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The British Council Delhi building was a five-year project for Charles Correa (1987 - 1992). During this time Correa completed the Vidhan Bhavan ( Madhya Pradesh Parliament ), Bhopal (1987); a house at Koramangala , Bangalore (1985–88); the Jawahar Kala Kendra , Jaipur (1986–92); and the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and ...
The British High Commission consists of a residency building and the main offices which sit across its courtyard. Between the two buildings is an eight feet high plinth statue of Queen Victoria, which was donated by the Punjab government. The complex is described as "a modern two-storeyed stone and concrete construction". [4]
In 1864, Government College was established by the British government in India. [3] [4] After being elevated to university status in 2002, it has become one the ten largest educational institutions in Pakistan, [citation needed] with a student body of over 12,000.
Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet (3 February 1799 – 11 September 1875) was a British diplomat, who had a career in the British East India Company and the Indian Civil Service. His posts included Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Member of the Supreme Council of India, Resident at Lahore and Chairman of the East India Company.
The institute was originally founded in 1876 as the Mayo School of Industrial Arts and was one of the two art colleges created by the British crown in British India in reaction to the Arts & Crafts Movement. It was named in honor of the recently assassinated British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1876.
Similarly in India, the British Council Libraries at Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram were closed despite protests from library users as part of the Council's policy to "reduce its physical presence" in the country and to divert funds to mega projects in the fields of culture, education, science and research. [70]
The Punjab Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of British Punjab, a province of the British Raj. It was established in 1921 by the British authorities under Government of India Act 1919 , the council had nominal powers and a membership of mainly pro-British politicians and government officials.
The following is a list of institutes recognized by National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC): [68] Riphah International University (Riphah School of Business Administration) COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (main campus is located in Islamabad )