13 Facts About Kishori Lal

1.

Kishori Lal was a communist Indian revolutionary from Punjab who worked with Sukhdev Thapar and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.

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2.

Kishori Lal was born in village Dharampur, tehsil Dasuya, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

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3.

Kishori Lal attended primary school in Dharampur and then moved to Quetta where his father was posted as a Sanskrit teacher.

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4.

In early 1928, Lal joined the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, thereby coming into direct and close contact with the founder of the group, Bhagat Singh.

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5.

Kishori Lal was involved with the HSRA bomb-making unit at 69 Kashmiri Building, Lahore, from where he was arrested on 15 April 1929 along with Sukhdev Thapar and Jai Gopal.

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6.

Kishori Lal served his 18-year sentence in the jails of Lahore, Multan and Montgomery.

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7.

Kishori Lal spent nearly five years in solitary confinement due to his rebellious nature.

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8.

Kishori Lal was registered as a Communist Party member in 1942.

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9.

Kishori Lal was elected as president of the Punjab unit of All India Trade Union Congress in 1948.

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10.

In early 1952, Kishori Lal took part in the movement for the liberation of Goa which was under Portuguese control.

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11.

Kishori Lal was a committee member of the Communist Party of India at Punjab state level for a number of years.

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12.

Kishori Lal was active on the Desh Bhagat Yadgar Committee at Jalandhar.

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13.

Kishori Lal died on 11 July 1990 in a hospital of Jalandhar, following a road accident.

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