These are photographs of English commemorative stone and beautiful building of Hindu Widows Home located at Lower mall Islampura Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was a shelter home for Hindu Widows. It is one of the British times Monuments designed and built by great Philanthropist of his times named Sir Ganga Ram in 1921 A. D.
Hindu Widows Home Lahore was opened by His Highness Sir Edward Maclagan K. C. S. I., K. C. I. E, the then British Governor of the Punjab Province on Wednesday the 6th April 1921 A. D. It is Gift of one who feels for Widows. It worked as 'Hindu Widows Home' till Partition of Sub-continent and then abandoned as Hindu Widows migrated to India.
From 1971, Fountain House (Institute For Mental Health) is working in the building of Hindu Widows Home Lahore. According to a Urdu pamphlet published by the Administration of Fountain House Lahore, It provides health facilities for psychologically and mentally disturbed national and international patients. Here, the patients are called as members. At this time, 550 psycho patients including 100 women are under treatment process in Fountain House Lahore, Farooqabad and Sargodha. From 1971 till now, Over fifty thousands mental patients have gotten treatment from Fountain House. Institute for Disadvantaged Children, Haroon Rasheed Vocational and Rehabilitation Center and Primary Health Care Centers of Farooqabad and Lalyaan are providing health and rehabilitation services for mentally sick and drug addicted patients. The monthly expenditure of Fountain House is rupees 1450000. Government assists with 500000 rupees. This institution earns 2000000 rupees from rich members (patients). Remaining 12000000 rupees are collected with struggle by national and international donations.
It worked to heal the mankind in both statuses as Hindu Widows Home and Fountain House.
Photographs By Mr. Kashif Gohar Sahib
Hindu Widows Home Lahore was opened by His Highness Sir Edward Maclagan K. C. S. I., K. C. I. E, the then British Governor of the Punjab Province on Wednesday the 6th April 1921 A. D. It is Gift of one who feels for Widows. It worked as 'Hindu Widows Home' till Partition of Sub-continent and then abandoned as Hindu Widows migrated to India.
From 1971, Fountain House (Institute For Mental Health) is working in the building of Hindu Widows Home Lahore. According to a Urdu pamphlet published by the Administration of Fountain House Lahore, It provides health facilities for psychologically and mentally disturbed national and international patients. Here, the patients are called as members. At this time, 550 psycho patients including 100 women are under treatment process in Fountain House Lahore, Farooqabad and Sargodha. From 1971 till now, Over fifty thousands mental patients have gotten treatment from Fountain House. Institute for Disadvantaged Children, Haroon Rasheed Vocational and Rehabilitation Center and Primary Health Care Centers of Farooqabad and Lalyaan are providing health and rehabilitation services for mentally sick and drug addicted patients. The monthly expenditure of Fountain House is rupees 1450000. Government assists with 500000 rupees. This institution earns 2000000 rupees from rich members (patients). Remaining 12000000 rupees are collected with struggle by national and international donations.
It worked to heal the mankind in both statuses as Hindu Widows Home and Fountain House.
Photographs By Mr. Kashif Gohar Sahib
