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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter and legislator and journalist (1901–1951)}}
{{for|the Indian entrepreneur|Desh Bandhu Gupta}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
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| name = Deshbandhu Gupta
| image=Deshbandhu Gupta 2010 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = A [[Commemorative stamp]] on Deshbandhu Gupta issued by the [[Government of India]]
| office = [[Punjab Provincial Assembly (British India)|Member of Punjab Provincial Assembly]]
| term_start = 1937
| term_end =1945
| constituency = South-Eastern Towns
| office2 = Member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]]
| term_start2 = 9 December 1946
| term_end2 = 24 January 1950
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1901|6|14}}
| birth_name = Rati Ram Gupta
| birth_place = [[Panipat]], [[Haryana]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1951|11|21|1901|06|14}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Sona Devi
| children = 9
| alma_mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Freedom fighter]]|[[politician]]|[[journalist]]}}
| known_for = Advocacy for freedom of the press, championing assembly status for National Capital Territory of Delhi, supporting the separation of [[Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]
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'''Deshbandhu Gupta''' (14 June 1901 – 21 November 1951), also known as '''Lala Deshbandhu Gupta''', was an Indian freedom fighter, politician, and journalist. He served as a member of the [[Punjab Provincial Assembly (British India)|Punjab Provincial Assembly]], having won the 1937 election representing the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was also a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]].<ref name="Tribune"/><ref name="betterindia"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030717/ncr1.htm |title=Desh Bandhu Gupta remembered |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=24 November 2008}}</ref>

He championed the cause of ensuring [[Freedom of the press in India|freedom of the press]] and actively advocated for the assembly status of the [[National Capital Territory]] of [[Delhi]]. Additionally, he actively supported the separation of [[Punjab]] and [[Haryana]], and he was the first to initiate the independence movement of Haryana.<ref name="print"/><ref name="Tribune">Bhardwaj, Rakesh. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030717/ncr1.htm "Desh Bandhu Gupta: Too illustrious a son to be forgotten in hometown"], ''The Tribune''. 16 July 2003</ref><ref name="betterindia"/> The [[Government of India]]'s postal department issued a [[commemorative stamp]] in his honor in 2010.<ref name="stamp"/>

== Early life and education ==
He was born as Rati Ram Gupta on 14 June 1901 in the Badi Pahad area of [[Panipat]]. His father, Shadiram, was a petition writer and a [[Vedas|Vedic]] scholar who also wrote [[Urdu]] prose and poetry.<ref name="Tribune"/>

Gupta completed his elementary education at a madrasa in Panipat and later pursued his studies at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]. At St. Stephen's, he was taught by Charles Indridge and Ghosh, while SK Rudra served as the principal. During his time at the college, Gupta briefly worked as an assistant for [[Jamnalal Bajaj]], a cloth merchant at [[Chandni Chowk]], for a period of 18 days.<ref name=upmanyu/>

During this period, significant events such as the [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]] unfolded, leaving a lasting impact on the public's collective memory and on young Rati Ram Gupta in particular. As a consequence, after attending a Non-Cooperation Conference led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in [[Bhiwani]] on 22 October 1920, Deshbandhu Gupta felt inspired to actively participate in the struggle for India's freedom from [[British rule]]. He informed the college principal, S.K. Rudra, of his decision to leave St. Stephen's. Given Rudra's sympathy towards the revolutionary cause, he accepted Gupta's request and even encouraged the young Rati Ram to make the most of his choice to serve the freedom struggle.<ref name=upmanyu>Upamanyu, Narendra Kumar. ''Sansmaran: Lala Shri Deshbandhu Gupta Ji.'' Yuva Netritva Jyoti Sansthan. 2008</ref>

[[Swami Shraddhanand]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]] gave him the title "deshbandhu" (friend of the nation), which became his commonly used name.<ref name="print">{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Fatima |title=Deshbandhu Gupta, a freedom fighter who believed in free press |url=https://theprint.in/forgotten-founders/deshbandhu-gupta-a-freedom-fighter-who-believed-in-free-press/163040/ |publisher=[[The Print]] |date=15 December 2018}}</ref>

== Independence movement ==
Deshbandhu Gupta actively participated in the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|Non-cooperation movement]], playing a significant role in mobilizing the people of Delhi to boycott various symbols of British rule. He encouraged active participation among the masses. As a result of his involvement, Gupta endured a year of rigorous imprisonment from 1921 to 1922. He was 19 years old when he was jailed for the first time.<ref name=cmsadmin>{{cite web |url=https://cmsadmin.amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?198 |title=Unsung Heroes Detail |website=Amrit Mahotsav |access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref>

