After Vidyalankar completed his education, he plunged himself into the
non-cooperation movement. Vidyalankar served as personal secretary of
Lala Lajpat Rai from December 1926 until his death. He worked among
Harijans through Achhut Uddhar Mandal and Harijans Seva Sangh between 1933 and 1940. Vidyalankar was appointed by
Rajendra Prasad (later the first President of India) as permanent secretary in the
All India Congress Committee (AICC) office in Delhi. After a little more than a year,
Vallabhbhai Patel asked him to run for the
Punjab Assembly. Winning the seat by a large margin, Vidyalankar resigned as AICC permanent secretary., 1975 He served as president of the Punjab branch of the
Indian National Trade Union Congress, leader of the Indian delegation to
International Labour Organisation, leader of goodwill delegation to
Yugoslavia,
Afghanistan. He was also the director of
National Mineral Development Corporation. In 1956 Vidyalankar won the
Punjab Legislative Assembly from
Jagadhri, and was asked to serve as a minister. From 1957 to 1962, he was Minister of Education, Labor and Languages and Health for the State of Punjab under Chief Minister
Pratap Singh Kairon. In 1962, he won the parliamentary election from
Hoshiarpur. In 1971, Vidyalankar stood for parliament from
Chandigarh and was elected for a third time. During this period, he chaired three parliamentary committees appointed by the government: committees to study and improve the Information and Broadcasting Department and the Department of Supply and Disposal and a committee to study the national library in
Calcutta. Vidyalankar was a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings. On 23 July 1975, he voted in support of the
proclamation of emergency in India. In 1977, he decided not to continue in the legislature. Vidyalankar was active in the
Indian National Congress until his death in 1985. == Writings ==