Answers to India Quiz 16 - Famous Places of Indian Freedom Struggle

1. Shivpuri

Ramachandra Pandurang Tope was an Indian leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its notable generals. As a personal adherent to Nana Sahib of Bithur his Gwalioi contingent forced General Windham to retreat from Kanpur. He also helped Rani Laxmibai to seize Gwalior.

2. Chauri Chaura

The incident occurred on 04 Feb 1922. The Indian National Congress halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level as a direct result of this incident.

3. Kakori

The incident is called as Kakori train robbery or the Kakori conspiracy case of British period. A crater on Mars is named after Kakori.

4. Bardoli

The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state of Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj, was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement.

5. Stuttgart

Bhikaiji Rustom Cama was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement. On 22 August 1907, Cama attended the second Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.In her appeal for human rights, equality and for autonomy from Great Britain, she unfurled what she called the "Flag of Indian Indepen

6. August Kranti Maidan

The Gowalia Tank was initially used to bathe cows. Go - Walia comes from the marathi word Gaie (cow) Wala (owner of the cattle). The Maidan that exists over there presently was built over the tank, which still exists underground.

7. Vedaranyam

The Vedaranyam March or Vedaranyam Satyagraha was organised to protest the salt tax imposed by the British Raj in India. The march took place in April 1930 and was led by C Rajagopalachari who was imprisoned for this movement.

8. Vaikom

The movement was centered at the Shiva temple at Vaikom, near Kottayam. Vaikom Satyagraha was a testing ground for the Gandhian principles of Satyagraha

9. Wandiwash 

Vandavasi or Wandiwash is a city and a municipality in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Wandiwash is the Anglicised pronunciation of Vandavasi.

10. Yerwada Jail

Yerwada Central Jail, Pune is a noted high-security jail in Yerwada, Pune, in Maharashtra. This is the largest jail in the state of Maharashtra, and also one of the largest prisons in South Asia now.