Unsung Women Warriors of Indian Independence

Khushi Kumari

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Rani Gaidinliu Nagaland’s fearless leader who fought British rule and inspired tribal resistance

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Matangini Hazra Known as ‘Gandhi Buri’, she was shot while leading a Quit India march holding the tricolour

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Kanaklata Barua Teen freedom fighter from Assam who died waving the national flag against British orders

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Velu Nachiyar The queen who waged war against the British decades before 1857

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Aruna Asaf Ali Hoisted the tricolour at Gowalia Tank during the Quit India Movement

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Usha Mehta Ran an underground radio station to spread the message of freedom

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Kittur Chennamma Led an armed rebellion against the British in 1824, inspiring later revolts

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Bhikaji Cama Unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag in Germany in 1907

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Lakshmi Sahgal Leader of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment in Subhas Chandra Bose’s INA

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Tara Rani Srivastava Continued a protest march even after her husband was shot by police