Revision 10212: From Lahore to Patiala, a shared classroom legacy endures

Premium From Lahore to Patiala, a shared classroom legacy endures 140 years of Aitchison Lahore, 78 of YPS Patiala: India-Pak institutions with shared history, legacy set to celebrate their “old boys” Aitchison College, Lahore (Photo via Special arrangement: Tarunjit Singh Butalia) Written by: Divya Goyal 5 min readJan 21, 2026 03:14 PM IST First published on: Jan 21, 2026 at 10:34 AM IST Once upon a time, in colonial India, a group of young boys would have made lifelong memories while sitting on classroom benches at Aitchison College in Lahore, one of the very few revered public schools that existed in undivided Punjab. However, the Partition of 1947 redrew boundaries in ways that did not spare classrooms either. Advertisement As the Partition forced thousands of young students to migrate between India and Pakistan, Lahore’s iconic Aitchison College was effectively replicated in India. This led to the establishment of Yadavindra Public School (YPS), Patiala, in 1948. The founder of YPS was Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, the last ruler of the Patiala princely state, who wanted a school on the Indian side on the lines of his own and his father’s alma mater in Lahore. Both Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and Maharaja Yadavindra Singh were alumni of Aitchison College, Lahore. YPS also served as an alternative to Aitchison, and many students who were abruptly uprooted from Lahore continued their education at YPS Patiala. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd Divya Goyal Divya Goyal is ... Read More - # 1947 partition - # chandigarh

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