Lala Lajpat Rai
Essay No. 01
Lala Lajpat Rai is known as one of the greatest martyr of our freedom straggle. He is remembered for his love for nation and humanity. Lala Lajpat Rai was born in the year 1865.
Lala Lajpat Rai was an extremely selfless person from his very childhood. He would give charities to the poor and needy people without any obligations on them. He never wanted to oblige others after doing something for them. He believed in the proverb `Do good and cast it into the river’.
Lala Lajpat Rai wanted to eliminate the evils of the society right from the root. He wanted to bring peace and prosperity in the nation. He was a treasure of humanly virtues. Lala Lajpat Rai took active part in the freedom movements and instilled the spirit of patriotism amongst the people.
The British were trying to suppress Indians to rule over them. Once, a Briton wrote an absurd book titled ‘Mother India’ to insult Indians through provoking words. Lala Lajpat Rai protested against the wrong ideas presented by the British and called them characterless people, who didn’t have any moral values.
Leading a mass protest against Simon Commission in Lahore he was brutally hit by police lathis. He was badly wounded and taken to hospital. On October 30, 1928 he passed away after languishing in pain for several days.
Lala Lajpat Rai was the son of India, the sun that shined to distribute sunshine of love and compassion to one and all.
Essay No. 02
Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. He was born on 28th January, 1865. in Ferozepur district. He studied at his village school and then joined the Mission High School of Ludhiana. He did his graduation in law at Government College, Lahore.
Lala Lajpat Rai was a follower of the Arya Samaj movement, founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He wanted to spend his life doing social work. He wanted to reform the society of its evils. With great difficulties, he started the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College at Lahore and was involved with its activities throughout his life.
In the year 1888, he joined the Congress. He was a good writer and started the monthly paper ‘Young India’. In 1925, he joined the Swaraj Party. He was sent to jail several times.
Lala Lajpat Rai led a procession against the Simon Commission in 1928. The police began to beat the protestors with lathis. Lala Lajpat Rai was hit on the head by a British officer. Due to that injury, he died on 17th November, 1928.
