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Punjab Club
The Punjab Club is a historic gentleman's club in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded in 1863. History Punjab Club was originally founded as the Roberts Club. It holds historical significance for being the venue where the first billiard table was installed. Established in 1863 by A. Roberts, CB, with assistance from D.F. Mcleod, T.H. Thornton, R.H. Davies, and ten other officers, the Roberts Club commenced its operations on January 1, 1863. Manuscript, Historical manuscripts suggest that this club, primarily comprising intelligence officers, organized dance soirees in the Gol Bagh, park in Amritsar, Punjab, after constructing a pavilion for the army band, with tents catering to refreshments. These events were colloquially known by locals as 'Paggal Nach.' Archival evidence indicates that the club eventually relocated near the Lahore Museum, possibly influenced by John Lockwood Kipling, founder of the Mayo School of Arts (currently NCA), being an active member. When the club ...
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Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 27th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 14 million. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural center of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most Social liberalism, socially liberal, Progressivism, progressive, and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities. Origins of Lahore, Lahore's origin dates back to antiquity. The city has been inhabited for around two millennia, although it rose to prominence in the late 10th century with the establishment of the Walled City of Lahore, Walled City, its fortified interior. Lahore served as the capital of several empires during the medieval era, including the Hindu Shahis, Gha ...
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Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid (; born 23 July 1971) is a British Pakistani novelist, writer and brand consultant. His novels are '' Moth Smoke'' (2000), ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' (2007), '' How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia'' (2013), '' Exit West'' (2017), and '' The Last White Man'' (2022). Early life and education Born to a family of Punjabi and Kashmiri descent, Hamid spent part of his childhood in the United States, where he stayed from the age of 3 to 9 while his father, a university professor, was enrolled in a PhD program at Stanford University. He then moved with his family back to Lahore, Pakistan, and attended the Lahore American School. At the age of 18, Hamid returned to the United States to continue his education. He graduated summa cum laude with an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1993 after completing a 127-page senior thesis, titled "Sustainable Power: Integrated Resource Planning in Pakistan", under ...
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List Of India's Gentlemen's Clubs
Gentlemen's clubs in India were primarily created by the British during the British Raj, however several were created after the independence of India mainly as a legacy of the empire. They were mostly built in urban cities, like Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Madras etc; where British Army/Civil officers went to rest after long hours of work. Clubs List of Gentlemen's club in India established before partition 1947; during British Raj: See also * Gymkhana * List of American gentlemen's clubs * List of London's gentlemen's clubs Further reading * References {{reflist External links 'The Clubland Database: Asia', ''Seth Thévoz's Clubland Substack'' (2024) Clubs and societies in India Gentlemen's clubs India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country ...
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Sind Club
The Sind Club is a historic gentleman's club located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1871, it is one of the oldest clubs in the county, reflecting a colonial heritage and tradition. History The construction of club was started in 1883. It was inaugurated in 1876. The club was designed by Colonel Le Mesurier. Design A competition was held to select the best design for the club. Richard Burton had warned against the use of Gothic architecture for the club building. Having seen Frere Hall he had said: "the Veneto-Gothic, so fit for Venice, so unfit for Karachi. It is to be hoped that the new club will not adopt Veneto-Gothic." Since limited funds were available for the new club building, a design prepared by a committee member, Le Mesurier, was chosen. When completed, Le Mesurier's building was considered a "princely residence". The first of the Sind Club buildings, which now houses the ladies bar and the dining room, was designed in a southern Italian style. The bu ...
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Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi
The Hindu Gymkhana ( Sindhi:هندو جمخانه; ) is a colonial-era building located on Sarwar Shaheed Road in Karachi, Pakistan. It was the first public building in Karachi to adopt the Mughal-Revival architectural style. It was established in 1925 by the Karachi's Hindus as an exclusive club for their community. The building houses the National Academy of Performing Arts.Hindu Gymkhana on archnet.org website
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The Hindu Gymkhana was established by the Seth Ramgopal Gourdhanandh Mohatta and the Hindu ...
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Karachi Parsi Institute
Karachi Parsi Institute (KPI), formerly known as Parsi Gymkhana or Zoroastrian Club, is a multisports club located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1893 by Parsi businessmen to promote education and social development within Karachi's Parsi community, the Karachi Parsi Institute has offered facilities and coaching for various sports, including cricket, football, hockey, tennis, badminton, athletics, and swimming. Facilities The complex comprises a recreational hall, swimming pool, pavilion, and sports facilities such as cricket ground and billiard room. History Soon after its establishment in the 19th century, the KPI became one of the liveliest Social Clubs of the city. Its cricket ground has also hosted first-class cricket matches of various seasons. This continued also after independence of Pakistan. See also * Punjab Club * Karachi Gymkhana * Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi * Sind Club * Lahore Gymkhana * List of India's gentlemen's clubs * Jahangir Park Jahangi ...
