“Every blow that they hurled at us drove one more nail into the coffin of the Empire.”

—  Lala Lajpat Rai

What India Owes Lala Lajpat Rai by Aravindan Neelakandan https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/what-india-owes-lala-lajpat-rai

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Indian author and politician 1865–1928

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