Before Ramanujan there was a Ramchundra
This Indian mathematician was making news in Europe at least three decades before Srinivasa Ramanujan took birth.
Education
Mazharul Haque: A Forerunner of Right to Education Act
Mazharul Haque alongwith Gokhale and others were demanding Right to Education in 1911.
Was Sir Syed an advocate of the Two Nation Theory?
"I have used the word nation several times in this Anjuman. By this I do not mean Muslims only. In …Read more »
Did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan support Wahhabism?
"The sects called Wahabees and Bidaties are bitter enemies, that their feelings towards one another are as bitter as were …Read more »
Aligarh Movement in Bihar: A History of allies of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Syed Imdad Ali wrote to Raja Jaykishan Das, secretary of the Aligarh Scientific Society, requesting that the proposed association at …Read more »
Aligarh College’s earliest attempt at Women’s education, before Sheikh Abdullah’s College
"The education imparted would consist, first, of the repetition of the Koran, Urdu reading and writing, and simple arithmetic. In …Read more »
Was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan not the founder of Aligarh College? When The Calcutta Review Levelled an Allegation
In all probability, this was one of the earliest examples of sensationalism in the journalism practised in India. The fact …Read more »
Origins of the ‘Traditions’ of Aligarh Muslim University
'Traditions' of AMU as its distinct feature were envisaged by the founders of the university.
Lord Curzon at Aligarh Muslim University
I wish you Godspeed in your career, and I shall always rejoice to hear of the success in life of …Read more »
Dr. Chaudhary Wali Mohammad (1886-1968): Life and Contributions
In October 1919, Chaudhary Wali Mohammad joined as the Deputy Secretary in the Educational Department, Government of India. He was …Read more »
When Ismat Chughtai sent Aligarh boys to beat up a local cleric in Aligarh
Ismat Chughtai responded to Shahid Ahrarwi with an article which was published in Aligarh Gazette calling male students of Aligarh …Read more »
When Mahatma Gandhi asked Allama Iqbal to become VC of Jamia Millia Islamia
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.
What did Jayaprakash Narayan think of Aligarh Muslim University?
Following is an excerpt from the AMU’s Convocation Address delivered by Jayaparakash Narayan on 10 February 1968.
CV Raman’s Tribute to the Legacy of Sir Shah Sulaiman
Sir Shah Sulaiman received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Allahabad and Aligarh in recognition of his eminent public services …Read more »
Ather Siddiqi: Journey as a Zoologist, Scholar, and Urdu Literary Maestro
Ather Siddiqi was a researcher of eminence in his field and his research has been nationally and internationally recognised in …Read more »
Maktaba Jamia reopens, a victim of gross negligence.
The Maktaba branch at Urdu Bazaar in old Delhi is one of the oldest and has served generations of Urdu …Read more »
THE UNSUNG PHILANTHROPIST OF INDIA, HAJI MAHOMMED MOHSIN
Haji Mahommed Mohsin, a philanthropist, with scholarly zeal and a heart so big it could feed the entire town’s impoverished, …Read more »
When Guardians of the Jamia Millia Islamia met in Europe
Recalling the events that led to the meeting of the guardians of the Jamia Millia Islamia in Europe in 1925.
Syed Ali Hussain – Chief Architect of the Pakistan Public Works Department
Syed Ali Hussain, widely regarded as the chief architect of Pakistan's Public Works Department, oversaw the development of Islamabad.
Remembering Syed Ahmad, eminent economist and Urdu lover
October 30 is the first death anniversary of noted economist, former head and chairman of the Department of Economics at …Read more »
