Rang Mahal School, officially known as Government Rang Mahal High School, formerly known as Rang Mahal Mission School, is a government school located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
| Rang Mahal School | |
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Shah Alam Rd, Qadimi Shehr, Lahore Pakistan | |
| Coordinates | 31°34′56″N 74°19′08″E / 31.582136°N 74.318937°E |
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| Former name | Lahore Mission School |
| Type | Public |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Presbyterian (formerly) |
| Established | 19 December 1849 |
| Founders | Charles William Forman John Newton |
History edit
Rang Mahal School was founded by Charles William Forman and John Newton on 19 December 1849 as Lahore Mission School.[3][4] It was the first English-medium school in northern India at the time of its establishment.[5][4] Initially, the classes of the school were started under a tree with three students of Kashmiri ancestry.[1] The school was later shifted to Rang Mahal in 1852, a mahal that was previously owned by Saadullah Khan, a grand wazir of Emperor Shah Jahan, but was acquired by the mission to establish a school.[1][6]
The school was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan in 1972.[7] Formerly, it was under the administration of Presbyterian Education Trust.[8]
Alumni edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Harking Back: Rang Mahal Haveli and how it became a missionary school". Dawn.
- ^ "Rang Mahal School, Lahore".
- ^ "Education and English in the Punjab".
- ^ a b Bangash, Yaqoob Khan (11 October 2015). "The first English medium school in Punjab". The News International.
- ^ Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (10 November 2016). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 905. ISBN 978-1-4422-4432-0.
Forman decided at the outset to use English as the medium of instruction so that Western knowledge would be available to his students, making Rang Mahal the first English-language school in north India.
- ^ Aqeel, Asif (September 11, 2015). "The man who founded FC College".
- ^ "The 'finishing' schools".
- ^ "Coming back full circle". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Memoirs: Book on Syed Fida Hassan launched". The Express Tribune. 19 March 2016.
- ^ Katju, Justice (Retd) Markandey (December 23, 2022). "My Kashmiri Roots".