7 Indian activists to follow on Twitter on Independence Day

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India marks Independence Day on August 15

66 years since independence from British rule

CNN  — 

The frail, humble man wrapped in a loincloth wearing round-rimmed spectacles is a symbol of India’s independence from British rule that happened today, 66 years ago.

circa 1935: Indian spiritual and political leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948).

The late Mohandas Gandhi (1869 - 1948) is affectionately known as Mahatma (Sanskrit for “great soul”) and the father of the nation – the instigator of peaceful, nonviolent protest that influenced social and political change.

Today, who carries the torch and continues this future superpower’s fight for a land that’s fair and free?

CNN has compiled the following list of a handful of India’s modern day activists on Twitter, in no particular order:

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