Born in 1873, Lal Duni Chand passed his B.A. examination from the Forman Christian College, Lahore. After that he joined the Oriental College, Lahore where from he passed the Honors examination in Persian language and literature in 1894. Afterwards, he acquired professional training by passing the Licentiate-in-Law examination. He practiced at the bar until 1921 when in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call for no-cooperation he suspended his practice and sought imprisonment. In 1922 he was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment under the Criminal Law Amendment Act.After his release from jail, he successfully fought election to the Punjab Legislative Council as a member of the Swarajist Party founded by Moti Lal Nehru and C.R. Dass. While in the council, he tried his level best to make a success of the obstructionist Swarajist program.When civil Disobedience started in 1930, he once again suspended his practice of law and courted arrest.He occupied a prominent position in the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee and as such was elected member of the All-India Congress Committee in 1920. This membership he retained continuously throughout his long political career. During the days of the Civil Disobedience movement the Congress organization was declared unlawful and Lala Duni Chand being a member of the Congress Working Committee was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. In recognition of his services to the national cause, he was invited to serve on the Punjab Jail Enquiry Committee in 1929 and later in 1935 was elected Acting President of the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee during the period of absence of the permanent President, Dr. Satyapal.With the passage of years, the lure of freedom struggle proved so strong that he decided to give up his lucrative practice at the bar altogether to be able to give maximum time to national work. When the Civil Disobedience movement began, he was arrested and confined.He was an Arya Samajist by faith and played an active part in its activities from 1899 onwards. He had deep interest in education and was Manager of the Anglo-Sanskrit, High School, Ambala from 1906 to 1921. He was also member of the Managing Committee of the D.A.V. College, Lahore for several years.