Parikh — is a widely used last name amongst Indian Hindu people. However, it can also be seen in the Jain and Swaminarayan religions, which were also founded in India.The meaning of the surname is assayer in Gujarati or examiner in Sanskrit and commonly… … Wikipedia
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — Infobox revolution biography name = Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel lived = 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950 dateofbirth = birth date|1875|10|31|mf=y placeofbirth = Nadiad, Gujarat, British India dateofdeath = death date and… … Wikipedia
Mahadev Desai — (left) reading out a letter to Gandhi from the viceroy at Birla House, Bombay, April 7, 1939. Mahadev Desai (January 1, 1892 – August 15, 1943) was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer; he was most famously known for being… … Wikipedia
Mohanlal Pandya — was an Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and one of the earliest followers of Mahatma Gandhi. Along with fellow Gandhians like Narhari Parikh and Ravi Shankar Vyas, Pandya was a key organizer of nationalist revolts in Gujarat, and a leading … Wikipedia
Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha — The first Satyagraha revolutions inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian Independence Movement occurred in Kheda district of Gujarat and the Champaran district of Bihar between the years of 1918 and 1919. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be … Wikipedia
History of the Indian National Congress — From its foundation on 28 December 1885 till the time of independence of India on August 15, 1947, the Indian National Congress was the largest and most prominent Indian public organization, and central and defining influence of the Indian… … Wikipedia
Bardoli Satyagraha — The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state of Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj, was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. Its success gave rise to Vallabhbhai Patel as one of… … Wikipedia
Farmers' movements in India — The farmers in India had to undergo great struggle in all the states to stop exploitation by the Jagirdars and Zamindars. Some of the movements were successful, but others failed. The farmer movements in 1907 under the leadership of Sardar Ajit… … Wikipedia
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Aung San Suu Kyi — အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်[1] Suu Kyi in 2011 General Secretary of the National League for Democracy … Wikipedia