Short Biography of Lala Lajpat Rai
- Bhushan Jain
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An ardent nationalist and a dedicated social reformer
whose achievements earned him the title of "The Lion of Punjab"
(Sher-e-Punjab), Lala Lajpat Rai was born in Ludhiana in 1865. Though he
equipped himself for a career in law, he was drawn into the political
cause when residing at Lahore. Here, he also came in contact with
Mahatma Hans Raj who became a source of inspiration for him. Being an
Arya Samajist as well, Lala Lajpat Rai helped in the establishment of
the D.A.V. College at Lahore.
His extremist ideas helped him team up with Bal
Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal to form the famous group, 'Bal,
Pal, Lai'. After a disappointing trip to England in 1905 along with
Gokhale, his message to his countrymen was that they themselves and no
one else would fight for their freedom. He withdrew his name from the
list for the presidency of the Congress at its Surat session. He
visited Britain in 1914 and the USA as well to educate the international
public about India's cause.
In September 1920 Lala Lajpat Rai became President of
the Special Session of the Congress at Calcutta. Gandhi's
non-cooperation programme was not really to his liking at first. But in
1922 he opposed its withdrawal. He joined Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das to
found the Swaraj Party. In 1923 and 1926, he entered the Central
Legislative Assembly as a swarajist. At the Assembly, he initiated a
resolution on the Simon Commission's boycott. He died on November
27,1928 after receiving heavy injuries while leading a demonstration
against the Simon Commission in Lahore.
Lala Lajpat Rai was the founder-editor of The Bande
Mataram, The Punjabee and The People. During his political career, he
was imprisoned many times including two occasions in 1921 and 1922 when
he was involved with the Non- Cooperation Movement.
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