The Oriental College is an institution of
oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In recent years, the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Middle Eastern studie ...
in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
.
It is located next to
Government College University, Lahore
The Government College University (colloquially known as GCU; Punjabi, Urdu: ) is a public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded as Government College, Lahore, in 1864 under British administration, it became a university i ...
.
It was founded by
Adi Brahmo Samaj preacher Pundit Navin Chandra Rai in 1876. He served as its vice principal from 1861.
Aurel Stein
Sir Marc Aurel Stein,
(; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at Indian universities.
...
, the noted Hungarian-British archaeologist, was principal from 1888 to 1899.
Notable alumni
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Anwar Masood (born 1935), poet and educationist
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984), poet and revolutionary
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Jawayd Anwar (1959–2011), poet and writer
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Khurshid Rizvi (born 1940), poet
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Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 187721 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...
(1877–1938), philosopher and poet
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Naeem Bokhari (born 1948), lawyer
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Rafiuddin Hashmi (1940–2024), researcher and writer
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Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi (1908–1985), Islamic scholar
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Shamsul Huda Panchbagi (1897–1988), Islamic scholar and politician.
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929–2021), Kashmiri separatist leader
References
External links
Government MAO College, Lahoreat Pakistan National Digital Library.
Universities and colleges in Lahore
1876 establishments in British India
Universities and colleges established in 1876
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