- Dayal Singh College, Lahore
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Not to be confused with Dyal Singh College, Delhi.
Dayal Singh College, Lahore is an old college for graduate and post graduate students affiliated to University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
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History
Dayal Singh College was founded in accordance with the will of Sardar Dyal Singh, one of the greatest sons of Punjab, in Lahore. Sardar Dyal Singh belonged to the Shergil or Gill clan of Sardars of Majitha village near Amritsar. He is well-known as the “Founder of The Tribune” and one who bequeathed his largely self-earned assets including prestigious buildings in Lahore and lands in Amritsar, Lahore and Gurdaspur districts worth about Rs.30 lakh in 1898 to two trusts which established Dyal Singh College and Dyal Singh Public Library in Lahore.
Sardar Dyal Singh Majitha was a great philanthropist and lover of education. A man of great vision and action, he donated all his assets for the propagation of education. He had an unusually farsighted vision. He wanted to generate a scientific outlook in the mind of the common people who suffered from blind faith and superstition. He wanted to eradicate orthodox and irrelevant views. He gave almost all his property in Lahore, Pakistan for the establishment of this college.[2]
Location
The college is located at Dil Muhammad Road, Lahore, Pakistan.[3]-[4]
Notable alumni
- Prof. Altaf Hussain Chahat
- Ghulam Ali Kamboh, educator
- Tahir Mahmood Butt, Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) official and later senior distribution controller at Cadbury (UK)
- Dr. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, founder director general, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the largest R&D organization for industrial research in India
Professors Saleem Akhtar Khan, Tanveer Ahmad Butt, and Zaheer ud Din are not only old students of government Dyal Singh College, Lahore but also have served the college as teachers. Their role in earning a good name for this college is remarkable. Eye specialist Dr. Dil Muhammad Mirza and Dr. Farrukh Gulzar are alumni of this college.
References
Categories:- Universities and colleges in Lahore
- University of the Punjab
- Pakistan university stubs
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