Lala Lajpat Rai, one of the chief leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, was born on January 28 , in the year 1865 , in Punjab. He was an author and a politician and was associated with many nationalist activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi National & Bank. Popularly known as Punjab Kesari, Rai and Sher-e-Punjab. 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 passed away on November 17,1928 due to injuries sustained by him.