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Kundan Lal (1893 – 1966) was an Indian businessman, freedom fighter and philanthropist and founder of Kundan Vidya Mandir, one of the first schools for girls in Ludhiana.

Freedom Fighter
In 1926 Kundan Lal joined the Congress Party to support Indian independence and hosted the landmark All India States People’s Conference in Ludhiana, in February 1939, better known as the “Ludhiana Session”.

Philanthropy
With India’s independence in 1947, Kundan Lal turned his attention to educating a generation of Indians. He started a charitable trust, Shri Kundanlal Trust, and donated most of his assets to it. He started Kundan Vidya Mandir in 1941, initially as a girls-only school, and converted to a co-educational school around 1958.