Exploring lesser known History
Bibi Kamal passed away in 1296, and her tomb remains a key site of reverence at Kako Sharif, situated about 50 kilometers from Patna, along the Jehanabad-Bihar Sharif road. Notably, her husband’s tomb is located in Bankanagar, just 1-2 kilometers from her own, highlighting the close connection between their final resting places.
Of all fear complexes, the history fear complex (of which I accuse every Hindi fanatic) is the most harmful to education. In teaching our children khari-boli Hindi, in – adopting khari-boli Hindi as Rashtra Bhasha we have been guilty of the crime of not teaching millions and millions of our boys and girls the beauty and power of khari-boli as used by Mir, Ghalib, Nazir Akbarabadi, Anis and by an impressively large number of the masters of khari-boli prose and poetry, namely, by the Urdu writers of khari-boli. Your khari- boli Hindi writers in the use of khari-boli itself are not a patch on the Urdu writers.
How a failed mango diplomacy by king George V left people of Patna, Bihar in sour taste. Read to find out more
In October 1919, Chaudhary Wali Mohammad joined as the Deputy Secretary in the Educational Department, Government of India. He was also a member of the Indian Education Service and was instrumental in drafting the Bills of Aligarh Muslim University, Lucknow University, Dacca University, and Nagpur University.
Ismat Chughtai responded to Shahid Ahrarwi with an article which was published in Aligarh Gazette calling male students of Aligarh to save Women’s College. In response, male students had beaten up Ahrarwi.
As scholars continue to explore its depths and devotees gather for spiritual solace, Khanqah-e-Shahbazia remains a beacon of faith and cultural richness in the heart of Bhagalpur.
Bombay was a hub for political organizations, including the Indian National Congress and Muslim League. Influential figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Dadabhai Naoroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, all resided in Bombay for a period.
This is very unfortunate that today, there are no people in Muzaffarpur who know Khan Bahadur Maulvi Syed Ahmad Husain, and neither is the Muslim Club, which was a testament to his legacy, present in Muzaffarpur.
“If you can ban Harmonium from the music programs at All India Radio then it will be very beneficial for Hindustani music.” – Rabindranath Tagore
Eid amidst warship; Read more to know the scenario where namaz was read in red fort after a gap of 80 years.
While we pay tribute to the women for their contributions to the Indian freedom struggle we must not neglect their sacrifices and challenges. While women battled with the internal challenges of patriarchy and orthodox beliefs, they also faced brutalities conducted by the British. Their veils were torn, they were raped, they were lathi-charged and were imprisoned in jails that had unbearable conditions.
Following is the text of a talk by M. D. Taseer broadcasted on Radio from Lahore, a few hours after the death of Mohammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal) was reported in April 1938. Taseer was husband of Chritobel George, later Bilquis Taseer, whose other sister Alys married Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Taseer’s nikah-nama was drafted by Allama Iqbal. Taseer was a prominent Progressive writer of Urdu like Faiz. His son Salman Taseer was a Governor in Pakistan and assassinated in 2011. Salman fathered a son, Aatish Taseer, with Indian columnist Tavleen Singh.
“’Listeners who had tuned in to mourn the ‘death ’ of the great poet were pleasantly surprised and immensely relieved to hear the announcer declare in solemn tone that Hazrat Jigar Muradabadi was alive and that he was present at the Studios to read out to his admirers the very verses which would have been recited by another in his memory.”
The Superintendent of the masons was Muhammad Hanif of Akbarabad. Mohan Lal, Manohar Singh, and Mannoo Lal, mosaicists from Lahore, received each Rs. 500 per mensem.
The ‘Shahi’ in Shahi Tukra points towards the Persian adjective ‘shāhī’ denoting royal, which traces its origin in India to the beginning of Mughal rule during the sixteenth century.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad said: – “It is our desire to revive the ancient glory of Nalanda in the world of knowledge. It is with this object in view that the Government of this State has resolved to establish the Magadh Research Institute for the learning of the Pali and Prakrit languages and also for study and research in the fields of Buddhist literature and philosophy. We are all bound to this common ideal.
Khatun remained in publication from 1904-1914 and during that time it worked towards making the people, especially Muslim Intelligentsia, aware and comfortable with the idea of modern education for women. The public sphere sustained by the magazine Khatun was later manifested in the form of the organization Anjuman-i-Khawatin-i-Islam which was formed in 1914.
In the 17th century, Syed Shah Kabir-ud-Din Ahmed Darwish founded Khanqah Kabiriyah in Sasaram. Kabir-ud-Din was born in 1618 and came to Sasaram under the guidance of his spiritual mentor, Hazrat Najm-ud-Din Qadri Darwish. He was a direct descendant of the great Sufi Saint Hazrat Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani, with his family having migrated from Baghdad Sharif to Delhi. Shah Kabir was married to Hazrat Bibi Faheema, Hazrat Salimullah’s daughter, who was from the progeny of Sayyid Imam Zain-ul-Abidin.
M. Y. Nurie is a forgotten freedom fighter who gave a tough competition to M. A. Jinnah during the 1940s and led Muslims against the Partition of India.
In 1834 when authorities tried to take away personal Lotah at Alipore Jail, prisoners attacked Magistrate Richardson and killed him with Lotahs.