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Karachi Gymkhana
The Karachi Gymkhana (KG) (, Urdu: کراچی جِمخانہ) (founded in 1886) is a premier gymkhana (sports club) in the city of Karachi. It is located on Club Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ..., opposite to the Commissioner House. Formerly, it was a first class cricket ground and it hosted first-class matches between 1926-27 and 1986-87. History The club was founded in 1886. It is one of the oldest gymkhanas in Pakistan. Facilities The KG Club provides various sports and games facilities for its members. The club has a main building with a restaurant, snooker room, cricket ground, swimming pool, tennis, squash courts, badminton, table tennis, bridge room, gym and weight training facility. Most sports activities have coaches ...
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Lahore Gymkhana
The Lahore Gymkhana Club is a gentleman's and sports club, founded in 1878 in Lahore, Pakistan. It offers sports facilities, including golf, swimming, cricket, squash, tennis, billiards, and a gymnasium, and organizes family concerts, lectures, and seminars for its members. The club is spread over . It also has the second oldest cricket ground in the Indian subcontinent, founded in 1878 under the name ''Lahore and Mian Mir Institute''. The name was changed to ''Lahore Gymkhana'' in 1906. Lahore Gymkhana was moved to its present location at The Upper Mall in January 1972. It has a very auspicious library consisting almost 100,000 books on different topics. After Pakistan's independence, the management of the club was taken over by local residents. It is presently managed by an elected twelve members executive committee. It is affiliated with Karachi Gymkhana, Islamabad Club and Chenab Club in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Past Prominent Club Officeholders * Nawab Muzaffar Ali Kha ...
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Economic And Political Weekly
The ''Economic and Political Weekly'' (EPW) is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences, and is published by the Sameeksha Trust. In January 2018, academic Gopal Guru was named the new Editor of the journal. Guru will be Editor for a period of five years. The previous full-time editor-in-chief, editor was Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. The Trust had earlier appointed Guha Thakurta as the new editor of the journal with effect from 1 April 2016. His appointment came at a time when many social scientists were opposing the supposed removal of the previous editor C. Rammanohar Reddy, who resigned in January 2016 only to controversially end in 2017 with Guha Thakurta also resigning. Gopal Guru is currently at the Centre for Political Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, and is Editor-designate of the journal. The Sameeksha Trust board comprises eminent persons from academia and business, namely, Deepak Nayyar (chairman), D N Ghosh (Managing Trustee ...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' is a "metafictional"Madiou, Mohamed Salah Eddine. "Mohsin Hamid Engages the World in The Reluctant Fundamentalist: 'An Island on an Island,’ Worlds in Miniature and 'Fiction' in the Making". Arab Studies Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, 2019, pp. 271–297. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/arabstudquar.41.4.0271. novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid, published in 2007. The novel uses the technique of a frame story, which takes place during the course of a single evening in an outdoor Lahore cafe, where a bearded Pakistani man called Changez tells a nervous American stranger about his love affair with an American woman, and his eventual abandonment of America. A short story adapted from the novel, called "Focus on the Fundamentals," appeared in the fall 2006 issue of ''The Paris Review''. A film adaptation of the novel by director Mira Nair premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival. Plot The story begins in the streets of Lahore. A Pakistan ...
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Mayo School Of Arts
The National College of Arts (colloquially known as NCA) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Overview The National College of Arts – Federally Chartered Institute, is the oldest art school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia. The college is ranked as Pakistan's top art school. It consists of over 700 students. The college runs faculty and student exchange programs with the School of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Instituto Superior de Arte. It also hosts the UNESCO Chair in architecture. History The institute was originally founded in 1876 as the ''Mayo School of Industrial Arts'' and was one of the two art colleges created by the British crown in British India in reaction to the Arts & Crafts Movement. It was named in honor of the recently assassinated British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1876. John Lockwood Kipling became the school's first principal and was also appointed as the ...
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Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (, ) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the Demographics of Pakistan, most populous province in Pakistan and the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, second most populous subnational polity in the world. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, central-eastern region of the country, it has the #Economy, largest economy, contributing the most to Economy of Pakistan, national GDP in Pakistan. Lahore is the capital and largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab, India, Punjab to ...
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