During the [[Civil disobedience movement]], Gupta continued to demonstrate his support. He advocated for the boycott of foreign clothing, promoting the concept of '[[Swadeshi movement|Swadeshi]]' and endorsing locally made products. Gupta served as the editor of the newspaper ''Daily Tej'' and was apprehended on 8 October 1923, due to his revolutionary writings. His wife Sona Devi and son Vishwa Bandhu Gupta (later a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Former MP & Editor -in chief of The North East Sun, Vishwa Bandhu Gupta dies at 93 |url=https://southasiaviews.com/featured/former-mp-editor-in-chief-of-the-north-east-sun-vishwa-bandhu-gupta-dies-at-93/ |publisher=South Asia Views |date=13 October 2020}}</ref>) were also imprisoned for their participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Deshbandhu Gupta and his family took on the crucial responsibility of leading and organizing the Civil Disobedience movement in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Anup Taneja |author2=All India Women's Conference |author2-link=All India Women's Conference |title=Gandhi, Women, and the National Movement, 1920-47 |date=2005 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=9788124110768 |edition=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JT_qqzH3f3IC&dq=Deshbandhu+Gupta+and+wife+Civil+Disobedience+movement&pg=PA154}}</ref><ref name=cmsadmin/>

Although Gupta later assumed a position in the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]], he chose to resign from his role in order to join Jugal Kishore Khanna in the struggle against British colonial rule. In 1942, he was detained under the Defense of India Rules for his active involvement in the [[Quit India Movement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?9828 |title=Unsung Heroes Detail |website=Amrit Mahotsav |access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref><ref name=upmanyu/>

== Political career ==
Gupta faced political incarceration on multiple occasions due to his active involvement in the freedom struggle. After being released from jail in 1927, Gupta campaigned for the separation of [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab]],<ref name="print"/> receiving support from individuals such as [[Ranbir Singh Hooda]].<ref name=upmanyu/>

Within the freedom movement, Gupta had associations with prominent figures like [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] and [[Swami Shraddhanand]]. Lajpat Rai, his teacher at the Tilak School of Politics, became his confidante.<ref name=upmanyu/>

[[File:Abul Kalam Azad, Ahmed Saeed and Jawaharlal Nehru at palam Airport on July 19, 1951.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Maulana Azad|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]], [[Musa Nuri Esfandiari|H.E. Noury Esfandiary]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Tara Chand (archaeologist)|Dr. Tara Chand]], and Lala Deshbandhu Gupta, among others, arrived at [[Palam Airport]] on 19 July 1951.]]

Gupta once addressed a gathering in Delhi upon the request of the women's wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). However, the British government deemed the content of his speech objectionable and subsequently banned him from addressing any further gatherings in Delhi. As a result, Lajpat Rai assigned him the task of organizing Congress committees in [[Karnal]], which was the tehsil encompassing his birthplace, [[Panipat]].<ref name="Tribune"/>

The [[Government of India Act 1935]] was passed as a result of deliberations during the [[Third Round Table Conference]] in [[London]], held in November 1932. The act aimed to establish an All India Federation and introduce new governance models for the provinces. Although the act granted greater provincial administrative power to Indians, crucial departments such as defense and foreign relations remained under British control. Despite their opposition to the act's provisions, the Indian National Congress proceeded with elections and formed governments in seven out of eleven provinces by July 1937, with coalition governments in two additional provinces. Only Bengal and Punjab had non-Congress governments, with Punjab being ruled by the [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] and Bengal by the [[Krishak Sramik Party|Krishak Praja Party]]-[[Muslim League (Opposition)|Muslim League]] coalition. In the legislative assembly elections in Punjab on 18 February, only Lala Deshbandhu Gupta and Pandit Shriram Sharma won seats from the INC. Deshbandhu Gupta served in the [[Punjab Provincial Assembly (British India)]] for seven years and was later elected as an MP from Delhi.<ref name=upmanyu/>

