammad Iqbal | Tarane Hind |
| Baange Dara | |
| Annie Basant | Commonweal |
| New India | |
| The Ancient Wisdom | |
| My Path to Atheism | |
| Subhash Chandra Bose | Indian Struggle |
| An Indian Pilgrim | |
| Paranjape | Kaal |
| Muhammad Ali | Comred |
| Hamdard | |
| Raja Ram Mohan Roy | Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhiddin |
| Vedanta Gantha | |
| Translation of an abridgement of the Vedanta Sara | |
| Kenopanishads | |
| Ishopanishads | |
| Kathopanishad | |
| Mundaka Upanishad | |
| A Defence of Hindu Theism | |
| The Precepts of Jesus- The Guide to Peace and Happiness | |
| Bengali Grammar | |
| The Universal Religion | |
| History of Indian Philosophy | |
| Gaudiya Vyakaran | |
| Samvad Kaumudi | |
| A Conference between the Advocate for, and an Opponent of Practice of Burning Widows Alive (Bengali and English) | |
| Ishwarchadra Vidyasagar | Som Prakash |
| Motilal Nehru | Independent |
| Dada Bhai Naurauji | Rust Guftgur, |
| Poverty And Un British Rule In India | |
| Shishir Kumar Ghosh | Amrit Bazar Patrika |
| Tarak Nath Das | Free Hindustan |
| Shachindra Nath Sanyal | The Revolutionary |
| Bandi Jeevan (A Life of Captivity) | |
| Dayanand Sarswati | Satyarth Darpan |
| Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya | History Of Congress |
| Valentine Chirol | Indian Unrest |
| Chittaranjan Das | India For Indians |
| Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | Bang darshan |
| Anand Math | |
| Devi Chaudharani | |
| Kapalkundala | |
| Mrinalini | |
| Durgesh Nandini | |
| Bhartendu Harishchandra | Bharat Durdasha |
| Shivanand | Divine Life |
| Nayantara Sahgal | A Voice Of Freedom |
| Sarojini Naidu | The Golden Threshold |
| The Bird of Time | |
| The Feather of the Dawn | |
| BR Ambedkar | Annihilation of Caste |
| The Buddha and his Dhamma | |
| Pakistan or the Partition of India | |
| Riddles in Hinduism | |
| Who were the Shudras? | |
| Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) | Love and Death |
| The Life Divine | |
| Essays on the Gita | |
| Collected Poems and Plays | |
| The Synthesis of Yoga | |
| The Human Cycle | |
| The Ideal of Human Unity | |
| Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol | |
| On the Veda | |
| Lala Har Dayal | Hints for Self Culture |
| Glimpses of World Religions | |
| MG Ranade | Religious and Social Reform |
| A collection of Essays and Speeches | |
| Essays on Indian Economics | |
| Rise of the Maratha Power | |
| Romesh Chunder Dutt | Economic History of India |
| The Civilization of India | |
| Peasantry of Bengal | |
| Ram Manohar Lohia | Guilty Men of India’s Partition |
| Jayaprakash Narayan | Why socialism |
| Bhagwati Charan Bohra | Philosophy of the Bomb |
| Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay | Gandevata |
| M. N. Rai | India in transition |
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