Heroes of the hour: Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak Maharaj, Sir Subramanya Iyer

"Heroes of the hour: Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak Maharaj, Sir SubramanyaIyer" was written to commend the heroism of the spirit embodied in three Noble Indian great men, worthy of homage and admiration. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Tilak Maharaj was a great Sanskrit scholar and astronomer. S. Subramania Iyer was an Indian lawyer, jurist and freedom fighter who, along with Annie Besant, founded the Home Rule Movement.