Q: He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was ( UPSC Pre18)
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Bipin Chandra Pal
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Motilal Nehru
Such questions based on books, magazine, newspapers edited/written by freedom fighters were asked in previous years UPSC Question papers in Prelims Exam.
M.K. Gandhi (Mahattma Gandhi) – Young India, Harijan, Navjivan, Hindu Swarajya, My Experiments With Truth
Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesri, The Maratha, Gita Rahasya, The Arctic Home in Vedas
Jawahar Lal Nehru – Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, Meri Kahani
Maulana Abdul Kalam Aazad – Al Hilal, India Wins Freedom, Gubare Khatir
Lala Lajpat Rai – Unhappy India, biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna
Dr. Rajendra Prasad – India Divided
Lala Hardayal – Hints For Self Culture
Surendra Nath Banarji – Bangali, A Nation In Making
Veer Savarkar – War Of Indian Independence
Ravindra Nath Tagore – Geetanjali (Nobel Prize Winner Book), Home and The World, Gora, Hungry Stones, Chandalika, Visarjan
Madan Mohan Malviya – Abhyuday, Hindustan, Leader
Gopal Krishna Gokhle – Nation
Keshav Chandra Sen – Indian Mirror, Vaam Bodhini
Dinbandhu Mitra – Neel Darpan
Arvind Ghosh – Karmyogi, Yugantar, Savitri, Life Divine, Essays On Gita, Bande Matram
Muhammad Iqbal – Tarane Hind, Baange Dara
Annie Besant – Commonweal, New India
Subhash Chandra Bose – Indian Struggle
Paranjape – Kaal
Muhammad Ali – Comred, Hamdard
Raja Ram Mohan Roy – Samvad Kaumudi
Ishwarchadra Vidyasagar – Som Prakash
Motilal Nehru – Independent
Dada Bhai Naurauji – Rust Guftgur, Poverty And Un British Rule In India
Shishir Kumar Ghosh – Amrit Bazar Patrika
Tarak Nath Das – Free Hindustan
Shachindra Sanyal – The Revolutionary
Dayanand Sarswati – Satyarth Darpan
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya – History Of Congress
Valentine Chirol – Indian Unrest
Chittaranjan Das – India For Indians
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay – Anand Math, Devi Chaudharani
Bhartendu Harishchandra – Bharat Durdasha
Shivanand – Divine Life
Nayantara Sahgal – A Voice Of Freedom
