Annie Besant: reformer, theosophist and advocate for Indian self-rule Annie Besant Annie Besant (1847–1933) was a British social reformer, prominent theosophist and educationist who became a leading campaigner for Indian Home Rule and helped develop modern Indian…
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay — Bengali novelist, poet and composer of Vande Mataram Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Bengali writer, poet and civil servant (1838–1894). Author of influential novels and the song Vande Mataram; a leading figure in 19th-century Bengali literature and Indian cultural…
