Balak Ram Medical College Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Balak Ram Medical College Lahore




These are photographs of English commemoratives stones and British times grand beautiful building of Former Balak Ram Medical College situated at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Balak Ram was the son of Sir Ganga Ram Agrawal. Balak Ram Medical College was established in 1944 by the family of Sir Ganga Ram. At the time of Independence, Balak Ram Medical College was abandoned and in 1948, Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore was established in the premises of Balak Ram Medical College. Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore provides Medical education to females only. Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore is affiliated and attached with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore. Now Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore is upgraded as Fatima Jinnah Medical University.


English inscription written on opening stone of Anatomy and Physiology Block reads as under:

 'Balak Ram Medical College Anatomy And Physiology Block opened by Shirimati Sarojini Naidu on Sunday The 6th of January 1946.'


Donors Stone of Anatomy Block describes the following Personalities and companies from Lahore with donated amounts:


'Anatomy Block Donors

1- Iron merchants Association Lahore Rs. 44450

2- Annonymous donation Lahore Rs. 11000

3- The Mills Store Co. Lahore Rs. 5000

4- M/S G. L. Khanna And Sons Lahore Rs 2000

5- Annonymous Lahore  Rs 2000

6- M/S Mela Ram Charan Das Lahore 2000

7- M/S Duni Chand Dhani Ram Lahore Rs 2000

8- M/S Harjeemal Radha Kishen Lahore Rs 2000

9- L. Sita Ram Lahore Rs 1500

10- Sudarshan Bros Lahore Rs 1500


11- National Steel Works Lahore Rs 1250

12-M/S Lauls Lahore Rs 1000

13- M/S Ragho Ram Tulsi Ram Lahore Rs 1000

14- M/S Durga Das Dwarka Das Lahore Rs 1000

15- M/S Hazura Mall Kundan Lall Lahore Rs 1000

16- L. Jia Lal Aggarwal Lahore Rs 1000

17- M/S Banarsi Das Bros Lahore Rs 1000

18- M/S Jawahar Singh Mohan Singh Lahore Rs 1000

19- M/S Julli Ram Sham Lal Lahore Rs 1000

20- M/S Ram Narain Bros Lahore Rs 1000

21- L. Tara Chand Gupta Lahore Rs 1000

22- Other Iron Merchants Lahore Rs 3600

Total Rs 88300.'


Photographs By Mr. Kashif Ghurki Sahib


Sources :
1- Commemorative Stones

2- Website: www.fjmu.edu.pk

Smadhies of Royal Sikh Ladies inside Government Islamia College Civil Line Lahore

Smadhies of Royal Sikh Ladies inside Government Islamia College Civil Line Lahore



These are photographs of Urdu commemorative stone and buildings of Sikh times three Samadhies of Raj Kaur (Second wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Mother of Raja Kharak Singh) , Chandar Kaur (Wife of Raja Kharak Singh and Mother of Naunihal Singh) and Sahib Kaur (Wife of Naunihal Singh) located inside Government Islamia College Civil Line Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.


Urdu commemorative stone provides this important information :


'Brief Introduction of Smadhies'

1- Smadhi of Raj Kaur(Datar Kaur) Commonly known as Nakaen Kaur
Raj Kaur was the daughter of Nakai Sardar Ran Singh of Pattoki, second wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Mother of Raja Kharak Singh. When Ranjit Singh got married with her in1798 A. D., He lovingly named her as Nakaen Kaur (Mai Nakeen). Nakaen Kaur died on 20th June 1837 A. D.


2- Smadhi Chandar Kaur

Chandar Kaur was the wife of Raja Kharak Singh and Mother of Naunihal Singh. She became Maharani of Punjab on 2nd December 1840. She was forcefully separated from Raj Gadi on 17th January 1841 A. D. Her unexplicable death happened on 11th June 1842.

3- Smadhi Sahib Kaur

In 1837, Sahib Kaur got married at the age of 16 years with Naunihal Singh, the son of Kharak Singh. She was beloved daughter in law of Maharani Chandar Kaur. Sahib Kaur died in 1841 A. D.

