Dadabhai Naoroji,also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India",was an Indian Independence activist,political leader,merchant,scholar and writer. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress and served as its 2nd,9th,and 22nd President from 1886 to 1887,1893 to 1894 and 1906 to 1907.
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha,1st Baron Sinha,KCSI,PC,KC,was a prominent British Indian lawyer and statesman. He was the first Governor of Bihar and Orissa,first Indian Advocate-General of Bengal,first Indian to become a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council and the first Indian to become a member of the British ministry. He is sometimes also referred as Satyendra Prasanno Sinha or Satyendra Prasad Sinha.
Kashinath Trimbak Telang was an Indologist and Indian judge at Bombay High Court.
Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta was an Indian politician and lawyer from Bombay. He was knighted by the British Government in India for his service to the law. He became the Municipal commissioner of Bombay Municipality in 1873 and its president four times –1884,1885,1905 and 1911. Mehta was one of the founding members and President of the Indian National Congress in 1890 held at Calcutta.
Abbas Tyabji was an Indian freedom fighter from Gujarat,and an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He also served as the Chief Justice of Baroda State. His grandson is historian Irfan Habib.
Sarat Chandra Bose was an Indian barrister and independence activist.
Badruddin Tyabji was an Indian lawyer,activist,and politician during the British Raj. Tyabji was the first Indian to practice as a barrister of the High Court of Bombay. He also served as the third President of the Indian National Congress. He was one of the founding member and first Muslim president of Indian National Congress. He founded the Anjuman-i-Islam College in Bombay in 1874. It started with one school and today it has more than eighty institutions from pre-primary schools to graduate and postgraduate level. Tyabji is often referred to as one of the most prominent members of Tyabji family.
Rahimtulla Mahomed Sayani,was an Indian politician who served as the President of the Indian National Congress for a term in 1896,succeeding Surendranath Banerjea.
Sir Rash Behari Ghosh was an Indian politician,lawyer,social worker and philanthropist.
Syed Hasan Imam was an Indian politician who served as the President of the Indian National Congress and was elected in September 1918.
Chakravarti Vijayaraghavachariar was an Indian politician. He rose to prominence following his appeal against the false charges alleging him to have instigated a Hindu –Muslim riot in Salem. The legal battle and eventual victory in proving his innocence earned him the title The Lion of South India.
Eardley John Norton was a Madras barrister,coroner and politician of British origin. He was also one of the earliest members of the Indian National Congress and a champion of civil liberties and rights of the Indian people.
The London India Society was an Indian organisation founded in London in March 1865 under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji and W.C. Bonnerjee. The purpose of the organisation was to promote awareness of the rising Indian social and political aspirations in England,and to raise the profile of India related matters amongst the British public. The London Indian Society was superseded by the East India Association,which was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866.
The Early Nationalists,also known as the Moderates,were a group of political leaders in India active between 1885 and 1907. Their emergence marked the beginning of the organised national movement in India. Some of the important moderate leaders were Pherozeshah Mehta and Dadabhai Naoroji. With members of the group drawn from educated middle-class professionals including lawyers,teachers and government officials,many of them were educated in England.
Sir Arthur Wilson,was an English lawyer and judge. After practising as a barrister in the English courts,he served as a judge of the High Court of Calcutta,and was later a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
The British Committee of the Indian National congress was an organization established in Britain by the Indian National Congress in 1889. Its purpose was to raise awareness of Indian issues to the public in Britain,to whom the Government of India was responsible. It followed the work of W.C. Bonnerjee and Dadabhoi Naoroji,who raised India related issues in the British parliament through the support of radical MPs like Charles Bradlaugh. William Wedderburn served as the first chairmanship and William Digby as secretary.
The Tyabji family,also known as Tyabji-Hydari,Tyabji-Fyzee, and Tyabji-Futehally family,consists of Mullah Tyab Ali and his descendants. The Tyabji family has gained prestige for its involvement in India's independence movement with individuals being prominent politicians,diplomats,academics,scientists,activists,and athletes. Other members gained prominence for their roles in India's Navy and Air Force and contribution to Indian film and fine art. Individuals within the Tyabji family belong to the Indian royal families of the Nizam of Hyderabad,the Nawab of Bengal,Raja of Wanaparthy,and the Nawab of Janjira.
Susila Anita Bonnerjee was a medical doctor,educator and suffragist who advocated for women's education and health in England and India in the late 1800s.
