Saifuddin Kitchlew (Aged 75) born on January 15, 1888, in Amritsar, Punjab, India. He was born into a Kashmiri Muslim family, the son of Azizuddin Kitchlew and Dan Bibi. Kitchlew attended Islamia High School in Amritsar, then received a B.A. from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. from a German university before practicing law in India.
After his return to India, he set up his legal practice in Amritsar and soon became acquainted with Gandhi. He was elected Municipal Commissioner of the city of Amritsar in 1919 and participated in the Satyagraha (Non-cooperation) movement, leaving his practice to join the Indian independence movement and the All India Khilafat Committee.
Kitchlew was arrested with Gandhi and Dr. Satyapal for leading protests in Punjab against legislation. To protest the trio’s arrest, a public meeting was held at Jallianwala Bagh, where General Reginald Dyer and his troops fired upon the unarmed civilian crowd, killing hundreds and injuring hundreds more. This act was the worst case of civilian massacre since the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and riots broke out throughout Punjab.
Kitchlew rose in the Congress Party, heading its Punjab unit before becoming the AICC General Secretary, an important executive position, in 1924. Kitchlew was also the chairman of the reception committee of the Congress session in Lahore in 1929-30, where on January 26, 1930, the Indian National Congress declared Indian independence and inaugurated an era of civil disobedience and revolution aimed at achieving full independence. He passed away on October 9, 1963.
Saifuddin Kitchlew
(1888 – 1963) – (Punjab)
Saifuddin Kitchlew (Aged 75) born on January 15, 1888, in Amritsar, Punjab, India. He was born into a Kashmiri Muslim family, the son of Azizuddin Kitchlew and Dan Bibi. Kitchlew attended Islamia High School in Amritsar, then received a B.A. from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. from a German university before practicing law in India.
After his return to India, he set up his legal practice in Amritsar and soon became acquainted with Gandhi. He was elected Municipal Commissioner of the city of Amritsar in 1919 and participated in the Satyagraha (Non-cooperation) movement, leaving his practice to join the Indian independence movement and the All India Khilafat Committee.
Kitchlew was arrested with Gandhi and Dr. Satyapal for leading protests in Punjab against legislation. To protest the trio’s arrest, a public meeting was held at Jallianwala Bagh, where General Reginald Dyer and his troops fired upon the unarmed civilian crowd, killing hundreds and injuring hundreds more. This act was the worst case of civilian massacre since the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and riots broke out throughout Punjab.
Kitchlew rose in the Congress Party, heading its Punjab unit before becoming the AICC General Secretary, an important executive position, in 1924. Kitchlew was also the chairman of the reception committee of the Congress session in Lahore in 1929-30, where on January 26, 1930, the Indian National Congress declared Indian independence and inaugurated an era of civil disobedience and revolution aimed at achieving full independence. He passed away on October 9, 1963.
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