17 Facts About Amarnath Vidyalankar

Amarnath Vidyalankar was an Indian politician, social worker and journalist.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was involved in the independence movement and became a member of the Indian National Congress before India's independence in 1947.

Amarnath Vidyalankar served as personal secretary of Lala Lajpat Rai from December 1926 till his demise.

Amarnath Vidyalankar worked among Harijans through Achhut Uddhar Mandal and Harijans Seva Sangh between 1933 and 1940.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was a life member of Servants of the Peoples Society where he organized kissan schools and study circles.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was imprisoned for 2 years during Quit India movement.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was appointed by Rajendra Prasad as permanent secretary in the All India Congress Committee office in Delhi.

Amarnath Vidyalankar served as president of the Punjab branch of the Indian National Trade Union Congress, leader of the Indian delegation to International Labour Organisation, leader of goodwill delegation to Yugoslavia, Afghanistan.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was the director of National Mineral Development Corporation.

In 1956 Amarnath Vidyalankar won the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jagadhri, and was asked to serve as a minister.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was a proponent of socialism and opined that that Congress must be turned into a cadre - based party in order to achieve socialism.

In 1971, Amarnath Vidyalankar stood for parliament from Chandigarh and was elected for a third time.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was a member of AICC Bangladesh committee set up in 1971 to maximize the relief efforts for the refugees from Bangladesh.

Amarnath Vidyalankar was active in the Indian National Congress until his death in 1985.

Amarnath Vidyalankar believed that workers should develop an Indian national feeling, regarding every Indian as a brother.

Amarnath Vidyalankar later wrote National Integration and the Teaching of History.