'Gour Hari Dastaan': Tribute to India's unsung heroes

  • IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,June 03 2015]

The Indian audiences will soon be exposed to see the real life story of 'Gour Hari Dastaan' on silver screen - who is perhaps one of the last few freedom fighter alive. His story was discovered by national award winning director Ananth Mahadevan through a news article leading him to find interest to allow the world to know his struggle to prove to himself and several others to procure a certificate to prove his contributions to the country as a true freedom fighter.

Understanding the struggles of this unsung hero, we look at a few such other freedom fighters who never got their due -

Aluuri Sitarama Raju - He left everything during pre-independence era to help aid the betterment of tribal people around Andhra Pradesh who were being harassed by British officials

Pingali Venkayya - Pingali was a strict disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and each Indian owes him the credit of having designed the Indian flag.

Potti Sreeramulu, another devout Gandhian, He undertook fasts for entry of Dalits into temples, and strove for Dalit emancipation too. He is more remembered for his fast unto death, demanding creating of a separate Andhra state.

Acharya N.G.Ranga joined the freedom struggle in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call in 1930. Led the ryot agitation in 1933, founder of the Kisan Congress and had many discussions with Gandhi on a farmer state. He was in Parliament for 6 decades from 1931 to 1991, and considered father of Indian peasant movement

Sardar Goutu Lachanna, Arrested when he was just 21 for taking part in the salt satyagraha at Palasa, He also took part in Quit India and was named Sardar for his fearless attitude. He was wanted by the British Govt during Quit India movement in 1942, for his frequent raids. He was a strident advocate of the rights of backward classes, trade unions and weaker sections of society

Tanguturi Prakasam, also known as Andhra Kesari, and was the first Chief Minister of Andhra State. He started his career as a lawyer, but was drawn towards the freedom movement, and gave up his practice in 1921 after taking a pledge for Satyagraha

Swami Ramananda Teertha, whose real name was Vyenkatesh Khedgikar, one of the main leaders of the Hyderabad State Congress. He played a major role during the revolt against the Nizam and also during the Police Action in Hyderabad

Kanneganti Hanumanthu, who led a fierce revolt against the British in Palnadu region over payment of tax. He died when he was just 30, shot dead by the British, leading a revolt against tax payment