Historical Reflections: Wazirabad's Hindu Girls’ School

Pre partition Hindu Girls School in Wazirabad was established in 1863. According to University of California Many of these girls, who were often converts from Hinduism to Christianity, hailed from lower castes and impoverished backgrounds as evident in the Group portrait of young indigenous girls and some of their teachers at the Hindu Girls’ School in Wazirabad. 

The school was administered by the Church of Scotland Women’s Association for Foreign Missions and overseen by Isabella Plumb (1861-1944). The mission in Wazirabad was established when Mohammed Ismail (-1873) assumed control of the government school in 1863. 

One donation plaque read as "Donated RS 1001 in revered memory of  Late Rao Saheb Dewji Dharsi J.P. Landlord, Builder and Contractor Tara Baug Estate Bombay"

While another donation plaque read as "This room was built by L Devi Dial Sethi, Wazirabad in affectionate memory of his beloved son L. Salig Ram Sethi who died at Quetta with his whole family on 31-05-1935 during the Great Eearthquake.

Wazirabad, founded during reign of  Shah Jahan (1592-1658) by his governor Wazir Khan in 1636 along the banks of the Chenab River, is located 40 kilometers north of Gujranwala. Wazirabad was a historical cantonment during Mughal and Sikh period but during British period cantonment was moved to Sialkot. 

This historical school is now Government Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Degree College Wazirabad and is located on college road behind historical Gurdwara Guru Kotha. School still has two donation plaques intact outside the classrooms shows the historical memory of this institution.