Curated playlist
Presidents of the Indian National Congress
- Mahatma GandhiOn the day India won freedom, Gandhi refused to celebrate. He fasted and spun cloth in Calcutta, pleading for peace.
- Indira GandhiParty bosses chose Indira Gandhi as prime minister because they thought she was weak.
- Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru spent over nine years in prison across eight separate detentions. He later led India for 16 years.
- Maulana AzadJailed in Ahmednagar Fort, Maulana Azad wrote 24 letters that were never sent. Mail was forbidden.
- Vallabhbhai PatelVallabhbhai Patel had to persuade more than 565 princely states to join India.
- Gopal Krishna GokhaleGandhi called Gopal Krishna Gokhale his mentor and guide, then rejected Gokhale's strategy.
- Subhas Chandra BoseSubhas Chandra Bose is remembered in India as Netaji, a Hindustani title that means Respected Leader. The name did not begin on Indian soil. It was first used in early 1942, in Berlin. The speakers were soldiers of the Indische Legion,…
- Annie BesantAnnie Besant went from a vicar's wife to president of the Indian National Congress. She was elected in 1917.
- Bhogaraju Pattabhi SitaramayyaBhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya kept a diary during three years in an Ahmednagar fort prison.
- Sarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu led India's Salt March campaign after Gandhi was arrested. She had persuaded him to let women march.