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Sadashiv Bhosle

Kutre Sadashiv Bhosle (1920–2021), also known as Sadashiv Bapusaheb Bhosale, was an Indian social activist, independence activist, Gandhian, and politician from Karnataka. He was the first Member of the Legislative Assembly from Belgaum after India's independence and was often referred to as the "Bapu" of Belgaum. Bhosale was a centenarian and died in 2021 at the age of 101.

Sadhu Sitaram Das

Indian revolutionary

Sadhu Sitaram Das was Indian revolutionary. He was the first who led peasants in Bijolia movement.

Safia Abdul Wajid

Indian political activist and elected officeholder

Safia Abdul Wajid, also known as Begum Abdul Wajid, was an Indian educator, political activist and an elected representative in the State Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (UP). She became an active participant in the Indian independence movement after quitting her position as a Mathematics lecturer at a government institution during the 1942 Quit India Movement to protest British rule.

Sah Mal

Raja Shahmal Singh Tomar born in a Hindu Jat family in Bijrol village was a rebel at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, based out of the village of Baraut, Uttar Pradesh. He led the people of Baraut in rebellion against the East India Company.

Sambhaji Maharaj

Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1681 to 1689

Sambhaji, also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king (Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.

Sarala Devi

Indian politician

Sarala Devi was an Indian independence activist, feminist, social activist, politician and writer. She was the first Odia woman to join the Non-cooperation movement in 1921 and the first Odia woman delegate of the Indian National Congress. She became the first woman to be elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly on 1 April 1936.

Sarang Khan Gakhar

Gakhar chief from 1520 to 1541

Sarang Khan Gakhar was a 16th century Punjabi Muslim general and chief of the Gakhar clan in the northern Punjab region of modern day Pakistan. He became chief of his clan in 1520 after the death of Hathi Khan, and was confirmed on his position by the Mughal emperor Babur. He refused to recognise Suri usurpation of power from Humayun and died fighting against Sher Shah Suri at Rawat Fort in 1541 along with 16 of his sons.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Indian independence activist (1875–1950)

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, commonly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was an Indian independence activist, lawyer and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement and India's political integration. In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar meaning "chief". He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

Satish Pakrashi

Indian communist revolutionary and freedom fighter

Satish Chandra Pakrashi was an Indian communist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council and a veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Satyen Chandra Bardhan

Indian revolutionary (1916-1943)

Satyen Chandra Bardhan, commonly known as Kanu (1916–1943) was an Indian Bengali revolutionary and a soldier in Indian National Army led by Netaji Subhas Bose. He was a trained radio communicator. He, along with Vakkom Abdul Khader, Anandan and Fauja Singh, was hanged in Madras Central Jail on September 10, 1943. All four walked up to the gallows, singing and raising the slogan of Vande Mataram.

Savitri Devi

Greek Nazi spy and occultist (1905–1982)

Savitri Devi Mukherji was a French-born Greek Nazi activist, spy, and author. She served the Axis powers by committing acts of espionage against the Allied forces in India. An exponent of esoteric Hitlerism, she became a leading member of the neo-Nazi underground during the 1960s. Savitri was a proponent of a synthesis of Hinduism and Nazism, proclaiming Adolf Hitler to have been an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She depicted Hitler as a sacrifice for humanity that would lead to the end of the worst age, the Kali Yuga, which she believed was induced by the Jews. She was also a radical animal rights activist and vegetarian.

Sayeed Mohammed

Indian Odia educationist, freedom fighter and philanthropist

Sayeed Mohammed was an Indian Odia educationist, freedom fighter and philanthropist. In 1913, he founded the Moslem Seminary at Cuttack, which is regarded as the second nationalist school of Odisha. Sayeed is known for his activism against the British in the early 1900s. He was one of the prominent members of the Utkal Sammilani. In 1922, Sayeed along with Ekram Rasul co-founded the All Odisha Khilafat Committee, in the wake of the non-cooperation movement in India.

Selina Perera

Sri Lankan socialist and Trotskyite

Selina Margaret Perera (1909–1986) was a Sri Lankan socialist and Trotskyist. She was a founding member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and party secretary. She was married to Dr N. M. Perera, who became the leader of the LSSP.

Shah Nawaz Khan (general)

Azad Indian National Army General and MP

Shah Nawaz Khan was an Indian politician who served as an officer in the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II.

Shahzada Firoz Shah

Freedom Fighter

Shahzada Firoz Shah was a Mughal prince who took part in the 1857 revolution and fought the British very bravely.

Shambhu Dutt Sharma

Shambhu Dutt, born Shambu Dutt Sharma was an Indian independence and anti-corruption activist.

Shantabai Dhanaji Dani

Indian Dalit writer and politician

Shantabai Dhanaji Dani (1919–2001) was an Indian Dalit writer, politician, and social worker. She wrote primarily in the Marathi language.

Sheikh Hissamuddin

Indian independence activist

Sheikh Hissamuddin was an Islamic scholar who served as the fourth president of the Majlis-i Ahrar-i Islam in three terms, first from 1939 to 1940, then from 1942 to 1946, and lastly from 1962 to 1966.

