Burns Garden

Burns Garden is a public park in Karachi, Pakistan, situated on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road. It houses the National Museum of Pakistan.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

Burns Garden was founded in 1927.^[5] It is named for a physician frequently referred to as Dr Burns,^[6] and is possibly James Burnes.^[7] In its early years, Burns Garden, owing to its central location, drew considerable crowds of Karachi residents and their families, thereby cementing its popularity among the local populace.^[8]

References

^ Murray (Firm), John (1894). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Ceylon and Burma. J. Murray. p. 232.
^ Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1985). The Directory of Museums & Living Displays. Springer. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-349-07014-5.
^ Sherman, Taylor C.; Gould, William; Ansari, Sarah (2014). From Subjects to Citizens: Society and the Everyday State in India and Pakistan, 1947–1970. Cambridge University Press. pp. 183–184. ISBN 978-1-139-91731-5.
^ DJ Sind College, Karachi (1939). DJ Sind College Golden Jubilee Book.
^ "Burns Garden renovated, opened for public: Wahab". The Express Tribune. February 8, 2022.
^ Smyth, J. W. (1919). Gazetteer of the Province of Sind (PDF). Bombay: The Government Central Press. p. 82.
^ Lari, Yasmeen; Lari, Mihail S. (1996). The Dual City: Karachi During the Raj. Heritage Foundation. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-19-577735-2.
^ "Karachi's 95-year-old Burns Garden reopens to public".