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Book Review: India’s Struggle for Independence

  • Post Author By Khadiza Naufa Fatin
  • Post Date May 12, 2023
This book is the first of a two-part book series, which was partly a result of a research project on …Read more  »
Estimated read time 3 min read

Jamhoor, Aligarh: Champion of Democratic Values

  • Post Author By Dr. Asad Faisal Farooqui
  • Post Date January 27, 2023
Jamhoor was published three times in a month, on 6th, 16th, and 26th days of the month. Owned and edited …Read more  »
Jamhoor was published three times in a month, on 6th, 16th, and 26th days of the month. Owned and edited by Mohammad Umar Khan Chattarvi (1924-2003), a well-known literary and pro-Urdu figure from Aligarh who was also the founding Secretary of the Urdu Board Aligarh and Idara-e- Ilm-o-Adab, Aligarh, under which he organised various Urdu literary activities and worked to promote Urdu education.
Estimated read time 5 min read

Gaya Session of Congress 1922: A timeline for history enthusiast Gen Z

  • Post Author By Ambreen Fatima
  • Post Date December 26, 2022
'I do not want that sort of Swaraj which will be for middle class alone. I want a Swaraj which …Read more  »
Estimated read time 4 min read

Gandhi, Nehru, Ansari, Zafar, Malviya, Sarojini & Azad in Film Theatres ?

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date November 25, 2022
Gandhi, Nehru, Ansari, Zafar, Malviya, Sarojini & Azad in Film Theatres ?
An Urdu advertisement for show of Karachi Congress Session in Lahore
Estimated read time 2 min read

Sir Ali Imam, an icon of nationalism, as remembered by Sachchidananda Sinha

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date October 30, 2022
An excerpt written on Sir Ali Imam by Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, in his book 'Some Eminent Behar Contemporaries', wherein he …Read more  »
Sir Ali Imam, Hasan Imam, and Sir Sultan Ahmed, the Barristers of British India, Bihar.
Estimated read time 4 min read

Why did Subhas Chandra Bose feel the need to acknowledge Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar?

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date October 24, 2022
Estimated read time 13 min read

Did Indians in Dubai fight for Indian Freedom? Story of Dhamanmal Isardas

  • Post Author By Tarique Salim
  • Post Date October 1, 2022
The Residency Agent at Sharjah wrote to the Political Agent, in Bahrain (both were representatives of the British Empire), “a …Read more  »
Did Indians in Dubai fight for Indian Freedom? Story of Dhamanmal Isardas
Estimated read time 2 min read

Sir Sultan Ahmed fought for united India risking his own life

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date September 26, 2022
Recently Sultan Palace of Patna has been in the news for the very same reason. The Bihar Government wants to …Read more  »
Sir Sultan Ahmed fought for united India risking his own life
Estimated read time 4 min read

The Assassination of Wajid Ali Shah ?

  • Post Author By Rajiv Soni
  • Post Date September 21, 2022
The people of the Metibruz locality of Kolkata, that comprised migrants from different parts of Uttar Pradesh, chased a senior …Read more  »
Estimated read time 6 min read

Syed Abul Hassan, A Great Nationalist Leader

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date May 11, 2022
He participated in the Khilafat movement and served as the president of the Bhagalpur District Khilafat Committee. He organised Khilafat …Read more  »
Syed Abul Hassan of Bhagalpur, Bihar
Estimated read time 2 min read

Shah Wajihuddin Minhaji, A Great Indian Nationalist

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date April 5, 2022
Shah Wajihuddin Minhaji has left a diary, Meri Tamanna, containing all these details. On February 1936, he noted in his …Read more  »
Shah Wajihuddin Minhaji
Estimated read time 3 min read

Bahadur Shah Zafar, a Sufi King convicted as a Wahabi rebel.

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date April 1, 2022
Bahadur Shah Zafar, a Sufi King convicted as a Wahabi rebel.
Estimated read time 2 min read

When Allama Iqbal stood up for Bhagat Singh

  • Post Author By Mahino Fatima
  • Post Date March 22, 2022
If I tell you that the famous Urdu poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a supporter of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and …Read more  »
When Allama Iqbal stood up for Bhagat Singh
Estimated read time 3 min read

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, A Luminous Mind – By, Jawaharlal Nehru

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date February 22, 2022
He was a peculiar and a very special representative in a high degree of that great composite culture that has …Read more  »
jawahar lal nehru and maulana abul kalam azad
Estimated read time 6 min read

Maulana Imdad Sabri, the most ardent comrade of Subhas Chandra Bose.

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date February 14, 2022
Maulana Imdad Sabri was one of the most ardent followers and a comrade of Subhas Chandra Bose. He remained in …Read more  »
Maulana Imdad Sabri, the most ardent comrade of Subhas Chandra Bose.
Estimated read time 2 min read

Maulvi Abdur Rasul, a leader of anti-partition agitation

  • Post Author By Syed Naseer Ahamed
  • Post Date February 8, 2022
Maulvi Abdur Rasul, who actively participated in the movement opposing the division of Bengal, was born in 1872.
Estimated read time 2 min read

A Doctor who spent nine years in jail but never gave up his Medical Practice

  • Post Author By Dr. Zareen Fatima
  • Post Date January 26, 2022
Dr Jawaharlal Rohatgi, A Doctor who spent nine years in jail but never gave up his Medical Practice
Dr Jawaharlal Rohatgi, A Doctor who spent nine years in jail but never gave up his Medical Practice
Estimated read time 3 min read

No, Ittehad was not in the motto of Azad Hind Fauj of Netaji

  • Post Author By Mahino Fatima
  • Post Date January 25, 2022
Under Netaji Bose, the INA’s motto of Ittefaq (Unity), Itmad (Faith), and Kurbani (Sacrifice) no doubt preferred Hindustani words of …Read more  »
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the supreme leader of Azad Hind Sarkar and Azad Hind Fauj
Estimated read time 3 min read

Trial of Maulana Shaukat Ali at Karachi Court

  • Post Author By Mahino Fatima
  • Post Date November 25, 2021
Following is an excerpt of the trial of Maulana Shaukat Ali at Karachi Court in September, 1929
Trial of Maulana Shaukat Ali at Karachi Court
Estimated read time 3 min read

What Did Maulana Azad Really Think About Pakistan and Jinnah?

  • Post Author By Mahino Fatima
  • Post Date November 19, 2021
Often, different quotes from Maulana Azad are cherry picked by people on social media according to their political convenience without …Read more  »
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on Pakistan and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Estimated read time 7 min read

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