Important Personalities

Baba Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak born as Nanak (April 15, 1469 – September 22, 1539), also referred to as Baba Nanak (father Nanak), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated worldwide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Katak Pooranmashi ('full-moon of Kattak'), i.e. October - November.

Nanak is said to have travelled far and wide across Asia teaching people the message of ik onkar ('one God'), who dwells in every one of his creations and constitutes the eternal Truth. With this concept, he would set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue. It is part of Sikh religious belief that the spirit of Nanak's sanctity, divinity, and religious authority had descended upon each of the nine subsequent Gurus when the Guruship was devolved on to them.
 

Sir Ganga Ram

Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram actually named Ganga Ram Agarwal (April 13, 1851 - July 10 1927) was an Indian civil engineer and architect. His extensive contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore, then in colonial India and now in modern Pakistan, caused Khaled Ahmed to describe him as "the father of modern Lahore". A marble statue of Sir Ganga Ram once stood in a public square on Mall Road in Lahore. A student hostel, Ganga Bhawan was established at IIT Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee and Thomason College of Civil Engineering) on November 26, 1957 in his honor. The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore is named after him to pay homage to his invaluable contributions.

 

Mehak Ali

Mehak Ali is a Pakistani singer born on February 24, 1992 in Nankana Sahib. She debuted in Bollywood with a song Baab-e-Rehmat in the 2017 film Sheitaan for which she was nominated for Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year at the 10th Mirchi Music Awards, becoming the first Pakistani singer to be nominated for this award. She was born on 24 February 1992 in Nankana Sahib and studied B.A. In 2013, she moved to Lahore along with her family. She started her music career with a local music competition at the age of 8. In 2012, she won the Pakistani music competition Music Talent Hunt. Her debut song was "Baandi". She was featured in the 4th season of Nescafé Basement and lent her vocals for Pakistani film songs / OST of TV serials.