Lala Lajpat Rai

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Lala Lajpat Rai was a prominent Indian nationalist leader, social reformer, and freedom fighter, popularly known as the "Lion of Punjab" for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.

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instanceOf Indian freedom fighter
Indian nationalist leader
politician
social reformer
writer
advocated Hindu social reform
boycott of British goods
education reform
social equality
associatedWith Arya Samaj
birthDate 1865-01-28
birthPlace Dhudike, Punjab, British India
causeOfDeath injuries from lathi charge
commemoratedOn Indian postage stamps
countryOfCitizenship British India
dateElectedAsINCPresident 1920
deathDate 1928-11-17
deathPlace Lahore, Punjab, British India
educatedAt Government College, Lahore
ethnicity Punjabi
event injured during protest against Simon Commission in Lahore on 1928-10-30
father Munshi Radha Kishan Azad
founded Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore
Lakshmi Insurance Company
Punjab National Bank
Servants of the People Society
Tilak School of Politics
fullName Lala Lajpat Rai
hasColleague Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
ideology economic nationalism
support for labor rights
inspired Bhagat Singh
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
knownFor Indian independence movement
leadership in Punjab during freedom struggle
protest against Simon Commission
language English
Hindi
Punjabi
legacy Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore
Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
statues and memorials across India
memberOf Indian National Congress
Lal Bal Pal
mother Gulab Devi
movement Arya Samaj reform movement
Indian independence movement
Non-cooperation movement
Swadeshi movement
nickname Lion of Punjab
Punjab Kesari
occupation author
journalist
lawyer
social worker
placeOfINCSessionPresided Calcutta
politicalIdeology Indian nationalism
Swaraj
positionHeld Member of Imperial Legislative Council
President of All India Trade Union Congress
President of Indian National Congress
religion Hinduism
spouse Radha Devi
visited Canada
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
visitedFor lectures and political advocacy
workAuthored Arya Samaj
England’s Debt to India
The Story of My Deportation
Unhappy India
United States of America: A Hindu’s Impressions and a Study
Young India


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