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Sunder Singh Lyallpuri

Akali Gurdwara Reform Movement

Reformist organizer and journalist. Accounts place him among leaders detained in the Keys Affair.

Life
1878–1969
Place
Lyallpur, Punjab, India
Years
1920–1925
Map
31.4504, 73.135

Biography

Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, commonly dated 1878–1969, was tied to Sikh reform politics, public mobilization, and the Akali movement. Historical accounts place him among leaders detained during the Keys Affair protests. Exact office titles should still be checked against a specialist biography. Lyallpur is now Faisalabad. The pin is that city, from the place in his name, with Amritsar as the protest centre in the text.

Revolution

Theme. Journalist · Akali organizer

Key figures. Baba Kharak Singh

Outcome. Detained during the Keys Affair, according to historical accounts. Later life ran well past 1925.

Casualties. Not stated.

Influence. A journalist-organizer inside the reform leadership.