Lala Lajpat Rai, one of the chief leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, was born on January 28 , in the year 1865 , in Punjab. Lala Lajpat Rai helped found the Punjab National Bank. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal formed a triumvirate and fought for independence of India and promoted the Swadeshi movement. In 1928, the British government set up a commission and no Indian was named in the list. Lala Lajpat Rai led the silent march in protests and in return, British police declared a lathi charge, where Rai was assaulted and injured. He died on November 17,1928 due to his serious injuries.