Amrita Pritam born as Amrita Kaur in a traditional Sikh family of undivided Punjab in 1919, in Gujranwala and brought up in Lahore, She was a Punjabi writer and poet, considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th-century poet…
Rajinder Singh Bedi, a progressive Urdu writer, playwright, screenwriter, dialogue writer and a Hindi film director. was born in Lahore on 1 September 1915, to a Khatri father Hera Singh Bedi and Brahman mother Sewa Dei. His father was in service of General POst Office…
An institute himself, Mr. Ali Sufyan Afaqi (b: 22 August 1933 - d: 27 January 2015) has inspired generations of journalists/story writers and travelogue writers to aspire for the highest standards of professional excellence. Born in Sehore District of central Indian Muslim majority state of…
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, visited Lahore a number of times during his life. Below is a timeline of his visits in different years. Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressing Muslims after Jumma Prayer at Badshahi Mosque Lahore c. February 1936 Quaid…
Ustad Daman (real name Chiragh Deen) (September 1911 - December 3, 1984) was a Punjabi poet and mystic. A tailor by profession, he was the most celebrated Punjabi poet at the time of the Partition of British India in 1947. In 1930 he stitched a…
Bhai Ram Singh was one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects, dominating the scene for nearly 2 decades. Amongst his works is the Durbar Hall, Osborne House; Lahore Museum and Governor's House in Simla. He was a student at the Mayo School of Arts (now National…
Bhai Ram Singh was one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects, dominating the scene for nearly 2 decades. Amongst his works is the Durbar Hall, Osborne House; Lahore Museum and Governor's House in Simla. He was a student at the Mayo School of Arts (now National…
Ganga Ram was born in 1851 in Mangtanwala, about 64 km from Lahore. His father, Doulat Ram was a junior Sub inspector at a Police Station in Mangtanwala. Later, he shifted to Amritsar and became a copy-writer of the Court. Here, Ganga Ram passed his…
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938), widely known as Allama Iqbal, was a philosopher, poet and politician in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu…
Abdul Hafeez Kardar or Abdul Kardar (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was an international cricketer, who is one of the only three players to have played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan, the other two being Amir Elahi and Gul Mohammad. He…