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unusual facts about National College of Arts


Designers of Pakistani stamps

Over the last 60 years, various people have designed Pakistani stamps with many graduates of the National College of Arts (earlier Mayo School of Arts), Lahore.


Adeel Hashmi

He is the nephew of Salima Hashmi who is a painter, artist, writer, anti-nuclear weapon activist and a professor who served for four years as the head of the National College of Arts.

Aitchison College

North Mian Meer Road was initially selected as the new site for Chiefs College and collaboration between Bhai Ram Singh, Vice Principal of Mayo School of Arts and Col. S. S. Jacob, Executive Engineer at Jeypore came up with an architectural design for the college.

Bashir Mirza

Born in Amritsar, British India in 1941, Mirza joined the Mayo School of Arts (now National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore, where he was one of favourites of Shakir Ali.


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