Pandit Kishori Lal
Kishori Lal | |
|---|---|
British India (present-day India) | |
| Died | 11 July 1990 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British Indian (1912–1947) Indian (1947–1990) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1928–1946 1948–1990 |
| Employer(s) | Hindustan Socialist Republican Association Naujawan Bharat Sabha |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Partners | Sukhdev Thapar Jai Gopal |
Pandit Kishori Lal (1912 – 11 July 1990) was a
Early life
He was born in village Dharampur, tehsil Dasuya, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.[2] This village coordinates 31°52′51″N 75°54′52″E / 31.880761°N 75.914580°E – is situated on the south-western slopes of the Sola Singhi range. He attended primary school in Dharampur and then moved to Quetta (present-day Pakistan) where his father was posted as a Sanskrit teacher. After finishing his matriculation in Quetta, he joined DAV College Lahore to pursue higher studies.[2]
Political life
His father and three elder brothers were all imbued with the spirit of Indian nationalism. In early 1928, Lal joined the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, thereby coming into direct and close contact with the founder of the group, Bhagat Singh.[2] The group instilled revolutionary ideas among the youth and prepared them for the struggle for India's freedom.
He was involved with the HSRA bomb-making unit at 69 Kashmiri Building,
While in jail, he came in contact with a number of communist prisoners and started reading Marxist literature. Under this influence, his world outlook underwent a change, and in 1936 he applied for party membership from jail. He was registered as a Communist Party member in 1942.[4]
After his release from jail in 1946, he asked the party to allot him work on the trade union front, where he worked with his customary zeal. He was elected as president of the Punjab unit of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1948.
In January 1948, nearly 1500 members, including Lal of the
In early 1952, Lal took part in the movement for the
Death
Lal died on 11 July 1990 in a hospital of Jalandhar, following a road accident. He was 78 years old.[2]
References
- ^ a b Waraich, Malwinderjit Singh; Sidhu, Gurdev Singh (2005). The hanging of Bhagat Singh : complete judgement and other documents v.1-4. Chandigarh: Unistar.
- ^ a b c d e f Charan Singh Virdi (2005). Memoirs: 25 Communist Freedom Fighters. Delhi: People's Democracy Press. pp. 55–58.
- ^ Waraich, Malwinderjit Singh; Sidhu, Gurdev Singh, eds. (2005). The Hanging of Bhagat Singh: Complete Judgement and Other Documents v. 1-4. Chandigarh: Unistar.
- ^ Charan Singh Virdi (2005). Memoirs: 25 Communist Freedom Fighters. Delhi: People's Democracy. pp. 55–58.
- ^ a b Sidhu, Ajmer (2013). Baba Bujha Singh: An Untold Story. Barnala: Tarkbharti Prakashan.