The Question:
Lala Hardayal,
a noted freedom fighter, was one of the founders of the Gadar Party in
1913. In his days at Lahore University, he was the student leader, and
once, on being refused membership to the YMCA he formed a rival youth association.
He invited his Professor of English Literature, who was also an acclaimed
poet, to inaugurate the club. The Professor, who was given only a few hours
notice composed a poem instead of writing a speech for the inauguration.
Who was the Professor and what was the poem?
The Answer:
The Professor
was Mohammed Iqbal and the poem was 'Saare Jahan Se Achcha'. |