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Lala Lajpat Rai
1865–1928
A fierce voice in India’s freedom struggle, he helped turn nationalism into a mass movement and became known as the Lion of Punjab. He was also a writer and institution-builder whose influence reached far beyond politics.
3 Audiobooks
Young India An interpretation and a history of the nationalist movement from within
by Lala Lajpat Rai
An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George Prime Minister of Great Britain
by Lala Lajpat Rai
The Political Future of India
by Lala Lajpat Rai
About the author
Born on 28 January 1865, he became one of the best-known leaders of the Indian nationalist movement during British rule. He was closely associated with the Indian National Congress and is often remembered as part of the trio "Lal Bal Pal," alongside Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal. He was widely known by the honorific "Punjab Kesari," or "Lion of Punjab."
He was not only a political leader but also a public intellectual and educator. Reliable reference sources describe him as a writer, reformer, and outspoken advocate of self-rule, and his public life extended into social and educational work as well as nationalist politics.
In 1928, while leading a peaceful protest in Lahore against the Simon Commission, he was injured in a police baton charge and died on 17 November 1928. His death made him a lasting symbol of resistance in India’s independence movement.