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Sir Ganga Ram
Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram (born Ganga Ram Agarwal; 13 April 1851 – 10 July 1927) was an Indian civil engineer and architect. His extensive contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore, then in colonial India and now in modern Pakistan, caused Khaled Ahmed to describe him as "the father of modern Lahore". Early life Ganga Ram Agarwal was born on 13th April, 1851 in Mangtanwala, a village in Sheikhupura District in the Punjab Province of British India (now in the Nankana Sahib District of Punjab, Pakistan) into a Punjabi Hindu Baniya family of the Agarwal community. His father, Doulat Ram Agarwal, was a junior subinspector at a police station in Mangtanwala. Later, he shifted to Amritsar and became a copy-writer of the court. Here, Ganga Ram passed his matriculation examination from the Government High School and joined the Government College, Lahore in 1869. In 1871, he obtained a scholarship to the Thomason Civil Engineering College at Roorkee. He passed the final lower su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai Bahadur
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Civil Engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected. Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines because it deals with constructed environment including planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems. The term "civil engineer" was established by John Smeaton in 1750 to contrast engineers working on civil projects with the military engineers, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various sub-disciplines of civil engineering have become recognized and much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian People
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The Mall, Lahore
Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam ( ur, ), formerly known as The Mall or Mall Road ( ur, , ''Sarak-e-Mall''), is a major road in Lahore, Pakistan. The road was laid out during the British Raj on a route leading to the Governor's House, lined on both sides with Mughal shrines and kilns. Attractions Places of historical, cultural and recreational significance on The Mall include: Gallery File:Lahore masonic temple.jpg, Masonic Temple File:Close_view_of_Lahore_Museum.jpg, Lahore Museum File:British Pavillion, Lahore.jpg, Charing Cross File:Government College University Tower in Lahore.jpg, Government College University File:Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore.jpg, Sacred Heart Cathedral File:St. Anthony's College,main building.jpg, St. Anthony's College File:Aitchisoncollege.jpeg, Aitchison College File:Ferozsons Lahore.jpg, Ferozesons Books Image:Tollinton market on Mall Road.jpeg, Tollinton Market File:Bird Houses on Mall Road.jpg, Bird Houses on Mall Road File:Zamzama.jpg, Zamzama Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hailey College Of Commerce
Hailey College of Commerce is a constituent undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate college of the University of the Punjab in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The News International (newspaper), Published 25 November 2020, Retrieved 29 November 2021 Established on 4 March 1927, it is the oldest specialized institution of commerce
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Lahore College For Women
The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) ( ur, ) Is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1922 with a capacity of 60 students, it now has a full-time enrollment of about 15,000 students and admits students at Intermediate, Graduate, Masters and Ph.D. levels. At the time of autonomy, in 1990, there were master's classes in only six areas. But now with the University status, LCWU offers degrees at graduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. BS 4-year degree program is being offered in 39 disciplines and 5 years Pharm-D and Architecture degree is being offered. The college is offering M.A./M.Sc. in 6 subjects and M.S./M.Phil. degree in 28 subjects. The University is also offering Ph.D. programs in 16 disciplines i.e., Chemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, City & Regional Planning, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Physics, Political Science, Education, Applied Psychology, Islamic Studies, urdu, Punjabi and Fine Arts. Lahore Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayo Hospital
Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospitals in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. King Edward Medical University, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical institutions in South Asia, is attached to Mayo Hospital. Mayo Hospital is located in the heart of Old Lahore, and provides free treatment to almost all admitted patients as part of a government policy. It also has many different ward's mainly centered around the Syed A route location. History The hospital building was completed in 1870 at a cost of Rs 150'000, 3 Annas 8 Paisas and it began operating in 1871. The hospital is named after then Viceroy of British India, "Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo" also locally known as Lord Mayo. This hospital was to serve need of 70'000 people of Punjab at that time. The hospital started with 3 specialties (''General Medicine, General Surgery, Eye & Ent).'' The architecture of the hospital is Italian, designed by Pudon and engineered by Rai Bahadur Kanahya Lal, one of the leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (Pakistan)
