Lala Lajpat Rai who is known as 'Punjab Kesari'.He greatly participated in the fight against British Rule.

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FREEDOM FIGHTER
Lion of
Punjab
LalaLajpatRaiJanuary 28 will be celebrated as the birth
anniversary of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai,
who is also known as the ‘Punjab Kesari ‘ (Lion
of Punjab). He greatly participated in the fight
against the British rulers. He was the part of Lal-
Bal-Pal trio.

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Lala Lajpat Rai was born in
1865 to Agarwal parents,
Munshi Radha Krishna Azad
and Gulab Devi in Dhudike
village of Ferozpur District in
Punjab, India. He completed
his schooling from a school
where his father was posted
as a teacher. His family
allowed him, the freedom to
have different beliefs and
faiths. He took admission
in law stream at the Lahore
college in 1880, where he
came in contact with other
freedom fighters like Lala
Hans Raj and Pandit Guru
Dutt. After completing law
from the government college,
he begun his legal practice in
Hissar, Haryana. He became
the follower of Dayanand
Saraswati school and
contributed in the foundation
of the nationalistic Dayanand
Anglo-Vedic School.
Lala Lajpat Rai founded the
Punjab National Bank in
1895 and the Hindu Orphan
Relief Movement during
1897. He also established the
Indian Home Rule League of
America in New York in 1917.
He came back from America
in 1920 and was invited to
preside the special session
of congress, which was
scheduled to hold in Calcutta.
He was not in favour of ‘Non
Cooperation Movement’ but
later he supported Mahatma
Gandhi in the movement.
Apart from a freedom fighter,
he was a good author he
wrote many books like, The
United States of America:
A Hindu’s impressions
and a study, History of the
Arya Samaj, Swaraj and
social change, England’s
Debt to India: India and
The Problems Of National
Education In India.
He launched a peaceful
procession in Lahore
during October 30, 1928,
regarding boycott of the
arrival of the members of
the Simon Commission.
Police Superintendent, Scott
ordered the ‘lathi charge’ on
the activists. Lala Lajpat Rai
was fatally hit by the police
during the ‘lathi charge’. He
received severe head injuries
and died on November 17,
1928.
Lala Lajpat Rai founded the Punjab National Bank
in 1895 and the Hindu Orphan Relief Movement
during 1897. He also established the Indian Home
Rule League of America in New York in 1917.
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