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→ Prime Minister paid tribute on 28 January marking 161st birth anniversary.
→ Contributions to the freedom struggle highlighted.
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History
Important Points
- Born 28 January 1865 in Dhudike, Punjab. Known as “Punjab Kesari”.
- Part of Lal–Bal–Pal trio with Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal.
- Influenced by Swami Dayananda Saraswati; associated with Arya Samaj.
- Co-founded Punjab National Bank in 1894.
- Authored Young India, England’s Debt to India, India’s Will to Freedom.
- Died in 1928 after lathi-charge injuries during Simon Commission protest in Lahore.