In front of the library building in Government Civil Lines College Lahore, there stands a white marble pillar. This pillar bears an inscription in loving memory of Ishwar Das Mehra B.A., who made significant contributions to the construction of the college during his time.
Interestingly, a question arises: If the name of Dayal Singh College could remain unchanged after the partition in 1947, then why did Anjuman Hayamat Islam forcefully change the name of Dayanand Vedic College to Government Islamia College Civil Lines in 1955? The original name of the college was attributed to the Hindu leader Swami Dayanand Saraswati, and it was founded by the Arya Samajists as the School of Dayanand Ayur Vedic on June 1, 1886.
One might argue that Anjuman Hayamat Islam could have chosen to construct a new college and give it any name they desired, rather than forcefully changing the name of an existing institution with a significant historical association. The presence of this white marble pillar serves as a reminder of this controversy and prompts us to reflect on the decisions made regarding the naming and identity of educational institutions.
behind that monument there are three samadhis of ranjeet singh and kharrak singh family which tells about th etreacherous savagery after deat of rajjeet singh ranjeet singh wife nakain kore married aa1798 and died 1839.she belonged to nakai family of apttoki and ranjeet singh prospered in her marriage.after death of nakain kore ranjeet died after 2 years and ulmitaley sikh empire in few year,two other samadhis tell story of poisoning of kharak singh and his wife after poisomimg in 1841
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