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.
Education
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 and deep interest in the cause of education and science.
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 the scientific world.
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 writers and lovers. I registered a protest against the closure of iconic Maktaba’s old Delhi branch through FB post which subsequently went to my blog
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, has been a name that got lost in the celebration of the great men of India.
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 McMaster University, Canada, Prof Syed Ahmad. An alumnus of Jamia Millia, Patna University, Aligarh Muslim University and London School of Economics, Ahmad taught at universities in Aligarh, Khartoum (Sudan), Kent (England) and McMaster (Canada), was visiting professor at many other institutions and has left a legion of students and admirers across the globe.
Tales of two Historical Mosques and one Mission: Education.
This is a historical Mosque in many manners and it has a connection with Akbarabadi Mosque Delhi.
Azizunnisa Begum was the wife of Shahjahan he was known as Akbarabadi Begum because of her native Akabarabad (Agra) he built a mosque at Faiz Bazaar Delhi. ( Now Daryaganj). the later mosque was demolished by Britishers during the revolt of 1857.
History of Medical Colleges in India
A brief description of the process for admission to medical colleges in India, and how this system came into being.
When Sir Syed Ahmad Khan delivered a speech at Patna in 1883
In January 1883 Sir Syed Ahmad Khan delivered a speech in Patna, emphasizing the need for cordial relations between Hindus and Muslims. Excerpts from this speech follow.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Education of Tawaifs’ (dancing girl) Children
In a letter written in 1879 to the secretary of the Government of North West Provinces and Aoudh, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan expressed strong reservations on the admission of the children of Tawaifs
When Sheikh Abdullah (Papa Mian) wrote poem for his daughter, Khurshid Jahan
Sheikh Abdullah, founder of Women’s College in Aligarh, and Begum Waheed Jahan had seven children, five daughters and two sons. Begum Khurshid Jahan, born in 1918, was the youngest daughter.
When she was a kid, there was a rumour that beggars with long beards kidnapped the children and would sell them away. Therefore, Begum Khurshid, when four year old, used to get terrified at the mere sight of any man with a long beard.
Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi : Father of Algebra
For al-Khwarizmi, al-jabr is a method in which we can eliminate negative quantities in an equation by adding the same quantity to each side.
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar : The Real Father of IIT
As recommended, the first IIT was inaugurated by the then Education Minister, Abul Kalam Azad, on 18th August 1951 in Kharagpur.
Mian Muhammad Shafi: A Forgotten Hero of the Aligarh Movement
Mian Muhammad Shafi was a key figure in the Aligarh Movement. From a young lawyer in 1894 to the instrumental role he played in approving the Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
