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+{{Short description|Indian educationist, social worker and philanthropist}}
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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.
-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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