Wednesday, 27 February 2019

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



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