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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> Lala Hansraj Gupta along with Late Shri L. N. Birla; Shri [[K. K. Birla]] and Shri Charat Ram&nbsp;— luminaries of Delhi, were the founder members of '''[[Child Education Society]]''' in 1944. They joined hands for the noble cause of spreading the light of education. [[Bal Bharati Public School]] is one of the private institutions owned by the CES/Child Education Society registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
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, and was survived by his wife Angira Devi, sons&nbsp;— Deshraj Gupta, Shivraj Gupta, Rajendra Gupta and Mahendra Gupta; and daughters Shashi and Pratibha.
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.

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