Research by: Dr. Akhtar Yazdani Urdu Department

Particular Effort by Prof. Muhammad Khurshid Assistant Professor, HoD Political Science Department

Supervision : Prof. Abdul Latif Usmani, Principal. '


Photographs By Mr. Muhammad Shaikh Taimor Sahib


Sources: Commemorative Stone

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore



These are some Photographs of English commemoratives stones and British times Sir Ganga Ram Hospital located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore is a trust hospital containing 550 beds. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore was initially established in 1921 inside walled city of Lahore by renowned Pre-partitiion Philanthropist and Civil Engineer Sir Ganga Ram Agrawal and in 1943 this Hospital was shifted to its present location to fulfill the growing demands for medical and health care services. Architect & Engineer of new building of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore was Mr. T. R. Mehandru. Before 1947, Balak Ram Medical College was attached with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital which was abandoned at the time of Partition of Sub-continent. Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore was established in the building of Balak Ram Medical College. Now Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore is affiliated with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore.

Commemorative stones erected at the building of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital describe the following historical information :


1-  'Sir Ganga Ram Hospital'
Opened by H. E. Sir Bertrand James Glancy K. C. S. I., K. C. I. E., I. C. S.
Governor of the Punjab on the 13th April 1943.
Contractors : Northern Construction Co
Architect & Engineer Mr. T. R. Mehandru. '

2- ' Partap Kaur Free Eye Ward
In memory of Mrs. Nand Kishore died 3-6-1941 Donated by Dewan Nand Kishore Chanda and his son Dewan Raj Kumar Chanda'

3 -  'Mohan Lal Ward donated by H. S Son Dewan Mehar Chand Advocate'


Photographs By Mr. Kashif Ghurki Sahib



Sources:
1- Commemorative Stones
2- website : www.fjmu.edu.pk

Punjab Boys Scott Headquarters located at Walton Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

All these photographs are of English commemorative stones and Pre-partitiion British times beautiful building of Punjab Boys Scott Headquarters located at Walton Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The foundation stone of this building as Hostel of the College of Physical Training & Scotting was laid by then Chief Justice Sir Douglas Young on June 7, 1939 and opened by His Excellency Sir Henry Craik Bart K. C. S. I., the then Governor of the Punjab in January 1940. This splendid building was built with the funds provided by renowned personalities of United Sub-continent belonging to all religions i, e Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism and Ahmadi. Some of these famous people are Sir Geoffrey de Montgomery, Sir Douglas Young Chief Justice, Bawa Dinga Singh, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi of Bhawalpur, His Highness Raja Lakshman Singh Chamba, Maharaja Indra Prakash Bhadur Sirmoon, Justice Abdul Rahman Delhi, Nawab Sir Shah Nawaz Khan of Mamdot, Major General Sir Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana, Sir William Roberts Khanewal, R. B. Narain Das Karachi and Hazrat Khilifatul Masih II, Chief of Qadian.

The office of Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation is also working in the premises of Boys Scott Headquarters Waltan Lahore.

Precious Historical facts written on five commemorative stones erected at the building of Punjab Boys Scott Headquarters Waltan Lahore read as under :

1- 'This Foundation stone of the Hostel of the College of Physical Training & Scotting was laid by Chief Justice Sir Douglas Young on June 7, 1939 by his unflagging zeal and generous gift of many friends this Hostel has been erected and dedicated to the Youth of India (Some writing not readable).'


2- 'Young Hostel opened by his Excellency Sir Henry Craik Bart K. C. S. I., Governor of the Punjab January 1940.'

3 - 'List of Life Patrons (Donors of Rs. 1000/- or More)

Major General His Highness Nawab Al-Haj Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi Bahadur G. C. I. E., K. C. S. I., K. C. V. O., L. L. D., Bhawalpur.

His Highness Mir Faiz Muhammad Khan, Talpur, Khairpur Mir.

Lieut. His Highness Raja Har Indar Singh, Brar Bans, Bahadur, Faridkot

His Highness Raja Lakshman Singh Chamba

Raja Hemendra Sen Bahadur C. S. I. Keonthal

Raja Jagatdev Singh Sahib Bhadur Poonch

Lieut. His Highness Maharaja Indra Prakash Bhadur Sirmoon. '

4 - 'List of Life Patrons (Donors of Rs. 1000/- or More)


