Bepin Chandra Pal was an Indian nationalist, the 'Pal' in the Lal-Bal-Pal of the Swadeshi triumvirate. A member of the Brahmo Samaj, Pal went to England in 1899 to study comparative theology. This was a two year course he took up at New Manchester College, Oxford, but he only stayed for one academic year. During his time at Oxford, he travelled the British Isles preaching from Unitarian pulpits.

Back in India, Pal became involved with nationalist politics. He became a member of the Indian National Congress, and opposed the partition of Bengal in 1905. He launched the journal Bande Mataram, which Aurobindo Ghose soon joined as editor. In 1907 he returned to England with his son, Niranjan Pal, and become associated with Shyamaji Krishnavarma's India House organization. However, following the assassination of Curzon-Wyllie (which he condemned), he returned to India. This was because he had to close the journal he had launched in England, Swaraj.

Upon this return to India, Pal was regarded as a more moderate nationalist although he was often critical of M. K. Gandhi. He died in poverty in 1932.