P K Banerjee is no more. He was the greatest footballer India has ever produced. He ruled the Indian football from mid 50s…
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How West Perceived the ‘End of the Caliphate’ in 1924
(Following is the reproduction of an article published in ‘The Sentinel’, published from Toronto, in August, 1924. The author saw abolition of Caliphate as…
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When Jaun Elia Asked Writers and Journalists To Speak Up Against The Tyranny
In the times when journalists, reporters and writers have taken biased positions with one ideology or the other it has become imperative that we…
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Kanshi Ram, Mayawati & BSP : Rise of Bahujan Politics in India
“In 1962-63, when I got the opportunity to read Ambedkar’s book, Annihilation of Caste, then I also felt that it is perhaps possible to…
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How a US President gave us Teddy Day
People all over the world celebrate 10th February as “Teddy Day”. This day is all about gifting a “teddy bear”, arguably the best-known stuffed…
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When Dr. Zakir Husain was almost killed in riots at Jalandhar in August, 1947
(Dr. Zakir Husain (1897-1969) got almost killed in August 1947 at Jalandhar — but for the help he got from two strangers, one a…
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Neelo & Habib Jalib : A story of resistance to tyrant Pakistani Dictator
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Rajendra Prasad, Premchand & Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui : Life in early 20th century in India
Autobiographies are written in order to tell us about the life of the author. There is always this susceptibility that they tell us only…
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Obituary Of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai from the President of India : Published on 25 October, 1954
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th October 1954 No. 44/2/54-Public. —The President has heard with the deepest regret of the…
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When Ambedkar wrote that the assassination of Gandhi would be good for the Country
(Following is a letter written by Dr. B.R Ambedkar to Laxmi Kabir (Savitri Ambedkar), whom he later married. He expressed his views on the…
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The speech by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan at the inauguration of Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College (AMU) on 8 January, 1877
(This is the text of the speech Sir Syed Ahmad Khan gave at the public dinner in honour of the foundation of the Mohamedan…
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When Sir Syed Ahmad Khan first spoke on the political future and strategy of Muslims in India
GENTLEMEN, --I am not given to speaking on politics, and I do not recollect having ever previously given a political lecture. My attention has…
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‘U.S.A. Wooed Nehru’ : From The Sunday Herald, 23 October, 1949
Nehru flew from London in President Traman's own plane, and at Washington military airport. Truman himself was there to meet the plane with a…
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Sir/Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s Presidential Address to the Allahabad Session of the All-India Muslim League in 1930
Islam does not bifurcate the unity of man into an irreconcilable duality of spirit and matter. In Islam God and the universe, spirit and…
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Life Sketch of Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza was born in Mumbai, India on the 15th November, 1986 to Mr. Imran Mirza and Naseema. Saniya Mirza’s father Imran was a…