'Sir Geoffrey de Montgomery G. C. S. I, K. C. I. E., K. C. V. O, C. B. E.
Sir Douglas Young Chief Justice, Lahore
R. B. Bawa Dinga Singh Lahore
Khawaja Nazir Ahmad Lahore
Mr. Ram Lal Anand Lahore
S. S. Sumpurn Singh Chawala Lahore
R. S. L. Ram Jawaya Kapur Lahore
Mr. Bhagwati Shanker Lahore
Mr. Amar Nath Grover Lahore
L. Balak Ram Lahore
L. Kirpa Ram Lahore
Mr. Justice Ram Lall Lahore
R. S. L. Sita Ram Mehra Lahore
K. S. Khan Saadat Ali Khan Lahore
D. B. Diwan Krishna Kishore Lahore
Mr. P. M. Lall Lahore
S. B. S. Prabh Singh Chawala Lahore
R. S. L. Sohan Lal Lahore
Mr. MOHD Ibrahim Lahore
L. Bolaki Mall Lahore
Mr. Vir Sen Sawhny Lahore
P. T Raj Krishen Bal Lahore
R. S. Bakhshi Bhagat Ram Anand Amritsar
L. T. S. Raghbir Singh, Rajasansi Amritsar
R. B. L. Gujjar Mall Amritsar
S. B. S. Mohan Singh Rawalpindi
K. B. Syed Ahsan Ali Rawalpindi
Seth Inder Sen Thapar Rawalpindi
Dewan Hukam Chand Rawalpindi
K. B. Sheikh Mohd Ismail Rawalpindi
Sardar Sohan Singh Rawalpindi
Seth Jagat Narain Delhi
Mr. Kirpa Narain Delhi.'

5 - 'List of Life Patrons (Donors of Rs. 1000/- or More)

Seth Ram Lal Delhi
S. B. S. Narain Singh Delhi
S. B. S. Ranjit Singh Delhi
Sheikh MOHD Ibrahim Delhi
S. M. Abdul Ghani Delhi
Seth Behari Lal Ram Parshad Delhi
Mr. Justice Abdul Rahman Delhi
S. B. S. Sobha Singh Delhi
Begum Nanak Chand Delhi
Mr. Jagan Nath Delhi
Mr. Harish Chander Delhi
L. Shankar Lal Delhi
R. B. Seth Lachhman Das Delhi
Mr. M. M. Polishwalla Delhi
R. B. L. Benarsi Das Ambala
L. Rajeshwar Parshad Ambala
L. Ram Rakha Mal Ferozepur
Malik Ali Akbar Ferozepur
S. Jogindra Singh Ludhana
Dewan Hari Krishen Kapoor Hafizabad
L. Karam Ch

Photographs By Sir Veer Shuaib Raza Ji

Udasi place of Sikh Udasi sect located at Chak# 200 G. B Lyallpur, Punjab, Pakistan

Udasi Place of Sikhism at Chak # 200 G.B Lyallpur


These are photographs of Gurmukhi writing from Guru Granth Sahib and small domed building of Udasi place of Sikh Udasi sect located at Chak # 200 G.B District Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Punjab, Pakistan. Udasi sect in Sikhism was firstly introduced by the younger son of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji named Shri Chandar Ji. The Udasi followers spend their lives like Sufi Saints.

Here are the readings and translations of the inscriptions:[Left hand side] Text:
Brihadnaya-namah
Namah Shri Guru Nanak Dev
Namah Guru Shri Chand
Namah Shri Theekrannad Guru
……………………………………………..
S-vilas naha-moh grassai Kakarman nai II
Le[khak] : Dosat……
Translation:
Salute to the elders
Salute to Guru Nanak Dev
Salute to the Guru Shri Chand
Salute to Guru Thikranand
……………………………………….
[Whose company] diminishes voluptuary, attachment, [and] bad deeds
Writer: Dosat…..

[Right hand side] Text:
Sadh ki mahma Ved na jane
Jaita sunya, taita vekhya,
Shriman Avdhoot
Rajya Baba Basant Prakash
Dehant Virvar 16 Magghar Samvat Bikrami 1984.
Translation:
[Even] Vedas do not know the glory of a saint
[I] saw, as [I] heard
Mister Renouncer
State Baba Bsant Prakash
Death  Wednesday 16 Magh Bikrami Samvat 1984 [7 February 1928]

Roman translation by Subhash Parihar Sahib 

Photographs By Mr. Umar Farooq Sahib

Lahore High Court Lahore

These are some Photographs Urdu commemorative stones, commemorative metal plates and beautiful British times grand building of Lahore High Court located at the Mall Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. I couldn't found any old commemorative stone on the building of Lahore High Court.