He served as the secretary of the [[Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee|Delhi Congress Committee]] in 1921 and later became the president of the Delhi Congress Committee in 1947. In 1925, Gupta was elected to the Delhi Municipal Committee and held the position of deputy leader of the Congress Party within the committee for nearly 20 years. In 1947, he became a member of the Chief Commissioner's Advisory Council and later served as its vice president. He also served as a member of various sub-committees in the Parliament.<ref>{{cite book |title=Personalities: A Comprehensive and Authentic Biographical Dictionary of Men who Matter in India [Northern India and Parliament] |date=1951 |publisher=Arunam & Sheel |pages=55, 56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y40MAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> He also held several important positions within the Indian National Congress during his political career.<ref name=upmanyu/>

Apart from his political activities, Deshbandhu Gupta's services during the riots between Hindus and Muslims in 1923, 1926, and 1936 were well-regarded within the local community. He consistently appeared on the scene and played a vital role in promoting peace and harmony between the two communities.<ref name="Tribune"/> Also, during the communal riots in Delhi at the time of Partition, he undertook visits to various parts of the city with the objective of addressing divisive influences and fostering a sense of communal harmony.<ref name="betterindia">{{cite news |last1=Norbu Wangchuk |first1=Rinchen |title=Fought for Free Press, Doused the Flames of Partition Riots: The Untold Story of 'Deshbandhu' |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/169251/deshbandhu-gupta-freedom-fighter-history-india/ |publisher=[[The Better India]] |quote=He went to different parts of the city, taking on communally divisive forces. Witnessing the influx of refugees into Delhi during Partition, Deshbandhu had recommended greater representation for Delhi in Parliament.|date=10 January 2019}}</ref>

=== Constituent Assembly ===
He was elected to the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] from Delhi as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deshbandhu Gupta |url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/members/deshbandhu-gupta/ |website=Constitution of India |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> As both a journalist and Constituent Assembly member, he is known to have staunchly supported freedom of the [[Press in India]], as especially evidenced in the debates surrounding the (then) entry 88-A in the Assembly draft, held in September 1949.<ref>[https://indiankanoon.org/doc/277111/?type=print "Constituent Assembly Debates On 1 September, 1949 Part I"]. Indiankanoon.org.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060131042629/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/vol9p30c.htm "CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA – VOLUME IX – Friday, the 9th September 1949"]. /parliamentofindia.nic.in</ref> He voiced his concerns about the imposition of taxes on newspapers and emphasized the need for them to be treated differently from other industries.<ref name="print"/>

On 30 July 1947, the Constituent Assembly convened to discuss the constitutional status of Centrally Administered Provinces, including [[Delhi]], [[Ajmer State|Ajmer]], [[Coorg Province|Coorg]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar]], and others. These provinces presented challenges due to their small size, limited population, and scarce economic resources, making separate administrations impractical. To address this issue, a motion was proposed by Deshbandhu Gupta, leading to the formation of a seven-member committee headed by [[Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya]]. The committee was tasked with studying the matter comprehensively and submitting a report. Deshbandhu Gupta also served as a committee member of the Sitaramayya Committee.
The committee swiftly conducted three productive meetings and submitted its report to President [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] on 21 October 1947. The committee acted promptly due to Gupta's familiarity with Delhi's history, culture, and institutions, indicating a potential interest in a role within the new administration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/delhi-in-the-constituent-assembly-the-inside-story/article66458489.ece|title=Delhi in the Constituent Assembly: The inside story|date=1 February 2023|newspaper=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]], [[The Hindu]]|author=S.K. Sharma}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/government-policy/framers-constitution-divided-on-representative-government-delhi|title=Framers of India's Constitution were divided on representative government for Delhi|date=17 July 2018|newspaper=[[The Caravan]]|author=Krishna, Vineeth}}</ref>

Deshbandhu Gupta was involved in the matter of assembly status for Delhi. He advocated for the establishment of a responsible government in Delhi, which put him in opposition to [[B. R. Ambedkar|B.R. Ambedkar]]'s stance. Dr. Ambedkar supported granting special status to the [[National Capital Territory]] (NCT). Despite facing repeated rejections from the Government of India to grant Delhi equal status to other units of the Indian Union, Gupta tenaciously pursued his cause through his newspapers, parliamentary speeches, and resolutions presented in the Chief Commissioner's Advisory Council. Eventually, Delhi did obtain an assembly, but it became a special [[Union territory|Union Territory]] rather than a full-fledged state.<ref name="print"/> Gupta is believed to have played a crucial role in securing this achievement, making him a potential candidate for the position of the first [[Chief Minister of Delhi]].<ref name="navbharat">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anil |title=सीएम बनना तय था लेकिन किस्मत को कुछ और ही मंजूर था, जानें कहानी दिल्ली के कद्दावर नेता की |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/politics/who-is-deshbandhu-gupta-freedom-fighter-in-hindi-congress-leader-after-first-election-in-delhi/articleshow/98990239.cms |publisher=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=25 March 2023 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

