# Hoshiarpur’s Legacy of Service: Reformers, Educationists and Humanitarians

- Link: https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/
- Published: 2026-10-27T02:52:21+05:30
- Author: RAMAN KUMAR SAHDEV

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Hoshiarpur people · Reform, education & service

Social change often begins with a school, a campaign for dignity, or a decision 
to share one’s resources. These profiles bring together people connected with Hoshiarpur
through the freedom struggle, social reform, educational philanthropy and humanitarian
work. Their activities belong to different periods and traditions, but each helps
explain the district’s civic history.

Featured photograph: Mangu Ram Mugowalia in the Philippines, 1920. Unknown photographer;
family photograph courtesy of Laxmi Dass Gangar, via Wikimedia Commons; public-domain
designation. [Image source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photograph_of_Mangu_Ram_Mugowalia_in_the_Philippines,_1920.jpg)·
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**In this collection · 5 profiles**

 * [Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#babu-mangu-ram-mugowalia)
 * [Harnam Singh Tundilat](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#harnam-singh-tundilat)
 * [Principal Harbhajan Singh](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#principal-harbhajan-singh)
 * [Dr Lajpat Rai Munger](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#dr-lajpat-rai-munger)
 * [Ravinder “Ravi” Singh](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#ravinder-ravi-singh)

## Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia

From Mugowal village

Mangu Ram Mugowalia was a freedom fighter and a pioneering campaigner against caste
discrimination. His village, Mugowal, hosted the founding meeting of the Ad Dharm
movement in June 1926. The movement sought dignity and equality for communities 
subjected to untouchability. His life connects Hoshiarpur with both anti-colonial
activism and the history of social reform in Punjab.

[Source and further reading](https://iqac.puchd.ac.in/naac-docs/c3/publications/62f37f2ca48b56.81885284.pdf)

## Harnam Singh Tundilat

From Kotla Naudh Singh

Harnam Singh Tundilat was a Ghadar revolutionary from Kotla Naudh Singh in Hoshiarpur
district. He participated in the overseas and Indian networks that challenged British
colonial rule. His life belongs within the district’s record of the independence
movement. He should be distinguished from other revolutionaries with similar names;
the village connection helps establish the identity of this particular figure.

[Source and further reading](https://eos.learnpunjabi.org/HARNAM%20SINGH%20TUNDILAT%20%281882-1962%29.html)

## Principal Harbhajan Singh

Education and institution building in Mahilpur

Principal Harbhajan Singh was the founder principal of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa
College, Mahilpur. The college remembers him as an educationist and philanthropist
who devoted his life and earnings to the institution. His work helped bring higher
education to the surrounding rural and Kandi areas. His legacy is also closely associated
with Mahilpur’s enduring sporting culture.

[Source and further reading](https://sggskcm.org/about.html)

## Dr Lajpat Rai Munger

Educational philanthropy in Hoshiarpur

Lajpat Rai Munger’s contribution to Hoshiarpur is visible in the campus he gifted
to Panjab University in 2006. It became the Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre,
linking his philanthropy with engineering, law and other university education in
the district. His profile illustrates the role of overseas Punjabi benefactors in
supporting local institutions and widening educational opportunity.

[Source and further reading](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/vc-of-pu-visits-hoshiarpur-regional-centre-to-review-academic-progress/)

## Ravinder “Ravi” Singh

Roots in Mundian Jattan

Ravi Singh is the founder of Khalsa Aid, established in 1999. His family roots in
Mundian Jattan connect Hoshiarpur with an international humanitarian organisation
working in relief and assistance. His entry focuses on the documented local connection
and founding role. It does not imply that every later organisational activity or
claim has been independently assessed by this publication.

[Source and further reading](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/khalsa-aid-in-25-states-of-the-country-and-in-the-eye-of-controversy-7178239/lite/)

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Profiles researched on 27 October 2026. This is a selected collection, not an exhaustive
roll of honour. Images illustrate the named subjects and do not imply endorsement.