Sikh Prayers Resume at Lahore’s Aitchison College Gurdwara for the First Time Since Partition

Overview

• The worship took place during Aitchison College’s 140th anniversary events and drew about 100 attendees, according to the college’s honorary envoy.
• Aitchison Principal Turab Hussain described the service as a spiritual kickoff to the celebrations and expressed hope for more such occasions that build mutual respect.
• The gurdwara had been closed since 1947 due to the absence of Sikh students, though the college continued to maintain the building.
• The shrine traces its origins to pre-Partition Punjab, designed by architect Ram Singh with its foundation laid in 1910 by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
• College records note additional pre-Partition houses of worship on campus, including a mosque built in 1900 by the Nawab of Bahawalpur and a Hindu temple with a foundation laid in 1910 by the Maharaja of Darbhanga.