Today's the Jayanti of
#PunjabKesari Lala Lajpat Rai.

Few lesser known facts about the Lal of Lal, Bal, Pal.

1) Lala Lajpat Rai Published A Newspaper in #Urdu
"Vande Mataram".

2) 1920, Lala Lajpat Rai Along With Joseph Baptista and NM Joshi Founded
"All India Trade Union
Congress" (AITUC) in Mumbai.
AITUC Got Merged With Communists in 1945.

3) In 1925, Hindu Maha Sabha Organised Session at Calcutta and Lalaji Was President.

4) Lalaji Was The Founder Of
"Punjab National Bank".

5) In 1916, in Young India, the then Congress Mouthpiece, he
wrote, Congress is trying to appease British Masters rather than winning liberty for Bharatiyas.

6) About Untouchability, he wrote, there's no evidence of Untouchability in our Shastras and most progressive upper castes denounce it.

7) Lala Lajpat Rai was always in the
forefront for help in case of Natural Disasters, and especially took care of Orphans.
Established National College and the group photo here is of Lalaji with his team before going on for a rescue mission.
Also seen in this photo is Bhagath Singh.

#VandeMatarm
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