== Contribution to journalism ==
Deshbandhu Gupta was a noted journalist, who served as an editor for [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]'s newspaper ''Vande Mataram''. Later, in collaboration with [[Swami Shraddhanand]], an [[Arya Samaj]] missionary, he established the newspaper ''Daily Tej'', which was published in [[Urdu]] as the ''Rozana Tej''. After the death of Swami Shraddhanand on 23 December 1926, Desh Bandhu took over the management of the newspaper until his own passing.<ref name="Tribune"/>

He also served as a co-chair of the ''[[Indian Express|Indian News Chronicle]]'' alongside [[Ramnath Goenka]], who acquired stakes in the company. Following Deshbandhu's demise, Goenka renamed the newspaper as ''[[The Indian Express]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azadi Ka Safar with AIR News - profile of Deshbandhu Gupta |publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] |date=21 November 2021 |url=https://cmsadmin.amritmahotsav.nic.in/event-detail.htm?6773}}</ref><ref name="print"/>

Gupta served as the President of the All-India Newspaper Editors' Conference. Furthermore, in 1950, he assumed the role of President of the Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society.<ref name="Desh"/><ref>{{cite web|title=How the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution Circumscribed Our Freedoms & How it was Passed|url=https://indianhistorycollective.com/how-the-first-amendment-to-the-indian-constitution-circumscribed-our-freedoms-how-it-was-passed-amendmentoftheconstitution-nehruhistory-constitutional-gov-congressbill-parliamentarydemocracy/|website=Indian History Collective}}</ref>

After Deshbandhu Gupta's death in 1951, his son Vishwabandhu Gupta took over the leadership of Daily Tej<ref>{{cite web|title=Former MP & Editor-in-chief of The North East Sun, Vishwa Bandhu Gupta dies at 93|url=https://southasiaviews.com/featured/former-mp-editor-in-chief-of-the-north-east-sun-vishwa-bandhu-gupta-dies-at-93/|website=South Asia Views|date=13 October 2020}}</ref> and expanded its portfolio. It launched Deewana ''Tej'', a popular bilingual satirical magazine that gained prominence in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharma|first1=Kamayani| title=India's answer to 'MAD' magazine has been sadly forgotten|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/1029953/indias-answer-to-mad-magazine-has-been-sadly-forgotten|website=[[Scroll.in]]|date=11 August 2022}}</ref> They also introduced ''The Weekly Sun'', India's first political and youth tabloid, which captivated the younger generation throughout the 1970s and 80s. Additionally, it published the ''Northeast Sun'', an English magazine with a substantial readership in the [[Northeast India|North East region]] of India and neighboring countries. In 2023, Tej completed a century of its existence.<ref>{{cite web|title=तेज बंधु ग्रुप के हुए सौ वर्ष पूरे, संस्थापक लाला देशबंधु गुप्ता थें स्वतंत्र पत्रकारिता के ध्वजवाहक|url=https://dainikbhaskarup.com/tej-bandhu-group-completes-100-years-founder-lala-deshbandhu-gupta-was-the-flag-bearer-of-independent-journalism/|publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|language=Hindi|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
At the age of 19, Deshbandhu Gupta married Sona Devi, who was 17 years old. Their matrimonial alliance had been arranged since Gupta was five years old and she was three. Gupta and Sona Devi had four sons named Vishwabandhu Gupta, Prembandhu Gupta, Ramesh Gupta, and Satish Gupta, as well as five daughters named Vimla Gupta, Nirmala Gupta, Urmila Gupta, Sarla Gupta, and Manjula Gupta.<ref name=upmanyu />

== Death ==
On 21 November 1951, Deshbandhu Gupta was scheduled to attend a convention in [[Calcutta]]. Initially, his seat on the plane was not confirmed. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, [[Devdas Gandhi]] had to cancel his own travel plans for some urgent work in Delhi. So Deshbandhu Gupta got the seat instead. The plane crashed near the [[Calcutta airport]] and everyone on board, including Deshbandhu Gupta, lost their lives.<ref name="Tribune"/>