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ( ur, ) is a 550-bed hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. This was the original hospital established by Sir Ganga Ram, a Civil Engineer who served the British government. He established it in Lahore in 1921 during the British Raj, 26 years before the Partition of British India. Enroachment On 21 May 2021, it was cleared of encroachments and restored on the orders of Imran Khan. It is scheduled to be reopened. History Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was established in 1921, at the end of WWI in the walled city of Lahore. The benefactor, Sir Ganga Ram, was a civil engineer and leading philanthropist of his time who also donated land for the site. In 1943 during WWII, the hospital was shifted to its present location to cope with the growing demand for medical and health care services. After the partition in 1947, India built another "Sir Ganga Ram Hospital" in New Delhi. Associated medical college In 1944, the family of Sir Ganga Ram started a medical college by the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National College Of Arts
The National College of Arts (colloquially known as NCA) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Overview National College of Arts - A Federal Chartered Institute is the oldest art school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia. As of 2016, the college is ranked as Pakistan's top art school. It consists of over 700 students. The college runs faculty and student exchange programs with School of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Instituto Superior de Arte. It also hosts the UNESCO Chair in architecture. History The institute was originally founded in 1876 as ''Mayo School of Industrial Arts'' and was one of the two art colleges created by the British crown in British India in reaction to the Arts & Crafts Movement. It was named in honor of the recently assassinated British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1876. John Lockwood Kipling became the school's first principal who was also appointed as the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitchison College
Aitchison College ( ur, ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curricular activities as tools for character development. The school follows a curriculum designed to culminate in the International General Certificate of Education and AS Level/A Level qualifications and is geared towards preparing students for university education. The institute is the only Pakistani school that is a member of the G30 Schools of the World. Aitchison has educated former Prime Ministers, Imran Khan, former President Farooq Leghari, lawyers, cricketers, and politicians. It was originally formed on 2 January 1886 in then British India, as the Punjab Chiefs' College and was renamed Aitchison College on 13 November 1886. However, the inception of the college can be traced back to 1868 as the Wards School in Ambala, after which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore Museum
The Lahore Museum ( pa, ; ur, ; ''"Lahore Wonder House"'') is a museum located in Lahore, Pakistan. Founded in 1865 at a smaller location and opened in 1894 at its current location on The Mall, Lahore, The Mall in Lahore during the British Raj, British colonial period, Lahore Museum is Pakistan's largest museum, as well as one of its most visited ones. The museum houses an extensive collection of Buddhist art from the ancient Indo-Greek Kingdom, Indo-Greek and Gandhara kingdoms. It also has collections from the Mughal Empire, Sikh Empire and the British Empire in India. The Lahore Museum, along with the Zamzama, Zamzama Gun located directly in front of the building, is the setting of the opening scene in the novel ''Kim (novel), Kim'' by Rudyard Kipling, whose father, John Lockwood Kipling, was one of the museum's earliest curators. History Lahore Museum was originally established in 1865–66 on the site of the current Tollinton Market – a hall built for the 1864 Punja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Post Office, Lahore
The General Post Office (abbreviated: GPO) is the main post office in Lahore, Pakistan. Located at GPO Chowk on Mall Road (''Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam'') near Anarkali, the GPO is Pakistan's largest. On average, it handles 20,000 pieces of mail per day. History It was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and replaced the telegraph office of Anarkali Bazar. The building was designed and built by Sir Ganga Ram, one of the leading architects of that time, and was built near the shrine of the 17th century saint Shah Chiragh. Building The building consists of two main halls and two minarets.Ahmad, Issam, ''The post-colonial hangover'' in The Review, ''Dawn''. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18 Conservation It was the first British era building to be conserved in the city. The work was carried out by Yasmeen Lari and Associations. On 21 August 1996, the Post Office issued a stamp commemorating its restoration. See also * Other General Post Office The General Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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