Oriental College

Punjab University Oriental College
Type	Oriental studies
Established	1870
Principal	Aurel Stein (1888-1899)
Location	Lahore

Punjab University Oriental College, commonly known as Oriental College, is an institution of oriental studies in Lahore.^[1]^{[failed verification]} It is located next to Government College University, Lahore.

It was founded by Adi Brahmo Samaj preacher Pundit Navin Chandra Rai in 1876.^{[citation needed]} He served as its vice principal from 1861.^[2] Aurel Stein, the noted Hungarian-British archaeologist, was principal from 1888 to 1899.^[3]

Notable alumni

Muhammad Iqbal, Poet
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Poet
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Politician
Khurshid Rizvi, Poet
Anwar Masood, Poet
Naeem Bokhari, Lawyer
Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi,
Shamsul Huda Panchbagi, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician.
Rafiuddin Hashmi, writer

References

^ "Teaching Modern Science in the Oldest of Oriental Languages". New York Times. 10 May 1896. ProQuest 964549161.
^ Burra, Neera (2018). A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab: Ruchi Ram Sahni, 1863–1948. Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-19-909130-0.
^ "STEIN, Sir Aurel (26/11/1862-26/10/1943)". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

External links

Government MAO College, Lahore at Pakistan National Digital Library.

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[NYT-1] "Teaching Modern Science in the Oldest of Oriental Languages". New York Times. 10 May 1896. ProQuest 964549161.

[2] Burra, Neera (2018). A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab: Ruchi Ram Sahni, 1863–1948. Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-19-909130-0.

[3] "STEIN, Sir Aurel (26/11/1862-26/10/1943)". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

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