Lala Pindi Das hailed from village Vaniawaal, District Gujranwala (now in Pakistan). He was born in June 1886. His father Lala Isher Das was a rich and prosperous man widely respected by the people of the locality.After completing his studies in 1904, he plunged into the freedom struggle. He soon became an active member of the Anjman-I-Muhiban-I-Watan (society of lovers of the country). He actively participated in the Anti-Colonization Bill movement. For his activities, which were considered objectionable by the Government, he was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment in 1907.He participated in all Congress movements such as Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India, suffering imprisonment or detention each time. In all he spent 16 years in jail. During the Martial Law days of 1919, he was confined in a small cage and subjected to great tortures.Dedicated to the nation, he drafted his wife Parmeshwari Devi as well as his daughters - Swadesh Kumari, Sadarsh Kumari, Satya Bala and Swaraj Kumari into the struggle for freedom. All of them except the youngest underwent two years of imprisonment from 1930-32 a unique example of patriotism.Lala Pindi Das lived on for many years after Independence, He died on 17th July, 1969.