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Kundan Lal
Born
Ludhiana, Punjab

Kundan Lal (1893 – 1966) was an Indian businessman,

Kundan Vidya Mandir, one of the first girls' schools in Ludhiana.[1][2][3]

Early life

Kundan Lal was born in the year 1893 in

Congress Party
.

Freedom Fighter

In 1926 Kundan Lal joined the

Congress Party to support Indian independence and hosted the landmark All India States People Conference Ludhiana, in February 1939, better known as the “Ludhiana Session”.[4]

Philanthropy

With India's independence in 1947, Kundan Lal turned his attention to educating a generation of Indians. He started a charitable trust, Shri Kundanlal Trust, and donated most of his assets to it.

Kundan Vidya Mandir in 1941, initially as a girls-only school, and converted to a co-educational school around 1958.[7][8]

Humanitarian

On a trip to

Hitler's tyranny and helped rescue 14 Jews out of Austria.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Kundan Lal Gupta". AnyPursuit Knowledge Network. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  3. ^ bansalmanav (2018-12-29). "Top Ten Schools in Ludhiana and their Contact Details". The Hush Post. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  4. ISBN 9789004113435
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  5. ^ "KVM students win hearts with musical power". Hindustan Times. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  6. ^ "Gupta, Vijya and Vinay". Holocaust Memorial Center. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  7. ^ "KVM holds programme in memory of founder". The Times of India. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  8. ^ "From Austria to Australia via India" (PDF).
  9. ^ Viswanath, Meylekh. "From the Reich to the Raj". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
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