Here are erected these  Commemorative stones/Metal plates that reads as below :

1 - ' [In the name of Allah Who is the most kind and merciful]

Reconstruction of High Court (Western Part) Inaugurated with hands of Honorable Justice Syed Zahid Hussain, Chief Justice Lahore High Court Lahore
Construction of building completeed in June 2008
Date 14th Jamadi ul Sani 1429 Hijri, 19th June 2008 A. D'

2- ' [In the name of Allah Who is the most kind and merciful]
Erecting foundation stone on 12th November 2006 with the hands of Mr. Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry Chief Justice Lahore High Court Lahore'

3- ' [In the name of Allah Who is the most kind and merciful]
Enlargement of building of High Court Lahore under the supervision of Honorable Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Iqbal. Completion of building 1974-75 with expenditure of 19.55 lacs
Chief Engineer Syed Ismail Ali Shah, Sheikh Azmat Ullah Chief Consulting Architect, A. R. Jai, Superintending Engineer Ghulam Jafar Khan, Qazi Muhammad Gulzar Ahmad, Habib ur Rehman Khan, Executive Engineer Mian Muhammad Sharif, Ijaz Ahmad Sheikh, Assistant Engineer Rana Muhammad Akbar Ali
Contactor Ch. Muhammad Sharif & Company, Maqsood Elahi Bhatti '


Photographs By Ali Babar


Sources:

1- Inscription on commemorative stones /Metal plates

Water Storage Tank located at Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

Water Storage Tank At Dera Ghazi Khan


These are photographs of English commemoratives stone and Old times Water Storage Tank located at Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. This Water Storage Tank was built L. Madho Das Tojeja retired P. E. S. It was built in pathetic memory of his seventeen loving family members who perished their lives on 31st of May 1935 in Quetta earthquake incident.

English commemorative stone Describes the following historic information:


'Water Storage Tank

Built by L. Madho Das Tojeja retired P. E. S. In sacred memory of his dear ones who perished in Quetta earthquake on 31-05-35 as detailed below :

1- Sh. Piyari Bai  Mother-in-law
2- Sh. Nandi Bai  Wife
3- Sh. Janki Devi Daughter.
4- Venoy Kumar  Grandson
5- Sophia  Grand Daughter
6- Dr. Bishan DAS M. B. B. S Son
7- Sh. Radha Bai Daughter-in-law
8- Usha Grand Daughter
9- Shashi Grandson
10- Ravi Grandson
11- B. Jagmohan Lal Son
12- Sh. Sita Devi Daughter-in-law
13- Kirn Taja Grand Daughter
14- Sh. Vishan Devi Daughter
15- Lajpat Rai Grandson
16- Mr. Chetan Anand Son
17- Sh. Shyam Bai Daughter-in-law '


Photographs By Syed Muzammil Hussain Sahib

Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani M. B Primary School Located at Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani M.B Primary School Dera Ghazi Khan




These are photographs of English/Urdu Commemorative Stones and Pre-partitiion building of Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani M. B. Primary School Located at Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani M. B. Primary School Dera Ghazi Khan was constructed in the year 1935 with the economical assistance of famous Philanthropist Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani Ji. Here is also a photograph of His Excellence the Governor 's Party gathered there at Dera Ghazi Khan in December 1933. Red circled personality in this group photograph is of Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani Ji.

Now this school is working as Government City Boys Primary School No 1 Dera Ghazi Khan.

Foundation stone of the school reads as below:

'This Foundation stone of Dewan Tulsi Dass Sota Varmani M. B. Primary School Located at Dera Ghazi Khan was laid by V. B. Stainton Esquire I. C. S. Deputy Commissioner Dere Ghazi Khan on 14th March 1935 A. D, 1st Chet 1991 Bikrami.

Second Urdu commemorative stone speaks as under :

'First Construction in 1935 with the cooperation of Dewan Tulsi Dass (5 Rooms with Verandah).
After long time, this rare structure of construction was not usable. But the students who got themselves educated here have proven their ability in different fields of life. One of these brilliant students is Mr. Nasir Mehmood Khosa who is Chief Secretary of the Punjab Province. The new building is constructed with his efforts in 2012 A. D. '


Photographs By Sir Veer Shuaib Raza Ji + Syed Muzammil Hussain Ji