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LALA PINDI DAS
(Freedom
Fighter)
Lala
Pindi Das hailed from village Vaniawaal, District Gujranwala
(now in Pakistan). He was born in June 1886. His father Lala
Isher Das was a rich and prosperous man widely respected by
the people of the
locality.
After
completing his studies in 1904, he plunged into the freedom
struggle. He soon became an active member of the
Anjman-I-Muhiban-I-Watan (society of lovers of the country).
He actively participated in the Anti-Colonization Bill
movement. For his activities, which were considered
objectionable by the Government, he was convicted and
sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in
1907.
He
participated in all Congress movements such as
Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India, suffering
imprisonment or detention each time. In all he spent 16 years
in jail. During the Martial Law days of 1919, he was confined
in a small cage and subjected to great
tortures.
Dedicated
to the nation, he drafted his wife Parmeshwari Devi as well as
his daughters - Swadesh Kumari, Sadarsh Kumari, Satya Bala and
Swaraj Kumari into the struggle for freedom. All of them
except the youngest underwent two years of imprisonment from
1930-32 – a unique example of
patriotism.
Lala
Pindi Das lived on for many years after Independence, He died
on 17th July, 1969.
Source: chakdephate.com
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