Arjun Singh Gurjar

Background

He was born in Sirsa, Haryana. The financial position of his father, Ram Karan Gujar was not strong, which created problems in proper arrangements for his education.

Career

Born to a Gurjar family, he participated in the Indian freedom struggle. Gujar acquired working knowledge of Hindi. His participation and role in the freedom struggle grew.

He emerged and gained such a ranking and respected position in the town that he was allowed to court his arrest during the individual satyagraha Movement in 1941 and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in the district jail, Ferozepore.

After release from the jail, he was again arrested in 1942 during the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and was sentenced to one year"s rigorous imprisonment in the old central jail, Multan. Gurjar died shortly after India became independent.

Achievements

• He remained in the forefront during the course of the struggle until attainment of freedom.

Politics

The political atmosphere of the town inspired him and as a result he started to attend the public meetings of the congress party which he joined formally during session 1935-1936 and became its active worker