Mitha Ram Hostel information

Mitharam Hostel
Mitharam Hostel
General information
Architectural style	neoclassical;
Address	Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed (Kutchary) Road in Serai Quarter
Town or city	Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Coordinates	24°51′9″N 67°0′48″E / 24.85250°N 67.01333°E
Current tenants	Paramilitary Pakistan Rangers (since 1992)
Construction started	Between 1894 and 1901
Owner	Government of Sindh
Technical details
Floor area	3,639.66 m2 (39,177.0 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	James Strachan

Mitha Ram Hostel, also spelled as Mitharam Hostel, is a historical building and former hostel in Karachi. It now serves as a sub-jail under the administration of Sindh Rangers since April 2015.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Soomro, Tania Ali; Soomro, Mohsin Ali; Kanwal, Hummaira (1 July 2019). "Heritage at Stake: Discourse Concerning the Causes of Damages Occurred to the Historic Hostel Structures Built in British Era in Karachi". Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology. 38 (3): 819–834. Bibcode:2019MURJE..38..819S. doi:10.22581/muet1982.1903.23. ISSN 2413-7219. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^ Tania Ali Soomro; R. Kumar (15–16 October 2013). Documentation & Recording of the Forgotten Heritage – Case Study of the Historic Core of Karachi, Asian forgotten heritage: perception, preservation, and presentation: Proceedings ICOMOS Thailand International Conference 2013 "Asian Forgotten Heritage", the Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University (Phim khrang thī 1 ed.). Krung Thēp: ʻIkhōmōt Thai. pp. 364–375. ISBN 978-616-90599-5-0.
^ "They came, they saw, they never left: Mitha Ram's gift to students will now house the country's worst". The Express Tribune. April 17, 2015.
^ "Mitha Ram Hostel declared a sub-jail". The News International.

[Mehran-1] Soomro, Tania Ali; Soomro, Mohsin Ali; Kanwal, Hummaira (1 July 2019). "Heritage at Stake: Discourse Concerning the Causes of Damages Occurred to the Historic Hostel Structures Built in British Era in Karachi". Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology. 38 (3): 819–834. Bibcode:2019MURJE..38..819S. doi:10.22581/muet1982.1903.23. ISSN 2413-7219. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

[2] Tania Ali Soomro; R. Kumar (15–16 October 2013). Documentation & Recording of the Forgotten Heritage – Case Study of the Historic Core of Karachi, Asian forgotten heritage: perception, preservation, and presentation: Proceedings ICOMOS Thailand International Conference 2013 "Asian Forgotten Heritage", the Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University (Phim khrang thī 1 ed.). Krung Thēp: ʻIkhōmōt Thai. pp. 364–375. ISBN 978-616-90599-5-0.

[auto-3] "They came, they saw, they never left: Mitha Ram's gift to students will now house the country's worst". The Express Tribune. April 17, 2015.

[4] "Mitha Ram Hostel declared a sub-jail". The News International.

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Mitharam Hostel

General information
Architectural style	neoclassical^[1]
Address	Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed (Kutchary) Road in Serai Quarter
Town or city	Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Coordinates	24°51′9″N 67°0′48″E / 24.85250°N 67.01333°E / 24.85250; 67.01333
Current tenants	Paramilitary Pakistan Rangers (since 1992)
Construction started	Between 1894 and 1901 (Between 1894 and 1901)^[2]
Owner	Government of Sindh
Technical details
Floor area	3,639.66 m² (39,177.0 sq ft)^[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	James Strachan