Lala Lajpat Rai

29 Jan 2022 Lala Lajpat Rai

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On January 28, 2022, the birth anniversary of the famous freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was celebrated across the country.
Lala Lajpat Rai was born on January 28, 1865 in a small village called ‘Dhudike’ in Firozpur district of Punjab.
Lala Lajpat Rai was one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. He studied law from the Government College, Lahore.
He was influenced by Swami Dayanand Saraswati and joined Arya Samaj in Lahore.
Together with Bipin Chandra Pal and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he formed a trio (Lal-Bal-Pal) of extremist leaders.
He founded the ‘Home Rule League of America’ in America in the year 1917 and through this sought moral support from the international community in America for the Indian independence movement.
He founded the ‘Hindu Relief Movement’ in the year 1897 to help the famine victims and to save them from the clutches of missionaries. Apart from this, he founded the ‘Servants of People’s Society’ in the year 1921.
He was the editor and founder of Arya Gazette. He also laid the foundation stone of Punjab National Bank in the year 1894. He was also known as ‘Punjab Kesari’ and ‘Lion of Punjab’.