Ramadan or Ramzan: History of correct spelling
“In my findings the spelling Ramadan for the month was more common than Ramzan during the late 19th and early 20th century.
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The invitation to the First Indian National Congress, 1885
“Indirectly this Conference will form the germ of a Native Parliament and, if properly conducted, will constitute in a few years an unanswerable reply to the assertion that India is still wholly unfit for any form of representative institutions.”
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When Muslim MPs & Jamiat threatened Indira Gandhi of Civil Disobedience Movement
General Shah Nawaz Khan said to Indira Gandhi, “In case no satisfactory response is received before 21 February 1983, we shall be constrained to launch a civil disobedience movement in collaboration with other like-minded secular forces.”
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Vande Mataram in view of Congress Working Committee in 1937
At a session of the Bengal Provincial Conference held in Barisal in April 1906, under the Presidentship of Shri A. Rasul, a brutal lathi charge was made by the police on the delegates and volunteers and the Bande Matram badges worn by them were violently torn off.
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Inside Hamdard Dawakhana Patna: Healing, Poetry, and a Surprising Link to Nitish Kumar
Patna’s Hamdard Dawakhana: With links to Hakim Abdul Hameed and CM Nitish Kumar, this pharmacy is more than just a landmark
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Sir Syed was against cow slaughter
“I have repeatedly given my community to understand that it is a folly to annoy our Hindu brothers by resorting to cowslaughter.”
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Heritage buildings of Bhopal tell a story of negligence & detachment from history
In Bhopal, there is an immediate need to seek attention and preservation methods to safeguard the historical sites from collapsing.
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Hasrat Mohani : A Revolutionary Voice of the Freedom Movement
This year marks the 150th birth anniversary of Maulana Hasrat Mohani (1875–1951) — a towering figure in India’s struggle for
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More Than a Poet: My Father, Hasan Naim
Shahira Naim ‘An indicator of one’s growing up is acceptance of one’s parents as persons’. This is what I
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Celebrating a Century of Educational Book House: An Enduring Legacy of Literature and Learning in Aligarh
Responding to this need, Abdul Shaheed Khan, an alumnus of MAO College Aligarh from Meerut, opened a small stationery shop in 1925, named this establishment “Educational Book House”, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Aligarh’s literary landscape.
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Baba Kanshiram, Pahari Gandhi, a revolutionary poet from Himachal
It is decidedly too difficult to pronounce any judgement at the present juncture whether Pahari Gandhi’s stature was higher as a freedom fighter or as a poet.
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Tipu Sultan’s sons & Fakirs led Vellore Mutiny
For some reasons best known to historians Indians don’t know much about Vellore Mutiny and whatever we are told is never related to Tipu Sultan, Marthas, Fakirs, Sanyasis, Hindu Muslim Unity and 1857.
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Kadir Cup at Meerut was the most prestigious hunting tournament
The Cup given by the Meerut Tent Club is called the “ Kadir Cup,” after the Kadir or river-bed country in which it is competed for. The contest first took place after pig in 1874.
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Iran & Indian freedom struggle: An untold history
Agashe was the first Indian revolutionary to go to Iran, and he reached there in late 1906. Amba Prasad too left India after his acquittal, on 11 January 1908, and reached Iran
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Mufti Kifayatullah never wrote a mercy or took favour in the freedom struggle
Mufti Kifayatullah said, “I have not joined the freedom movement for personal enrichment.”
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Maharaja of Mahmudabad led the anti-Simon Commission protests
Would the Maharaja have received such considerate attention from the police if he had not been one of the leaders of the movement for the boycott of the Commission?
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Bodh Gaya: A Brief History of the temple (math)
Mahanth Lal Gir is said to have been much favoured by the Emperor of Delhi, and the villages of Mastipur and Taradih, in which the Buddhist Mahabodhi temple is situated, were made over to him by a Royal firman.
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Mahatma Gandhi asked Indians to fight against Pakistani aggression
The job of armed soldiers is to march ahead and repel the attacking enemy. They die in fighting but never retreat.
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Book Review: Bihar Aur Sufivad by Syed Amjad Hussain
Another great strength is the book’s ecumenism: Hussain respects Sufism in its pluralistic and rich varieties, transcending sectarian divisions to celebrate the universal spirit of love, tolerance, and adoration.
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Bihar’s First Revolt against the British in 1781
Raza Quli Khan rose up in revolt against the foreign rule with his armed loyalists. Mr. Grome, Collector of Saran, informed Ross that he was aamil (administrator) of Sasaram and supported Chait Singh’s revolt.
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