[[Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru]], the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime minister of India]] was among the pallbearers during Deshbandhu Gupta's funeral. On that occasion, it is noted that Nehru said, "Aaj Dilli sooni ho gayi hai," which can be roughly translated as "Delhi has become silent today."<ref name="betterindia"/><ref name="navbharat"/>

His appointment as the first [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] was confirmed, but he died in an air crash before he could be sworn in.<ref name="navbharat"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=JP |title=शपथ से कुछ दिन पहले हो गया था दिल्ली के इस चुने गए मुख्यमंत्री का निधन |url=https://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-ncr-do-you-know-elected-chief-minister-of-delhi-died-few-days-before-the-oath-jagran-special-20035397.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=16 February 2020 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

== Commemoration ==
In June 2010, the [[Government of India]] issued a [[commemorative postage stamp]] and a [[first day cover]] to honor the birth anniversary of Lala Desh Bandhu Gupta.<ref name="stamp">{{cite web |url=https://istampgallery.com/deshbandhu-gupta/ |title=Deshbandhu Gupta |website=iStampGallery |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> On 12 August 2010, the Prime Minister of India [[Manmohan Singh]] released the postage stamp.<ref>{{cite news |title=लघु सचिवालय में लगेगी लाला जी की प्रतिमा : हुड्डा |url=https://www.dainiktribuneonline.com/news/archive/features/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%81-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8-146882 |publisher=[[Dainik Tribune]] |date=13 August 2010 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

[[Deshbandhu College]], a constituent college of the [[University of Delhi]], was established in 1953 by the Ministry of Rehabilitation and named after Deshbandhu Gupta as a tribute.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/pdf2022/Prospectus%202022-23.pdf |title=Prospectus 2022-23 |website=Deshbandhu College |access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Roychowdhury |first=Adrija |title=When Deshbandhu College was built for educating kids of Partition refugees |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/when-deshbandhu-college-was-built-for-educating-kids-of-partition-refugees-7747835/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 March 2022}}</ref> There is a government college, Deshbandhu Gupta Government PG College, located in [[Panipat]], Haryana, which is named after Deshbandhu Gupta.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/khattar-in-his-best-spirits-leading-haryana-to-a-smart-end/story-0PGD3AzSBzRMZ4oHOVFygP.html|title=Khattar in his best spirits leading Haryana to a smart end|date=29 June 2015|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In 1956, the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] installed a statue of Deshbandhu Gupta at [[Ajmeri Gate]], Delhi, which was unveiled by [[Syed Mahmud]], the then [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]].<ref>{{cite book|title=D. M. C. Plan To Install more Statues|page=62|publisher=The Civic Affairs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vfsmAQAAIAAJ&dq=Deshbandhu+Gupta+statue&pg=RA5-PA62|date=June 1956}}</ref>

In August 2008, the [[Government of Haryana]], under the leadership of [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]], established a state-level award in honor of Lala Deshbandhu Gupta, with a monetary value of {{INR}}1 lakh. The award is bestowed upon individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the field of writing about the freedom fighters in Haryana. This award is established under the auspices of [[Sahitya Akademi|Haryana Sahitya Akademi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Haryana sets up Deshbandhu Gupta award |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Haryana-sets-up-Deshbandhu-Gupta-award/article15286347.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210014407/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Haryana-sets-up-Deshbandhu-Gupta-award/article15286347.ece |archive-date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hooda announces award on works on Lala Deshbandhu Gupta |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/08/20/hooda-announces-award-on-works-on-lala-deshbandhu-gupta-1219241026.html |work=[[Oneindia]] |date=20 August 2008}}</ref>

A statue of Lala Deshbandhu was unveiled by the college administration of [[Deshbandhu College]] on 6 August 2022, in the presence of his family members, as a commemorative gesture to honor his contributions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/pdf2022/Prospectus%202022-23.pdf |title=Deshbandhu College Prospectus 2022-23 |website=Deshbandhu College |access-date=2023-06-12 |page=4}}</ref> ''Desh'', a [[student magazine]] of Deshbandhu College, was started as a commemoration to honor Deshbandhu Gupta.<ref name="Desh">{{cite web |url=https://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/uploads/desh-magzine/VOL%20I%201953.pdf |title=Desh magazine, Volume I, 1953 |website=[[Deshbandhu College]] |access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref> A road in Delhi's [[Karol Bagh]] is named after him.<ref name="navbharat"/><ref name="Tribune"/>

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian independence activists]]
* [[List of people from Haryana]]

== References ==
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