Sher Ali Afridi

Assassin of the Viceroy of British India in 1872

Sher Ali Afridi was the assassin of the Viceroy of British India, Lord Mayo whom he killed on 8 February 1872.

Shivaji

Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680

Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a jagir from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later formed the genesis of the Maratha Kingdom. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort.

Shivdas Daga

Indian politician

Seth Shivdas Daga was an Indian freedom fighter and politician from Raipur, in present-day Chhattisgarh. He was involved in India's independence movement, including the Non-cooperation movement and Civil disobedience movement, and was imprisoned for his involvement independence activities.

Shivpujan Rai

Indian independence activist (1913–1942)

Dr. Shivpujan Rai was an Indian independence activist. During the 1942 Quit India Movement, under Rai's leadership, a group of independence fighters hoisted the tricolor flag of India at Mohammadabad Tehsil. In doing so, Shivpujan Rai, Rishishewar Rai, Vans Narayan Rai, Ram Badan Upadhyay, Raj Narayan Rai, Narayan Rai, Vashishtha Narain Rai and Bans Narain Rai sacrificed their life for India's independence on 18 August 1942. All of them are known as the Ashta Shaheed of Sherpur.

Shripad Amrit Dange

Indian communist politician

Shripad Amrit Dange was an Indian politician who was a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement. During the 20th century, Dange was arrested by the authorities for communist and trade union activities and was jailed for an overall period of 13 years. His early years were marked by the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Trial, and later by internal controversy over alleged 1924 letters in which he sought leniency from the British colonial administration.

Shrish Chandra Ghosh

Indian Independence Activist

Shrish Chandra Ghosh was a Bengali revolutionary and Indian independence activist.

Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar

Indian dalit soldier (18th century)

Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar, also known as Sidhnak Mahar, was an Indian soldier of the Mahar Regiment. He belonged to the Mahar caste. He is popularly known for the Battle of Koregaon.

S. Kumaran

Indian politician

S. Kumaran was a Punnapra-Vayalar freedom fighter, Communist Party of India leader and former MP and former Mararikulam MLA.

Spin Tangi massacre

British colonial crime

The Spin Tangi massacre or Hathikhel massacre refers to the killing of about 80 non-violent Pashtun protesters by the Frontier Constabulary and the British Indian Army on 24 August 1930 at the Spin Tangi village near Domel, in the Bannu district of the North-West Frontier Province of British India. This massacre was committed just three months after the Takkar massacre in Mardan and four months after the Qissa Khwani massacre in Peshawar.

S. S. Mirajkar

Indian politician and trade unionist (1899–1980)

Shantaram Savlaram Mirajkar was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist. He was part of the old guard of the Communist Party of India, led the All India Trade Union Congress as its president for many years and served as mayor of Bombay.

Subhas Chandra Bose

Indian nationalist leader and politician (1897–1945)

Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist. Bose's defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan left a legacy vexed by authoritarianism, antisemitism, and military failure. The honorific Netaji was first applied to Bose in Germany in early 1942—by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials in the Special Bureau for India in Berlin. It is now used throughout India.

Suhasini Ganguly

Indian freedom fighter (1909–1965)

Suhasini Ganguly was an Indian woman freedom fighter who participated in the Indian independence movement.

Sukhsagar Datta

Indian doctor and political activist

Sukhsagar Datta, alias Sukha Sagar Datta, was a medical doctor and political activist, who was born in Bengal, India. In 1908, his brother, Ullasakar Datta, was arrested by the British Raj for revolutionary activities and sentenced to a long prison sentence. Fearing arrest himself, Sukhsagar fled to London, where he enrolled at the London Tutorial College and came into contact with members of the Bloomsbury Group. Around 1910-11 he met and fell in love with Ruby Young of Bristol, whom he then married. Following a failed attempt to become an actor, they moved to St Paul's in Bristol, where they had two sons: Albion and David.

Sultan Balkhi

Ibrahim Shah Sultan Balkhi, also known by his sobriquet, Mahisawar, was a 14th-century Muslim saint. He is associated with the spread of Islam in Sandwip and Bogra.

Suraj Mal of Nurpur

Suraj Mal was a ruler of Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh in India. During a campaign to Kangra Fort, he rebelled against the Mughals, then he went into exile and died at Chamba. His brother, Raja Jagat Singh, succeeded him as ruler of Nurpur.

Suresh Chandra Mishra

Indian politician and activist (1903–1993)

Suresh Chandra Mishra, also known as Pandit Suresh Chandra Mishra, was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as a member of First Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1957 for the Monghyr constituency in Bihar. In 1920 Mishra had participated in the Non-cooperation movement, launched by Mahatma Gandhi, aimed at obtaining full independence from the British rule in the country.

Surju Prasad

Thakur of Bijairaghogarh (1845 – 1865)

Surju Prasad was the Thakur of Bijairaghogarh from 1845 until his death in 1858.

Sushila Didi

Indian revolutionary

Sushila Mohan popularly known as Sushila Didi, was a major figure in India's revolutionary freedom struggle movement.

S. V. Ghate

First General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (1896–1970)

Sachchidanand Vishnu Ghate, also known as S.V. Ghate, was a freedom fighter émigré and first General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI). The Communist Party of India's Karnataka State headquarters, Ghate Bhavan, is named in his honor.