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In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Lala; a Sunni Muslim village in the Beqaa Valley. [1] It remains a Sunni Muslim village in modern times. [2] The 2,500 residents of Lala relied on the village's 7,500 emigrants living abroad for 70% of their income. [3]
Karim Lala (1911 – 19 February 2002), born Abdul Karim Sher Khan in the Samalam Village of the Shegal District of Kunar Province, Afghanistan, was infamous as one of the three "mafia dons of Mumbai" in India for more than two decades from the sixties to the early eighties, [1] the other two being Mastan Mirza aka Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar.
As part of her religious education, she travelled alone on foot, surviving on alms, before becoming a teacher and spiritual leader herself. [10] Records of Lalleshwari's life are contained in oral tradition, and consequently there is variance on the details of her life and beliefs. [10]
Lal Behari Dey (1824–1892), Indian journalist; Lal Jayawardena (1935–2004), Sri Lankan economist; Lal Jose (born 1966), Indian filmmaker; Lal Khan (born 1956), Pakistani political activist
Although Islam does not recognize any castes (only socio-economic classes), [9] existing divisions in Persia and India were adopted by local Muslim societies. Evidence of social stratification exists in later Persian works such as Nizam al-Mulk's 11th-century Siyasatnama, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's 13th-century Akhlaq-i Nasiri, and the 17th-century Jam-i-Mufidi.
The Lala are traditionally governed by chiefs. There are a number of chiefdoms that govern the Lala, including Chitambo, Muchinda, Chisomo, Serenje, Kabamba, Mailo, Chibale, Mboshya and others. At the top of the hierarchy is the most senior chief, Chief Muchinda, who oversees the welfare of all Lala chiefdoms.
Its Hindi Translation has also been published from Kitab Ghar, Delhi (India) in 1997 under the title 'Vyaktitva Vikas-Sangharsh aur Safalata'. Glimpses of World Religions': It was the presentation of several religions by Lala Har Dayal from so many angles of history, ethics, theology, and religious philosophy. It reflects the individuality of ...
Social activist Lala Lajpat Rai and dalit leader Khusi Ram sought to reject low caste status and introduced the term Shilpkar to replace the pejorative Doma. They conducted purification rituals of Arya Samaj in which shilkars wore sacred threads (Janeu) and were allowed to use a palanquin in their wedding.