Banquet given in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai at the Hotel Shattuck, 1916Banquet given in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai at the Hotel Shattuck, 1916
Berkeley, California
Courtesy of the South Asian American Digital Archive
“Gandhi and World Freedom” flyer, 1922“Gandhi and World Freedom” flyer, 1922
New York, New York
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Papers of John Haynes Holmes, Box 771
In 1916, the California Chapter of the Hindustan Association of America held a banquet in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai. While in voluntary exile, Rai lectured widely in the United States and founded the India Home Rule League of America. Similarly, Rev. John Haynes Holmes, known for his great admiration of Mahatma Gandhi, introduced the Indian leader’s non-violent resistance campaign to Americans who championed the cause.