Madan Mohan Malaviya was a multifaceted personality, remembered not just for his contributions to the freedom struggle, but also to education, journalism and social reform. Born in Allahabad on December 25, 1861 to a family respected for their scholarship, Madan Mohan was a diligent student during his years of school and university education. He came to be widely known when as a spirited youth concerned about the future of his country, he delivered a moving speech at the Congress session in Calcutta in 1886.
He returned to Allahabad and started a journalistic career as the editor of the Hindi Weekly, the Hindustan. He also edited another weekly the Indian Union. Malaviya participated in the annual Congress sessions regularly from 1886, and steadily acquired the status of a leader and an opinion maker. As his visibility in public life increased, he was elected to the Provincial Legislative Council in 1902 and to the Imperial Legislative Council in....
