seth anant ram bhartiya dharmshala (Kanpur)

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  This was one of the biggest and oldest Dharamshalas in Kanpur(Cawnpore) built by Lala Anantram (Bhartia) originally hailing from Bisau Rajathan, who came to Kanpur in around 1850s from Farrukhabad/Mirzapur and started living in a home at Naharpar Kanpur and was responsible for looking after the business affairs of his own family and of his employers "Singhania Family" also hailing from Bisau Rajasthan. This Dharamshala commenced functioning in the year 1905. Many National Dignitatories have stayed at this place in the past. It had a Sanskrit Pathshala called "Abhuyday Pathshala which was even attended by Sir Padampat Singhania in his childhood. There is a Lord Shiva Temple known as "Ananteshwar Mahadev" as part of the Dharamshala. Large Number Marriages and Social Functions have taken place in this place in past. It has been a Polling Station for Indian National Elections. This Dharamshala is purely Social Charitable Place and has gone through a whole lot of Socio Economic History of Kanpur. Reference about Lala Anantram and his active role in Kanpur during his life time is mentioned in a book entiled "Kanpur Kaa Itihassa" and Its Mahapurush by Narain Prasad Arora. Lala Anant Ram lived a fruitful life until 1913. During his life time around 1891 he built a Small Garden with Well & Resting Place at Gwaltoli,Civil Lines near Victoria Mills known as "Lala Anantram Ki Baghichi" to facilitate resting place for Mill Workers and people visiting Ganga Ghats for rituals. Lala Anant Ram's Hundis (Pay Orders) were honoured by other Merchants/Business Establishments other Business Centres in India in its early form of Merchant Banking in India. Most of the English Merchants/Mill Owners in Kanpur were all the time looking for his Hundis for payments in other parts of India.

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