Ganga Ram

Rai Bahadur Sir
Ganga Ram Agarwal[1]
CIE, MVO
Born
Ganga Ram Agarwal

(1851-04-13)13 April 1851
Mangtanwala, Sheikhupura, Punjab, India
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died10 July 1927(1927-07-10) (aged 76)
London, England
Resting placePortion of remains scattered in Ganges while the rest are stored in the Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram in Lahore
MonumentsSamadhi of Sir Ganga Ram near Taxali Gate, Lahore
Other names"Father of Modern Lahore"
Alma materGCU Lahore
Thomason College of Civil Engineering (now IIT Roorkee)
OccupationCivil engineer
Known forGeneral Post Office, Lahore
Lahore Museum
Aitchison College, Lahore
Mayo School of Arts
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Mayo Hospital, Lahore
Sir Ganga Ram High School
Hailey College of Commerce
The Mall, Lahore
RelativesAshwin Ram
Shreela Flather
Kesha Ram

Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram CIE MVO (born Ganga Ram Agarwal; 13 April 1851 – 10 July 1927)[2] was an Indian civil engineer and architect. In view of his extensive contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore, then in Pre-Independence India and now in modern Pakistan, journalist Khaled Ahmed described him as "The Father of Modern Lahore".[3]

  1. ^ "The once glorified Sir Ganga Ram House now in shambles".
  2. ^ "The once glorified Sir Ganga Ram House now in shambles".
  3. ^ Khaled Ahmed (2001). Pakistan: behind the ideological mask : facts about great men we don't want to know. Vanguard. ISBN 978-969-402-353-3.