Rang Mahal School Explained

Rang Mahal School
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Location:Shah Alam Rd, Qadimi Shehr, Lahore
Country:Pakistan
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Former Name:Lahore Mission School
Type:Public
Religious Affiliation:Presbyterian (formerly)
Founders:Charles William Forman
John Newton
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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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harking Back: Rang Mahal Haveli and how it became a missionary school. Dawn.
  2. Web site: Rang Mahal School, Lahore.
  3. Web site: Education and English in the Punjab.
  4. Web site: The first English medium school in Punjab . 11 October 2015 . Yaqoob Khan . Bangash . The News International.
  5. Book: Kurian . George Thomas . Lamport . Mark A. . Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States . 10 November 2016 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4422-4432-0 . 905 . English . 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. Web site: The man who founded FC College. Asif. Aqeel. September 11, 2015.
  7. Web site: The ‘finishing’ schools.
  8. Web site: Coming back full circle . The Express Tribune.
  9. Web site: Memoirs: Book on Syed Fida Hassan launched. 19 March 2016. The Express Tribune.
  10. Web site: My Kashmiri Roots. Justice (Retd) Markandey. Katju. December 23, 2022.