Shah Muhammad Zubair: Barrister turned Farmers’ Leader
Shah Muhammad Zubair studied law in England. He was the founding President of the first farmers’ organization Kisan Sabha in 1922.
Shah Muhammad Zubair studied law in England. He was the founding President of the first farmers’ organization Kisan Sabha in 1922.
Abdul Kadir Khan, a barrister who bridged London & Liverpool’s Muslim communities. He taught Arabic, Urdu & Persian at the Liverpool Muslim Institute.
Advocate Syed Anwar Hussain Khan of Ranchi (1907–1982): Renowned Indian lawyer, dynamic politician, and dedicated social servant with a rich family legacy.
मौलवी ख़ुर्शीद हसनैन उन चुनिंदा लोगों में हैं जिन्होने अपने परिवार के विरुद्ध […]
Syed Hasan Imam totally dedicated himself to the Indian freedom movement, after resigning from his job as Justice in the High Court.
The machine (EVM) could also eliminate booth-capturing as it would become possible for the Election Commission to introduce mobile polling stations to take the machines to the doorsteps of the people, especially the weaker sections.
Akbar Allahabadi was senior to Iqbal and he wrote a reply to Sare Jahan Se Achcha in form of another poem.
The idea of reservation to OBCs (Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs) came about in 1990 after the Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented. The reservation under article 341 defined only SC community and most of these Pasmanda castes don’t come under this identification.
“This is the Congress radio calling on 42.34 meters from somewhere in India,” spoke Usha Mehta after the Quit India Movement had been silenced by the Britishers.
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in her movie Ae Watan Mere Watan.
Read our special feature about India’s bravest Radio Jockey ,fondly known as Radio Ben
CAPTAIN LAKSHMI SAHGAL – Doctor by Job, Freedom Fighter by Will
During the Bengal famine, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote a poem which has a couplet:
In 1839, Samuel Morse, reputed as the telegraph pioneer, laid the first telegraph lines connecting Washington to Baltimore. In India, the same year, O’Shaughnessy completed 21 miles of a telegraph line wrapped around trees and vast stretches which included a river crossing of 4 miles as an experiment.
Democracy is an occidental idea. A Hindu cannot comprehend it as long as he is a Hindu. It is against his religious belief. The divisions of Varna are the basis of his religion. He cannot see without distress a Brahman or Kshtriya serving a Sudra. A Brahman may beg or even may die, yet he will never touch a dish from which a Sudra has partaken food.
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.