Person · Arya Samaj freedom fighter
Lala Lajpat Rai
Also known as Punjab Kesari
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 - 17 November 1928), called 'Punjab Kesari' (Punjab Lion), the Punjab Arya Samajist and freedom fighter. Born at Dhudike in Moga district, Punjab, Lajpat Rai co-founded the Punjab National Bank in 1894, led the Punjab Arya Samaj education movement (Lahore DAV College), and became one of the Congress 'Lal-Bal-Pal' triumvirate with B.G. Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal. His 30 October 1928 Simon Commission protest at Lahore produced a British lathi-charge in which he was severely beaten; he died from the injuries on 17 November 1928. The December 1928 Lahore assassination of Deputy Superintendent John Saunders by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru was done in revenge for his death.
- Date
- 1865–1928
- Function
- Social reform & movement
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (1)
- AnalogueBhagat Singh
Lala Lajpat Rai's 30 October 1928 death from British lathi-charge injuries at Lahore directly caused the 17 December 1928 Lahore assassination of Deputy Superintendent John Saunders by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. Saunders had been the officer in charge of the lathi-charge; Bhagat Singh's revenge connected the Punjab Arya Samajist Lal-Bal-Pal nationalist generation to the HSRA armed revolutionary generation.
Sources
Standard biography; regional historiography.
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