India ke itihas mein kuch aise naam hain jo sunte hi ragon mein josh daudne lagta hai. Unhi mein se ek hain Lala Lajpat Rai, jinhe hum ‘Punjab Kesari’ (Lion of Punjab) ke naam se jaante hain. January 28, 2026 unki Jayanti par pura desh unhe yaad kar raha hai. Lekin kya aapko pata hai ki unka yogdan sirf azadi tak hi nahi tha, balki aaj aap jo banks aur modern institutions dekhte hain, unme bhi unka bada hath hai?
Kaun The Lala Lajpat Rai?
Lala Lajpat Rai ka janam 28 January, 1865 ko Punjab ke Moga district mein hua tha. Wo ek lawyer hone ke saath-saath ek nidar freedom fighter aur visionary leader the. Wo ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’ ki mashhoor tri-shakti ka hissa the, jinhone British Raj ke khilaf sabse pehle aggressively ‘Swadeshi’ ki baat ki thi.
Aaj jab hum Latest EV Scooter Subsidy State Wise List India 2026 ki baat karte hain aur self-reliant hone ki koshish karte hain, toh humein yaad rakhna chahiye ki Swadeshi movement ki shuruaat Lala Ji jaise leaders ne hi ki thi. Unka sapna tha ki har Indian apne desh mein bani cheezon ka istemal kare.
Punjab National Bank (PNB) Ki Shuruaat
Bahut kam log jaante hain ki Bharat ka pehla swadeshi bank, Punjab National Bank, Lala Lajpat Rai ke vision ka hi nateeja tha. Unhone mahsoos kiya ki India ko apni economy handle karne ke liye apna banking system chahiye. Unhone Know India (Gov) ke records ke anusaar, logon ko sikhaya ki financial independence kitni zaruri hai.
Simon Commission Protest: Wo Aakhri Lathi Charge
1928 mein jab Simon Commission India aaya, toh pure desh mein gussa tha kyunki usme ek bhi Indian member nahi tha. Lala Lajpat Rai ne Lahore mein iska virodh kiya. Tab British police ne behrehmi se lathi charge kiya. Lala Ji ko bahut chotein aayin, lekin unke honsle nahi tute.
“Mere sharir par padi ek-ek lathi, British empire ke taboot mein aakhri keel sabit hogi.” – Lala Lajpat Rai
Is ghatan ke kuch din baad hi wo shaheed ho gaye, lekin unki ye line sach sabit hui. Unki maut ka badla lene ke liye hi Bhagat Singh aur unke sathiyon ne Saunders ko khatam karne ka faisla kiya tha. Aap is heroic itihas ke bare mein NDTV News par bhi padh sakte hain.
Lala Lajpat Rai Ka Legacy Aur Aaj Ka India
Aaj 2026 mein, jab India GPS Toll Collection India 2026 jaise high-tech systems adopt kar raha hai, humein ye nahi bhulna chahiye ki base unhi mahapurushon ne rakha tha. Wo education par bahut zor dete the. Unhone Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) schools ko promote kiya taaki har bacha padh sake.
Aaj ke digital daur mein, jab youth AI Jobs for Non-Coders 2026 ki taraf dekh rahe hain, Lala Ji ki seekh bahut kaam aati hai – ‘Seekhna kabhi band mat karo aur apne desh ke liye kuch bada karo.’
FAQ: Lala Lajpat Rai Jayanti Se Jude Sawal
Lala Lajpat Rai ko ‘Punjab Kesari’ kyun kaha jata hai?
Unki nider dabdabe aur sher jaisi garjana ki wajah se unhe ‘Punjab Kesari’ ya ‘Lion of Punjab’ kaha jata hai.
Lala Lajpat Rai ne kaun sa bank establish kiya tha?
Unhone 1894 mein Punjab National Bank (PNB) ki neev rakhne mein mukhya bhumika nibhayi thi.
Lala Lajpat Rai ki maut kaise hui?
1928 mein Simon Commission ke virodh ke dauran hue lathi charge mein unhe gehri chotein aayi thin, jiske karan 17 November 1928 ko unka nidhan ho gaya.
Unka sabse famous slogan kya tha?
Unka sabse prabhavshali nara tha, “Simon Go Back!”
Lala Lajpat Rai Ke Prerak Vichar (Quotes)
| Quote (English) | Hindi Translation |
|---|---|
| “Defeat and failure are sometimes necessary steps of victory.” | “Haar aur vifalta kabhi-kabhi jeet ke liye zaruri kadam hote hain.” |
| “A person should be courageous and honest in worshipping the truth.” | “Saty ki upasna mein vyakti ko sahasi aur imandar hona chahiye.” |
Lala Lajpat Rai ki zindagi humein sikhati hai ki chahe rasta kitna bhi kathin ho, agar irade nek hon toh poora desh aapke saath khada hota hai. Unki jayanti par humein pran lena chahiye ki hum bhi unke bataye raste par chalkar ek sashakt Bharat banayenge. Aap unke bare mein aur vistaar se Times of India par padh sakte hain.
