A dream that comes true; like the rare sight of a shooting star. Aligarh is the memory engraved in every…
Aligarh (AMU) : As I Saw It
Education
AMU
“The Muslim Problem in India” by CM Naim
Communalism
(The article was originally published in the ‘Quest’, a bimonthly journal published from Mumbai, in 1972. Author, CM Naim, is…
1970 Maharashtra Riots : Read How ‘The Times’ covered It – A Reproduction
Communalism
On Rashid’s first day at school the other boys took down his trousers to see if he was circumcised and…
1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University
Communalism
It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’…
When Asking Donations for Aligarh Muslim University were seditious (Anti-National) : Banned Poem ‘Muslim University ka Chanda’
Education
There is a misconception or a wrongly held notion that Aligarh Muslim University was created by the British or at…
Listen to a poem banned by the British for exposing Police atrocities
Freedom Movement
In 1921, the British Government banned and confiscated a poem written by an unknown freedom fighter whose pen name was…
When Mahatma Gandhi visited Aligarh Muslim University & Jamia Millia Islamia was born
Education
An appeal was made to the Muslim University of Aligarh and the Hindu University of Benares to refuse Government grants…
When Sir Syed Ahmad Khan first spoke on the political future and strategy of Muslims in India
Celebrities
GENTLEMEN, --I am not given to speaking on politics, and I do not recollect having ever previously given a political…
