Rang Mahal School

Rang Mahal School
Location
Map
Shah Alam Rd, Qadimi Shehr, Lahore

Pakistan
Coordinates31°34′56″N 74°19′08″E / 31.582136°N 74.318937°E / 31.582136; 74.318937
Information
Former nameLahore Mission School
TypePublic
Religious affiliation(s)Presbyterian (formerly)
Established19 December 1849 (1849-12-19)
FoundersCharles William Forman
John Newton

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]

History

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Harking Back: Rang Mahal Haveli and how it became a missionary school". Dawn.
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  3. ^ "Education and English in the Punjab".
  4. ^ a b Bangash, Yaqoob Khan (11 October 2015). "The first English medium school in Punjab". The News International.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Aqeel, Asif (September 11, 2015). "The man who founded FC College".
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  8. ^ "Coming back full circle". The Express Tribune.
  9. ^ "Memoirs: Book on Syed Fida Hassan launched". The Express Tribune. 19 March 2016.
  10. ^ Katju, Justice (Retd) Markandey (December 23, 2022). "My Kashmiri Roots".