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- A great advocate of Western education, he was largely responsible for the setting up of Panjab University. He made a handsome donation to Sir Syed Ahmed’s Anjuman-i-Islamia, and set up a Union Academy at Lahore, the nucleus of Dyal Singh School and College. Dyal Singh was a great philanthropist and gave away much in charity.
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Nov 23, 2017 · A businessman and philanthropist, Dyal Singh Majithia, born in 1848, was the founder of The Tribune newspaper and Punjab National Bank. After his death, his wealth was divided between three...
Nov 22, 2017 · Majithia, the philanthropist. Extremely wealthy through landed inheritance and his own commercial enterprise, Dyal Singh devoted his entire wealth and life to public cause.
Feb 2, 2016 · Born in 1849 in Banaras (now Varanasi), Dyal Singh Majithia was a visionary philanthropist, known widely for establishing The Tribune, which heralded the new era of renaissance in Punjab. He...
Nov 29, 2017 · The unimaginative, insensitive and casual decision by the governing body of the college in Delhi has triggered protests with people pointing out that it was an insult to a great nation-builder and nationalist. Dyal Singh Majithia (1848-1898) died young but is remembered for his pioneering efforts.
He was also a pillar of the Brahmo Samaj and donated liberally to educational institutions and libraries, including numerous colleges all over Northern India, like Dayal Singh College, Lahore and Dyal Singh Memorial Library, Lahore.
Dyal Singh was a great philanthropist. He gave much in charity. It is significant that he decided on the amount to be given away to charities in advance, depending upon the earnings in the previous month. And this amount, once fixed, was not to be exceeded.
