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Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai, known as Punjab Kesari, was a Punjabi leader of the Indian independence movement. He was injured in a police lathi charge during a protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore on 30 October 1928 and died on 17 November 1928.
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- Born: 28 January 1865, Dhudike, Punjab (now in India)
- Leader in the Indian National Congress; founder of Punjab National Bank (1894)
- Injured at the Simon Commission protest, Lahore, 30 October 1928; died 17 November 1928
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- Website: en.wikipedia.org
- Source: en.wikipedia.org
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