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'''Lala Hansraj Gupta''' was an [[India]]n educationist, social worker and philanthropist. He was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]] by [[Government of India]] for his services to society. | '''Lala Hansraj Gupta''' was an [[India]]n educationist, social worker and philanthropist. He was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]] by [[Government of India]] for his services to society. | ||
He served as seventh Mayor of Delhi.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/leaders-recall-jan-sangh-birth-at-school/443967/ Delhi’s first mayor, Lala Hansraj Gupta...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185459/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/leaders-recall-jan-sangh-birth-at-school/443967/ |date=2012-09-25 }} [[Indian Express]], 7 April 2009.</ref> | He served as seventh Mayor of Delhi.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/leaders-recall-jan-sangh-birth-at-school/443967/ Delhi’s first mayor, Lala Hansraj Gupta...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185459/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/leaders-recall-jan-sangh-birth-at-school/443967/ |date=2012-09-25 }} [[Indian Express]], 7 April 2009.</ref> Gupta was a founding member of the '''[[Child Education Society]]''' in 1944. [[Bal Bharati Public School]] is one of the private institutions owned by the Child Education Society. | ||
He died on 3 July 1985 | He died on 3 July 1985. | ||
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Revision as of 21:16, 6 August 2021
Lala Hansraj Gupta was an Indian educationist, social worker and philanthropist. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan by Government of India for his services to society.
He served as seventh Mayor of Delhi.[1] Gupta was a founding member of the Child Education Society in 1944. Bal Bharati Public School is one of the private institutions owned by the Child Education Society.
He died on 3 July 1985.
References
- ↑ Delhi’s first mayor, Lala Hansraj Gupta... Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Indian Express, 7 April 2009.