Nicknames of Freedom Fighters: Titles Given, Freedom Fighters Names

Nicknames of Freedom Fighters

The Indian freedom struggle saw a number of freedom fighters who displayed exceptional acts of bravery and determination to achieve independence for their country. Due to these acts of bravery and fierceness, these freedom fighters have given some nicknames with which they were popularly called. The list of nicknames of freedom fighters is a long one and should be known to every Indian citizen proudly.

List of Nicknames of Indian Freedom Fighters

The Indian freedom fighters led a lengthy and difficult struggle against British rule in India. It was a historical movement where the major contribution was made by some of our great Indian freedom fighters, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhagat Singh, etc. The nicknames of freedom fighters represent the zeal and determination behind freeing India from the shackles of British rule.

Nicknames of Freedom Fighters PDF

For all those preparing for the UPSC IAS exam, the nicknames of freedom fighters of India will be an important yet easy topic to get hold of. Aspirants can check out the famous nicknames list of our Indian freedom fighters below.

Name	Famous Nicknames of Freedom Fighters
M K Gandhi	Bapu, Father of the nation, Mahatma
Subhash Chandra Bose	Prince of Patriots, Netaji
Jawaharlal Nehru	Chacha Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai	Punjab Kesari
Rabindranath Tagore	Kaviguru, Gurudev
Dadabhai Naoroji	Grand old man of India
Bal Gangadhar Tilak	Maratha Kesari, Lokmanya, Father of Indian Unrest
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan	Badshah Khan, Frontier Gandhi, Bacha Khan
Chittaranjan Das	Deshbandhu
K. Kelappan	Kerala Gandhi
Maharaja Ranjit Singh	Lion of Punjab, Sher-i-Punjab
Chittaranjan Das	Deshbandhu
Vallabbhai Patel	Indian Bismarck, Sardar, Iron man of India,
Ashutosh Mukherjee	Tiger of Bengal, Banglar Bagh
Sarojini Naidu	Nightingale of India
Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Desh Ratna, Bihar Gandhi
Bhagat Singh	Shahid-e-Azam, Prince of martyrs, Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Raja Ram Mohan Roy	Morning Star of India Renaissance, Father of the Indian Renaissance, Maker of Modern India
Madan Mohan Malaviya	Prince of beggars, Mahamana
Bipin Chandra Pal	Bengal Tiger
Sheikh Abdullah	Sher-e-Kashmir
Gopal Hari Deshmukh	Lokhitawadi
Chandra Shekhar Azad	Azad
C Rajagopalachari	Rajaji
Pazhassi Raja	Lion of Kerala, Kerala Simham
Tipu Sultan	Tiger of Mysore
E. V. Ramaswamy	Periyar/Thanthai Periyar, Vaikom Veeran
Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay	Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Bhikaiji Rustom Cama	Mother of Indian Revolution, Madame Cama
Jyotirao Phule	Mahatma Phule
Pherozeshah Mehta	Father of Bombay Municipality
Sir Surendranath Banerjee	Indian Burke, Rashtraguru
Ravishankar Vyas	Ravishankar Maharaj, Father of Gujarat
B. R. Ambedkar	Baba Saheb
Vinayak Narahari Bhave (Vinoba Bhave)	National Teacher of India, Spiritual Successor of Gandhi, Acharya
Jayaprakash Narayan	Lok Nayak
Abul Kalam Azad	Maulana
Charles Freer Andrews	Deen Bandhu
C. N. Annadurai	Anna, Arignar Anna
Gopinath Bordoloi	Lokapriya
Murlidhar Devidas Amte	Baba Amte
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal	Lal, Bal, Pal

Top 10 Freedom Fighters and their Nicknames

Indian struggle for independence from the Britishers’ rule is marked in world’s history with golden words. India could regain its independence and dignity only because of our brave freedom fighters who not only laid the foundation of a secular nation but also set a great example for the youth to come.

Being proud Indians, all of us should be aware of the freedom fighter names along with their famous nicknames list. There were many brave fighters that fought for the freedom of our country, out of those, the top 10 freedom fighters of India with their nicknames have been listed below for you.

• Mahatma Gandhi – Bapu, Mahatma, Father of the Nation
• Jawahar Lal Nehru – Chacha Nehru
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Lokmanya Tilak, Father of Indian Unrest, Maratha Kesari
• Bhagat Singh – Shahid-e-Azam, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Prince of martyrs
• Subhash Chandra Bose – Netaji, Prince of Patriots
• Chandra Shekhar Azad – Azad
• Rani Laxmibai – Jhansi ki Rani
• Mangal Panday – Mangal
• Lala Lajpat Rai – Punjab Kesari
• Dr Rajendra Prasad – Bihar Gandhi, Desh Ratna

Female Freedom Fighters and their Nicknames

Apart from the names that we know today as Indian freedom fighters, most of us forget that women have had an equal share of contribution in the Indian Independence movement. There are several names in the list of female freedom fighters of India that are famously known in Indian history.

The sacrifices that women freedom fighters have made to give freedom to our country are incomparable and hard to forget. Have a look at the list of the top 15 lady freedom fighters and their nicknames below.

• Rani Lakshmi Bai – Jhansi ki Rani
• Vijay Laxmi Pandit – Swarup Kumari Nehru
• Sarojini Naidu – The Nightingale of India
• Aruna Asaf Ali – Grand Old Lady of Indian Independence
• Madam Bhikaji Cama – Mother of Indian Revolution
• Lakshmi Sahgal – Captain Lakshmi
• Annie Besant – Diamond Soul, Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism
• Kittur Chennamma – Rani Chennamma, Kittur Rani Chennamma
• Savitribai Phule – First female teacher of India
• Rani Gaidinliu – Daughter of the Hills
• Begum Hazrat Mahal – Begum of Awadh
• Kasturba Gandhi – Ba
• Matangini Hazra – Gandhi Buri or Old Lady Gandhi
• Kamla Chattopadhyay
• Sucheta Kriplani

Important Notes for UPSC
Maharatna Companies in India	Home Rule Movement
Thermal Power Plant in India	Sangam Literature
Rabi Crops and Kharif Crops	Foundation of Indian National Congress
ISRO UPSC	Types of Rainfall
Integration of Princely States	Non-Proliferation Treaty