A Historical Analysis of Mian Fazl-I-Husain and Sir Chhotu Ram’s Educational Contributions Toward Modernizing Punjab in 20th Century

Abstract

Mian Fazl-i-Husain (1877-1936) and Sir Chhotu Ram (1881-1945) were the prominent politicians, educationalists, agriculturists and were Education Minister, Revenue Minister, Agricultural Minister and member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in the Pre-Independence Punjab. This study while going through primary sources like Provincial Assembly Debates and Letters of Mian Fazl-i-Husain), secondary sources like biographies of Mian Fazl-i-Husain and Sir Chhotu Ram (Mian Faz-i-Husain: A Political Biography by Azim Hussain, Sir Chhotu Ram: A Saga of Inspirational Leadership by Balbir Singh and Sir Chhotu Ram: Life an Times by D. C. Verma) and available research articles and journals  on the life and achievements of Mian Fazl-i-Husain and Sir Chhotu Ram. This paper will discuss the policies, reports, acts, commissions and the committees introduced by the British government and the response of the educational entities appointed in educational institutions in Punjab by going through official documentation. It concludes that did Mian Fazl-i-Husain and Sir Chhotu Ram have an important role in modernizing the Punjab in 20^th century by revolutionizing the educational sector.