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| name = Dyal Singh Majithia<br />
| image = Dyal_Singh_Majithia.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1848}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Banaras, Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death year and age|1898|1848}}<br />
| death_place = [[Lahore]]<br />
| occupation = [[Banker]]<br />
| spouse = Rani Bhagwan Kaur<br />
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Sardar '''Dyal Singh Majithia''' (1848–1898) was an Indian banker and activist in progressive and social reform measures in [[Punjab region|Punjab]]. He established ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' newspaper in Lahore in 1881, and later remained founder chairman of the [[Punjab National Bank]], established in 1894. Dyal singh trust also opened a school at village Mirjajan,Tehsil Batala,District Gurdaspur ,Punjab and also donated many acres of land to the school,which is running successfully under the name of Dyal singh Govt. Sen. Sec. School Mirjajan.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born in [[Varanasi]], Dyal Singh was the son of General Lehna Singh. He got his early education in the Mission School at Amritsar and was later self-educated.<br />
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He founded the newspaper ''The Tribune'' and managed the affairs of the [[Harmandir Sahib]] ("Golden Temple") for nearly thirty years. He took up business in real estate and diamonds and earned huge wealth. He was the first president of the Indian Association of Lahore and continued in that capacity till his death. He was a founding Trustee of the [[Sadharan Brahmo Samaj]].<br />
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He was Chairman, Board of Directors of the country's first indigenous bank, the [[Punjab National Bank]]. The Bank was founded on 23 May 1894 (its first meeting was held at 6:30 PM at Dyal Singh's house). At the second meeting on 27 May 1894, Dyal Singh was appointed Chairman and [[Lala Harkishen Lal]], the Secretary of the Board. He was also a pillar of the Brahmo Samaj and donated liberally for educational institutions and libraries, including numerous colleges all over Northern India, like [[Dayal Singh College, Lahore]] and Dyal Singh Memorial Library, Lahore. He was closely associated with [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]].<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
''The Tribune'' newspaper founded by him is still a popular English daily. He willed his property for establishing college for secular education, initially resulting in creation of [[Dayal Singh College (Lahore)]], later also [[Dyal Singh College, Delhi]] and [[Dyal Singh College, Karnal]].<ref name=dayal1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/amid-uproar-old-dyal-college-files-scoured/500834.html "Amid uproar, old Dyal college files scoured."], The Tribune, 21 November 2017.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100330132531/http://www.dyalsingh.org.pk/the_founder.htm Biography] at Dyal Singh Memorial Trust Library, Lahore<br />
* [http://pu.edu.pk/affiliation/collegeinfo/147/Govt.-Dyal-Singh-College-Lahore Government Dayal Singh College, Lahore]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120516192826/http://dsc.du.ac.in/aboutcollege.htm Dyal Singh College Delhi]<br />
* [http://dsckarnal.com/ Dyal Singh College Karnal]<br />
* [http://dspsjagadhari.com/ Dyal Singh Public School Jagadhari]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171208232024/http://dspskarnal.com/about-us/history.html Dyal Singh Public School Karnal]<br />
* [http://www.etpb.gov.pk/dyal-singh-trust-library/ Dayal Singh Trust Library Lahore]<br />
* [http://www.apnaorg.com/research-papers/sardar-majithia/ Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia]<br />
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