original_query: What was Lala Har Dayal's profession before becoming a freedom fighter?
query: What was Lala Har Dayal's profession before becoming a freedom fighter?
answer: Before becoming a freedom fighter, Lala Har Dayal was a scholar, receiving a bachelor's degree in Sanskrit from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a master's degree in Sanskrit from Punjab University. He also turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service and held a lectureship at Leland Stanford University, though he resigned due to his anarchist activities.