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'''Bhai Ram Singh''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MVO}} ( | '''Bhai Ram Singh''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MVO}} (1858–1916) was one of pre-partition [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]]'s foremost [[architect]]s, dominating the scene for nearly two decades from the 1890s.<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Books">[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061112/spectrum/book1.htm The Sunday Tribune - Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Amongst his works is the Durbar Room, Osborne House, on the [[Isle of Wight]], England; [[Lahore Museum]] and Governor's House in Simla. | ||
Amongst Bhai Ram Singh's most famous works are: the Lahore Museum, the [[National College of Arts|Mayo School of Arts]], [[Aitchison College]], [[Chamba House]] and [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]], all in [[Lahore]], and [[Islamia College, Peshawar]].<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Books"/> In [[Shimla|Simla]], the Governor’s House and in Lyallpur (now [[Faisalabad]]), the College of Agriculture.<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Books"/> He also worked with [[John Lockwood Kipling]] to design the Durbar room in [[Osborne House]], Queen Victoria's summer home on the Isle of Wight.<ref>RC; [http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_464500/bhai-ram-singh-k010289.html Bhai Ram Singh working in Durbar Room] English Heritage Prints. Retrieved 13 March 2011</ref> | Amongst Bhai Ram Singh's most famous works are: the Lahore Museum, the [[National College of Arts|Mayo School of Arts]], [[Aitchison College]], [[Chamba House]] and [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]], all in [[Lahore]], and [[Islamia College, Peshawar]].<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Books"/> In [[Shimla|Simla]], the Governor’s House and in Lyallpur (now [[Faisalabad]]), the College of Agriculture.<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Books"/> He also worked with [[John Lockwood Kipling]] to design the Durbar room in [[Osborne House]], Queen Victoria's summer home on the Isle of Wight.<ref>RC; [http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_464500/bhai-ram-singh-k010289.html Bhai Ram Singh working in Durbar Room] English Heritage Prints. Retrieved 13 March 2011</ref> He designed Khalsa College Amritsar... | ||
Most of his work fits under the style of [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]], of which he was the most significant Indian architect. Many of his commissions were built by the leading contractor Sir [[Ganga Ram]], and also involved [[Lockwood Kipling]], father of [[Rudyard Kipling]], to some extent Singh's mentor. The precise contributions of these can be hard to estimate; Ram was mainly an engineer and contractor, but is sometimes given credit as the architect of his buildings. | Most of his work fits under the style of [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]], of which he was the most significant Indian architect. Many of his commissions were built by the leading contractor Sir [[Ganga Ram]], and also involved [[Lockwood Kipling]], father of [[Rudyard Kipling]], to some extent Singh's mentor. The precise contributions of these can be hard to estimate; Ram was mainly an engineer and contractor, but is sometimes given credit as the architect of his buildings. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Singh came from a [[Sikh]] family | Singh came from a [[Sikh]] family of [[Rasulpur]], near [[Batala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]], and showed early talent.<ref name="ReferenceA">RC</ref> He is supposed to have repaired the piano of the Deputy Commissioner of [[Amritsar]] when he was 13, despite being unfamiliar with the instrument. He became a student at the Mayo School of Arts (now [[National College of Arts]]), in [[Lahore]],<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061103/jplus1.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar Plus<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> founded in 1875, and became a protege of the principal [[Lockwood Kipling]], father of [[Rudyard Kipling]]. He became assistant drawing master at the school, and eventually, its principal from 1903 to 1913, as well as designing its building.<ref>Ali, S. Amjad ''Painters of Pakistan'' Islamabad: National book Foundation 1995 pg 34</ref> | ||
[[File:Ram_Singh_architect.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[File:Ram_Singh_architect.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
In 1885-7 he worked with Kipling, decorating the "Indian Passage" and ballroom at [[Bagshot Park]] for the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke of Connaught]], Queen Victoria's third son, who he had met in India when the duke was Commander-in-Chief of the [[Bombay Army]] from December 1886 to March 1890.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ| last=India Office| title=The India List and India Office List| year=1819| publisher=Harrison| location=London| accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref> This led to the Osborne House commission, and other work in Britain. [[Queen Victoria]] met him when he was working at Osborne in January 1891 and her diaries describe him as "a very intelligent, pleasant, nice man, a Seikh [sp. 'Sikh']; we looked at sketches he had made for the decoration of the room".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He became Principal of Mayo School of Arts in 1910 and the following year he was made an MVO (Member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] by [[King George V]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He retired in 1913 and died in Lahore, three year later in 1916 aged 58. | In 1885-7 he worked with Kipling, decorating the "Indian Passage" and ballroom at [[Bagshot Park]] for the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke of Connaught]], Queen Victoria's third son, who he had met in India when the duke was Commander-in-Chief of the [[Bombay Army]] from December 1886 to March 1890.