Lokmani Lal was born on 20 December 1912 at Meerut. He lost his parents by the age of five years; his brother Shri Bhikkanlal ji brought him up. He worked hard as a student and also learnt values of truth, goodness, honesty, sincerity, love, sense of duty, humility, faith ample tolerance. His sharp mind quickly perceived that patriotism, freedom from the British rule was the only rapid route to national advancement. Close association with great nationalists like Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya, Mahatma Gandhi, instilled in him the spirit to dedicate his life to the service of the nation. He had completed his graduation from BHU as an engineer. He was the pioneer of cold storage industry in India. He established the first cold storage in Meerut. Afterwards, he setup a chain of storages all over India in Lahore, Farukhabaad, Kolkata, Allahabad.His financial contribution towards setting up the ‘Vigyan Parishad' in the Allahabad University is deep in memory of the scientists and scholars. He contributed generously to establishment of schools in the city. The major task before him was to evolve an education system which would generate not just doctors, engineers professionals, but “cultured creative human beings, well-equipped to play his/her role in the progress of nation.Today Maharshi Patanjali Vidya Mandir,a product of his vision, is doing a great job as A premier educational institution in Allahabad.