TY - BOOK AU - A Chakravarty AU - Chakravarty (A) TI - Freedom Fighters of India SN - 8124201358 U1 - 954.030 23 PY - 1999/// CY - New Delhi PB - Crest Publishing House KW - India KW - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi KW - Jawahar Lal Nehru KW - Vallabh Bhai Patel KW - Abul Kalam Azad KW - B R Ambedkar N2 - In 1997, India celebrates the fiftienth years of her independence from colonial rule. In the hustle bustle of our daily lives, we often forget the magnificent role of hundreds and thousands of people who gave their lives, the best years of their lives, their wealth, position and fame to make this day possible for us. It is impossible to chronicle the sacrifices of these unsung heroes. This books is a humble effort to trace the lives of some of leaders of that revolutionary era; Gandhi, Patel, Nehru, Azad and Ambedkar. Each of them played a role in shaping the form and direction of the freedom movement. They had a vision...of a free and prosperous nation lived in by healthy, happy people, Rereading their lives may help us in reaffirming our faith in that vision ER -