On 27th December, 1894, at the Mohammedan Educational Conference, a twenty-five year old lawyer who had returned from England composed and recited a eulogy of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in English. Excerpts…
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Heritage
Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent are celebrating centennial of the formation of Aligarh Muslim University (1920) from Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental college (est. 1875). Few, can…
Women
Muhammadi Begum: The First Woman Editor of a Magazine in India
Syeda Muhammadi Begum was the first woman in the Indian sub-continent to be the editor of a weekly magazine,‘Tehzeeb-e-Niswaan’. The Urdu magazine was dedicated…
Freedom Fighter
Amjadi Begum & Mohammad Ali: Lovers, Comrades & Nationalists
Malcolm Hailey, Member Home of the Government of (British) India, while replying to a question regarding the Indian Freedom Movement in the Central Legislative…
Education
Aligarh (AMU) : As I Saw It
A dream that comes true; like the rare sight of a shooting star. Aligarh is the memory engraved in every heart. It is the…
Celebrities
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…
Communalism
“The Muslim Problem in India” by CM Naim
(The article was originally published in the ‘Quest’, a bimonthly journal published from Mumbai, in 1972. Author, CM Naim, is a Professor Emeritus at…
Communalism
1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University
It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’ Union elections. AMU, the…
Education
When Asking Donations for Aligarh Muslim University were seditious (Anti-National) : Banned Poem ‘Muslim University ka Chanda’
There is a misconception or a wrongly held notion that Aligarh Muslim University was created by the British or at least had a full…
Education
Dr. Zakir Hussain’s life was an Education : Indira Gandhi
(It is the message given by the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi paying homage to Dr. Zakir Hussain) When Dr. Zakir Husain…
Education
Sir Syed Khan’s reply to an offensive book on Prophet Muhammad by Sir William Muir
(Sir William Muir’s Life of Muhammad agitated Sir Syed Ahmad Khan for its distortions. Syed Ahmad wrote in 1868. “ These days I am…
Celebrities
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…
Education
When Mahatma Gandhi visited Aligarh Muslim University & Jamia Millia Islamia was born
An appeal was made to the Muslim University of Aligarh and the Hindu University of Benares to refuse Government grants and tear to pieces…
Education
When Bi Amma (mother of Ali Brothers) addressed public along with Mahatma Gandhi in a veil (Burkha)
(Following is the diary entry made by Mahadev Desai, secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, regarding the Moradabad conference (10th October, 1920) which proceeded Gandhi’s visit…
Celebrities
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…
Freedom Fighter
राजा महेंद्र प्रताप : क्रांतिकारीयों के पहले राष्ट्रापति
राजा महेंद्र प्रताप का जन्म 1 दिसम्बर 1886 को मुरसान के राजा बहादुर घनश्याम सिंह के यहाँ खड्ग सिंह के रूप में हुआ। बाद…
