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Freedom fighter Shri Surajmal Basaniya, son of Shri Shankar Lal Mahajan was born in Banswara. He prominently participated in the dynamic anti-drug movement in Ahmedabad under the leadership of Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel. Later, he received guidance for the national movement from Dhulji Bhai and Vijaya Behn. In the year 1939, he obtained a Diploma in Sewing from Udaipur. In Udaipur, the seminar organized by Sevashram helped him strengthen the sense of patriotism. Surajmal Basaniya propagated the Quit India Movement of 1942 by working underground along with Chimanlalji. Along with freedom fighters like Shri Bhupendra Nath Trivedi, Shri Suryakant Dosi and Shri Poonamchand, he persistently participated in the activities of Praja Mandal.

Source : Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner