Badrul Islam Ali Khan

Badrul Islam Ali Khan was a barrister in Amritsar, Punjab, during British rule in India. On 19 April 1919, shortly after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, he was arrested after being named by the approver, Hans Raj. He was accused of organising meetings at Jallianwala Bagh, to demand the release of Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, who had spoken out about the impact of the Rowlatt Act on Indians. He was later found not guilty and acquitted.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Personal and family

Khan married Violet Love, and they had three daughters; Helen Leila and Phyllis.[7][8] Helen was married to the diplomat Chaman Lall; Leila was married to the renowned 13th Chief Justice of India, Justice Sikri and Phyllis was married to Mirza Anwar Abdul Qadir, eldest son of Sir Zafar Ali Abdul Qadir of Lahore, Chief Justice of Punjab and Mutawalli of the Wazir Khan Mosque.

References

  1. ↑ Jaffe, James (September 2017). "Gandhi, Lawyers, and the Courts' Boycott during the Non-Cooperation Movement". Modern Asian Studies. 51 (5): 1340–1368. doi:10.1017/S0026749X1600024X. ISSN 0026-749X.
  2. ↑ Punjab Disturbances, 1919-20. Vol. 1. Deep Publications. 1976. pp. 64, 72.
  3. ↑ Beohar, N. C. (2023). Role of Lawyers, Religion and History: in the Freedom Movement of India and in the Birth of Pakistan. Notion Press. p. 293. ISBN 979-8-88849-376-2.
  4. ↑ Singh, Sikander (2016). A Great Patriot and Martyr Udham Singh. Unistar Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-89899-59-2.
  5. ↑ "Acquittals". Englishman's Overland Mail County. West Bengal. 17 July 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Mohan, Pearay. (1920) An Imaginary Rebellion. Lahore: Khosla Bros. p. 149.
  7. ↑ Sundaram, Vivan (2010). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Tulika Books. p. 744. ISBN 978-81-89487-59-1.
  8. ↑ "The Raj through Indian Eyes: Rushes Tape 9 | colonialfilm". www.colonialfilm.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

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