Dyal Singh College
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Dayal Singh College, Lahore is an old college for graduate and post graduate students affiliated to University of the Punjab
, Lahore
, Pakistan
.
, 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.
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.
University of the Punjab
University of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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History
Dayal Singh College was founded in accordance with the will of Sardar Dyal SinghDyal Singh Majithia
Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia was an Indian banker and activist in progressive and social reform measures in Punjab.-Biography:Born in Varanasi, Dyal Singh was the only son of General Lehna Singh. He lost his parents at the age of six...
, 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
The Tribune
The Tribune is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar, Dehradun and Bathinda. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore , by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as...
” 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
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
for the establishment of this college.
Notable alumni
- Prof. Altaf Hussain Chahat
- Ghulam Ali KambohGhulam Ali KambohGhulam Ali Chaudhry was a Pakistani intellectual.After completing M. A in English Literature from University of Punjab, Lahore in 1945, Dr. Ghulam Ali started his career as a lecturer first in Islamia College Lahore, then he joined Dayal Singh College, Lahore, which was followed by M.A.O...
, 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.