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| MSS pays floral tributes to Lala Hansraj Mahajan | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 26: Remembering Lala Hansraj Mahajan Mahajan Sewa Sangh (MSS) paid floral tributes to Lala Hansraj Mahajan today on his 79th death anniversary at Gandhi Nagar Jammu. The event began with the garlanding of the portrait of Lala Hansraj Mahajan, who was also the founder of the Mahajan Sabha Jammu, Dogra Sadar Sabha and Akhil Bharatiya Mahajan Shiromani Sabha.
While paying tribute to Lala Hansraj, Neeraj Gupta resident of MSS said that Lala ji as a great social reformer of his time and a catalyst for social change who launched a crusade against social evils like child marriage and Sati.
“He also launched a movement for wearing Khadi, promoting brotherhood among various communities and for widow remarriage,” Gupta said and added that Lala Hansraj also advised the people to avoid extravagant and showy expenditure on social functions.
Shailender Vaid Senior vice-president MSS said dedicate a road, a bridge or any other landmark on his name and he sought the Jammu Municipal Corporation to keep the name of the Dogra doyen alive for upcoming generations by dedicating the name of a road, a bridge or other landmark on his name.
Rajesh Gupta General Secretary MSS termed the real tribute to Sher-I-Duggar, Lala Hansraj would be to follow his style of providing service without self to people. No doubt Mahajan ji is not with us but due to his selfless service for mankind his name will always live in our hearts. Lala Hans Raj Mahajan was the most outstanding leader of that phase of Jammu’s history.
He pioneered formation of associations of various communities like the Mahajan Sabha and the Rajput Sabha as also of the Anjuman-i-Islamia and acted as their honorary secretary which ensured their mutual cooperation in the common task of social reform.
Others who attended the meeting were Anil Gupta Advocate, Rakesh Gupta, Yudhvir Gupta Chief Engg. (Retd) and Arun Gupta SC (Retd). And others. |
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