Lala Lajpat Rai was an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n author, freedom fighter and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari (The Lion of Punjab) or Sher-e-Punjab meaning the samem and was part of the Lal Bal Pal

Lal Bal Pal

Lal Bal Pal were the Swadeshit triumvirate who advocated the Swadeshi movement involving the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods in 1907....

 trio. He was also associated with activities of Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...

 and Lakshmi Insurance Company in their early stages. His death anniversary (November 17) is celebrated as martyr's day in India.