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ| last=India Office| title=The India List and India Office List| year=1819| publisher=Harrison| location=London| accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref> This led to the Osborne House commission, and other work in Britain. [[Queen Victoria]] met him when he was working at Osborne in January 1891 and her diaries describe him as "a very intelligent, pleasant, nice man, a Seikh [sp. 'Sikh']; we looked at sketches he had made for the decoration of the room".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He became Principal of Mayo School of Arts in 1910 and the following year he was made an MVO (Member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] by [[King George V]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He retired in 1913 and died in Lahore, three year later in 1916 aged 58. | ||
[[File:Bhai Ram Singh.jpg|thumb|Bhai Ram Singh]] | |||
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File:Close view of Lahore Museum.jpg|[[Lahore Museum]], begun 1890 | File:Close view of Lahore Museum.jpg|[[Lahore Museum]], begun 1890 | ||
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File:Islamia College Peshawar mosque interior.jpg|The mosque, [[Islamia College, Peshawar]], 1913 | File:Islamia College Peshawar mosque interior.jpg|The mosque, [[Islamia College, Peshawar]], 1913 | ||
File:Chamba House, Lahore.JPG|Chamba House, Lahore | File:Chamba House, Lahore.JPG|Chamba House, Lahore | ||
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_-_Bhai_Ram_Singh_-_RCIN_403750_-_Royal_Collection.jpg) Bhai Ram Singh by Rudolf Swoboda, 1892, Osborne House | |
| Born | 1857 |
| Died | 1916 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Alma mater | Mayo School of Industrial Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Aitchison College Lahore Museum University of the Punjab |
Bhai Ram Singh MVO (1858–1916) was one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects, dominating the scene for nearly two decades from the 1890s.[1] Amongst his works is the Durbar Room, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, England; Lahore Museum and Governor's House in Simla.
Amongst Bhai Ram Singh's most famous works are: the Lahore Museum, the Mayo School of Arts, Aitchison College, Chamba House and Punjab University, all in Lahore, and Islamia College, Peshawar.[1] In Simla, the Governor’s House and in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), the College of Agriculture.[1] He also worked with John Lockwood Kipling to design the Durbar room in Osborne House, Queen Victoria's summer home on the Isle of Wight.[2] He designed Khalsa College Amritsar...
Most of his work fits under the style of Indo-Saracenic architecture, of which he was the most significant Indian architect. Many of his commissions were built by the leading contractor Sir Ganga Ram, and also involved Lockwood Kipling, father of Rudyard Kipling, to some extent Singh's mentor. The precise contributions of these can be hard to estimate; Ram was mainly an engineer and contractor, but is sometimes given credit as the architect of his buildings.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Singh came from a Sikh family of Rasulpur, near Batala, Punjab, British India, and showed early talent.[3] He is supposed to have repaired the piano of the Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar when he was 13, despite being unfamiliar with the instrument. He became a student at the Mayo School of Arts (now National College of Arts), in Lahore,[4] founded in 1875, and became a protege of the principal Lockwood Kipling, father of Rudyard Kipling. He became assistant drawing master at the school, and eventually, its principal from 1903 to 1913, as well as designing its building.[5]
In 1885-7 he worked with Kipling, decorating the "Indian Passage" and ballroom at Bagshot Park for the Duke of Connaught, Queen Victoria's third son, who he had met in India when the duke was Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army from December 1886 to March 1890.[6] This led to the Osborne House commission, and other work in Britain. Queen Victoria met him when he was working at Osborne in January 1891 and her diaries describe him as "a very intelligent, pleasant, nice man, a Seikh [sp. 'Sikh']; we looked at sketches he had made for the decoration of the room".[3] He became Principal of Mayo School of Arts in 1910 and the following year he was made an MVO (Member of the Royal Victorian Order by King George V.[3] He retired in 1913 and died in Lahore, three year later in 1916 aged 58.
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Lahore Museum, begun 1890 -
Aitchison College, begun 1886 -
National College of Arts (Mayo School), Lahore -
The mosque, Islamia College, Peshawar, 1913 -
Chamba House, Lahore
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Sunday Tribune - Books
- ↑ RC; Bhai Ram Singh working in Durbar Room English Heritage Prints. Retrieved 13 March 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 RC
- ↑ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar Plus
- ↑ Ali, S. Amjad Painters of Pakistan Islamabad: National book Foundation 1995 pg 34
- ↑ India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. London: Harrison. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
References[edit | edit source]
- "RC": short biography, Royal Collection
- Singh, Amrik, "The forgotten master" The Tribune, India 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2020
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- The Raj, Lahore and Bhai Ram Singh, by Pervaiz Vandal and Sajida Vandal, Lahore: National College of Arts, 2006.