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Lala lajpat rai
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Born
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28 January 1865
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Place
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Dhudike, Punjab, British India
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Died
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17 November 1928
(aged 63)
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Place
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Lahore, Punjab, British India
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Organization
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Indian National
Congress, Arya Samaj
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Movement
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Indian Independence movement
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Religion
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Hinduism
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Rai's writings
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The Story of My
Deportation (1908)
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Arya Samaj
(1915)
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The United
States of America A Hindu’s Impression (1916)
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Young India
(1916)
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Unhappy India
(1928)
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England's Debt
to India (1917)
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Autobiographical
Writings .
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Lala Lajpat Rai
(28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928) was an Indian Punjabi author and
politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian Independence
movement.
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He was
popularly known as "Punjab Kesari".
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He was part of
the Lal Bal Pal trio.(Lala Lajpat Rai , Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra
Pal) .
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One of the
important members of the Hindu Maha Sabha, Lala Lajpat Rai was the president
of the All India trade Union Congress in 1920.
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He led the
non-cooperation movement in Punjab. Lala Lajpat Rai was highly influenced by
socialist reformer Swami Dayananda Saraswati and was the strong supporter of
the Arya Samaj movement in Punjab.
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He sustained
serious injuries by the police when leading a non-violent protest against the
Simon Commission and died less than three weeks later on 17 November 1928
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Apart from
being a freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was a prolific writer also.
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Some of his
books such as the United States of America A Hindu's Impression and a Study,
History of the Arya Samaj, Swaraj and Social Change, and England's Debut to
India A Historical Narrative of Britain's Fiscal Policy in India find special
mention.
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He was also
associated with activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi Insurance
Company in their early stages.
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