Shri Arjun Lal Sethi (9 September 1880 – 22 December 1941) was a freedom fighter, revolutionary, and educator from Jaipur. He is sometimes termed the father of the freedom movement in Rajasthan.[History of the Jaipur City, Ashim Kumar Roy, Manohar], 1978, p. 109. He was the founder of the Congress party in Rajasthan The Idea of Rajasthan: Institutions. Volume 2 of The Idea of Rajasthan: Explorations in Regional Identity, American Institute of Indian Studies, Karine Schomer, American Institute of Indian Studies, South Asia Publications, 1994, p. 155. and the Jaipur Praja Mandal 'आजादी की जंग में राजस्थान का इतिहास', स्वाधीनता आंदोलन को मिली थी नई दिशा, Samachar Jagat, 15 August 2016.
Background Arjun Lai Sethi was born in a Jain family at Jaipur. He earned his B.A. degree in Persian in 1902.
India's freedom movement
He worked as Kamdar in Jaipur State, but soon left the service, distressed with the behaviour of the English with the Indian people. He was an active participant in revolutionary movements between the years 1905–12. While serving as Head Master of Kalyanmal Mahavidyalaya at Indore, he was arrested and was kept in custody for six years, until 1922, at Jaipur and Vellore.Rajasthan, Gazetteer of India, Volume 26 of Rajasthan, Government Central Press, 1987, p. 54.
Daily newspapers from various provinces and senior leaders had initiated movements for his release. Annie Besant, met the Viceroy for this purpose. As he had taken a vow not to consume food without worshiping Jain Tirthankar's idol, he fasted in the jail for seventy days."THE XXXII SESSION OF THE INDIAN. NATIONAL CONGRESS Held at Calcutta on 26th, 28th & 29th December 1917", p. 90.The collected works of Mahatma Gandhi: (24 January 1922 – 12 November 1923), Volume 26, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, p. 69.
Death He died at Ajmer on 22 December 1941, at the age of sixty-one, दरगाह परिसर में दफनाए गए थे महान क्रांतिकारी अर्जुनलाल सेठी, Bhaskar News Network, 21 September 2015 and was buried there.
See also Narayan Hari Apte Kesari Singh Barahath
References
Taken from Article on Encyclopedia of Jainism Memories from his son compiled by Vikas sethi