'India Wins Freedom' is an autobiography of ______.

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  1. Bhagat Singh
  2. Subhas Chandra Bose
  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  4. Rajendra Prasad

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Option 3 : Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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The correct answer is Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.Key PointsMaulana Abul Kalam Azad

  • 'India Wins Freedom' is the autobiography of Abul Kalam Azad.
  • India Wins Freedom is an enlightening account of Partition from the point of view of author Maulana Azad.
  • It includes his personal experiences when India became independent and his thoughts on freedom and independence.
  • Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian scholar, independence activist and senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement.
    • After India's independence, he became the Minister of Education (Human Resource Development) in the Government of India.
    • He adopted Azad (Free) as his surname.
    • His birthday is celebrated every year as "National Education Day" (11 November) to recognize his contribution to education in India.
    • He also started a newspaper called Al-Hilal promoting Hindu-Muslim unity.

Additional InformationBhagat Singh

  • The article "Why I am an Atheist" was written by Bhagat Singh in 1930 in Lahore jail.
  • It was a reply of Bhagat Singh to his religious friend who thought that Bhagat Singh became an atheist due to his vanity. 
  • It was published in Lala Lajpat Rai's weekly 'The English' after his death.
  • He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Society.

Rajendra Prasad​

  • ​Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, and scholar.
  • The first president of India was in office from 1950 to 1962.
  • He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader in the region of Bihar and Maharashtra.

Important Points

Person Important Books
Mahatma Gandhi The Story of my Experiments with Truth, Hind Swaraj
Bal Gangadhar Tilak Orion or the Antiquity of the Vedas, Geeta Rahasya: Karmyog Shastra-I
Subash Chandra Bose The Indian Struggle, An Indian Pilgrim
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