Wednesday 20 February 2019

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







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