List of Important Social Reformers and Their Contribution to The Indian History

Important Social Reformers in Indian history & Their Incredible Contribution


A country is known globally for history and its prominent leaders. India has a huge history starting from freedom struggle till today. Various leaders sacrificed their life in making India what it is today. As a result, it is very important to remember these leaders and their contribution to Indian society. Following is the list of more such leaders for your reference.

1. Pherozeshah Mehta 1845-1915

  • He was a moderate leader from Bombay.
    • He had denounced the Ilbert Bill in 1883.
    • He was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Bombay University in 1915.
    • He presided over the Lahore Session of Congress (1907) after the Surat Split.
    • He was given the title of “The uncrowned king of Bombay”.
    • He started a newspaper, ‘The Bombay Chronicle’ and founded the Central Bank of India.

2. Jyotiba Phule 1827-1890

  • A social reformer from Maharashtra, he worked for the upliftment of the low castes.
    • He was against the Brahmins’ organization like Prathana Samaj and Sarvajanik Sabha as they were concerned about the upper Varna only Phule wanted to replace Hindu religion with the“Sarvajanik Ishwar Pranit Satya”.
    • He founded the Satyasadhak Samaj in 1873 for educating low caste people and authored the Sarvajanik Satyadharma Pustak.

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3. Ram Manohar Lohia 1910-1968

  • He was the founder member of the Congress Socialist Party (1934) and edited the journal, The Congress Socialist’.
    • He played a major role in building the foreign relations of the Congress Party.
    • He founded the Socialist Party of India after Independence and worked for the development of Hindi as the National Language.

4. Ram Prasad Bismil 1897-1927

  • A revolutionary from Uttar Pradesh, he was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
    • He was sentenced to death in the Kakori Mail Dacoity Case (August 9, 1925).
    • His most famous composition is “Sarforoshi ki Tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai”.

5. Subhash Chandra Bose 1897-1945

  • He passed the Indian Civil Services Examination in 1920 in England but left it on Gandhiji’s call of NCM.
    • Founded the Independence for India League with JL Nehru.
    • Elected as the President of INC at its Haripura Session (1938) and Tripuri Session (1939) hut resigned from Tripuri due to differences with Gandhiji.
    • He founded the Forward Block (1939) and Kisan Sabha.
    • He escaped to Berlin in 1941 and met Hitler. He took the charge of Indian Army (Azad Hind Fauz) in 1943 in Singapore and set up Indian Provisional Government there.
    He addressed Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of the Nation.”
    • He supposedly died in a plane crash in 1945.
    • Slogans — “Dilli Chalo” and “Jai Hind”.
    • Autobiography — ‘The Indian Struggle’.

6. Vallabhbhai Patel 1875-1950

  • A freedom fighter and social reformer from Gujarat, he is popularly known as Sardar Pater and honoured with the title of “The Iron Man of India”.
    • His father, Jhaverbhai Pate), is supposed to have fought in the army of Rani of Jhansi in the Revolt of 1857.
    He started the Kheda or Kaira Satyagrah in 1918 and fought for the rights of the peasants in Bardoli Satyagrah. Here, he was honoured with the title “Sardar”.
    • He was the first national leader to be arrested during the Civil Disobedience Movement.
    • He participated in Gandhi’s Individual Satyagrah and Quit India Movement.
    • In the post-independence period, he was appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of India along with the portfolios of the Information and Broadcasting and Home Ministry.
    • He played a major role in integrating the 562 states in the Indian Union.

7. Sarojini Naidu 1879-1949

  • Popularly known as the “Nightingale of India”, was a nationalist and poetess from Uttar Pradesh.
    • She was married to Dr Govindarajulu Naidu in 1893.
    • Under the guidance of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, she became the first woman to participate in India’s struggle for independence.
    • She participated in the Dandi March with Gandhiji and presided over the Kanpur Session of Congress in 1925.
    • She was the first woman to become the Governor of Uttar Pradesh State.
    • Her famous poetries include – The Golden Threshold(1905), The Feather of the Dawn; The Bird of Time(1912) and The Broken Wing (1917).

8. Ras Behari Bose 1886-1945

  • A revolutionary from Bengal, Bose organized several clandestine activities in UP, Delhi and Punjab at an early age.
    • He was associated with Hardinge Bomb Case and Lahore Conspiracy Case after which he managed to escape to Japan.
    • He founded the Indian Muslim League and organized its first session at Bangkok in 1942.
    • He also served as the President of the Council of Action for the formation of INA, and later handed it over to Subash Chandra Bose.
    • Bose died in Tokyo on January 21, 1945.

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