John George Lang was born on 19 December 1816 at Parramatta in Australia. After completing his legal studies at the Middle Temple in England (1841) he returned to Australia to be admitted as a barrister at the Sydney Supreme Court.
In 1842 he left for Calcutta in India where he worked for the following few years, writing and running his newspaper 'The Mofussilite'.
Lang literary journey began in 1835-36 when he published his first poems, novel and stories while living in Sydney. As a lawyer, Lang fought the case for Rani Laxmi Bai against the British rulers and he provides detailed a commentary of his meeting with the Jhansi Ki Rani in his book 'Wanderings in India'.
He died under mysterious circumstances in Mussoorie on 20 August 1864.John Lang is buried at the Camel's Back graveyard in Mussoorie in Uttaranchal state of India.
In 1842 he left for Calcutta in India where he worked for the following few years, writing and running his newspaper 'The Mofussilite'.
Lang literary journey began in 1835-36 when he published his first poems, novel and stories while living in Sydney. As a lawyer, Lang fought the case for Rani Laxmi Bai against the British rulers and he provides detailed a commentary of his meeting with the Jhansi Ki Rani in his book 'Wanderings in India'.
He died under mysterious circumstances in Mussoorie on 20 August 1864.John Lang is buried at the Camel's Back graveyard in Mussoorie in Uttaranchal state of India.
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