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Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra

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18 September 2022   My Dear Young Indians, Today is the 139th birthday of Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra . Madan Lal Dhingra was a friend/ companion of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) He was born on 18 September 1883 in Amritsar, India in a well-to-do affluent family. Though his father as a Govt servant of the British, he was a revolutionary at heart. His revolutionary activities resulted in his expulsion from various colleges where he studied. Finally, his elder brother convinced him to go to Britain for higher studies. You can take an Indian out of India BUT you cannot take India out of an Indian In Britain Madan Lal Dhingra, a patriot Indian, came in contact with Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Shyamji Krishan Varma. Shyamji Krishan Varma was a patriotic journalist and lawyer who managed a student hostel for Indians by the name ‘India House’. Madan lal Dhingra was influenced by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (who later came to be known as ‘Veer Savarkar’)   In 1905, the British Govt port