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Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana, A Politician from Punjab Who Opposed the Partition Till the Very End

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date November 14, 2023
Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana, a politician belonging to the Punjab Unionists party, opposed the Partition of India and the …Read more  »
Sir Malik Khizar Hyat Tiwana, A Politician from Punjab Who Opposed the Partition Till the Very End
Estimated read time 3 min read

Syed Mohammad: Famous Advocate, Poet, Politician & A Man of Many Hats

  • Post Author By Syed Ali Kazim
  • Post Date October 14, 2023
On 27th September 1978, Syed Mohammad Advocate, my grandfather and one of the famous lawyers of North Bihar passed away …Read more  »
Syed Mohammad: Famous Advocate, Poet, Politician & A Man of Many Hats
Estimated read time 4 min read

Mahatma Gandhi believed Bihar earthquake was punishment for practising untouchability against dalits

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date October 2, 2023
A massive earthquake rocked Bihar on 15 January 1934 killing thousands of people. Mahatma Gandhi believed that the earthquake was …Read more  »
Estimated read time 3 min read

Rashid-un-Nisa, The First Woman Urdu Novelist didn’t have name as author

  • Post Author By Saquib Salim
  • Post Date September 3, 2023
From the beginning the history of Urdu Novel writing was pegged around women and their issues. The first one - …Read more  »
Rashid-un-Nisa, The First Woman Urdu Novelist
Estimated read time 6 min read

Sher Shah Suri, an ethnic Afghan; founder of The Suri Empire in North India.

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date September 3, 2023
Sher Shah Suri was the founder of the Sur Empire in India. He was the regent and later sole ruler …Read more  »
Sher Shah Suri, an ethnic Afghan; founder of The Suri Empire in North India.
Estimated read time 4 min read

Living Heritage: Not Just Community Gathering, This Darwaza in a Bihar Village Had Roots in Freedom Struggle

  • Post Author By Majid Alam
  • Post Date July 26, 2023
The building was made around 1872 and the renovation was done later in 1964, the year of Nehru's death. The …Read more  »
The building was made around 1872 and the renovation was done later in 1964, the year of Nehru's death. The Darwaza is said to be made by the brothers Munshi Qamruddin and Munshi Sirajuddin. Today, it is maintained and taken care of by the children and grandchildren of Abdus Salam Sahab and Haji Akhtar Sahab.
Estimated read time 2 min read

Dr. Ali Sami: Early Life, Education, Return to India, Personal Life and Family

  • Post Author By Dr. Zareen Fatima
  • Post Date July 22, 2023
Born on December 24, 1918, in Patna to Abdus Sami and Mahmuda Sami, he came from a lineage of freedom …Read more  »
Dr Ali Sami
Estimated read time 5 min read

Arail: The village with long trail of history

  • Post Author By Khalid Bin Umar
  • Post Date May 24, 2023
According to Humayun Nama, the only reason he made it to the imperial capital at all was because of the …Read more  »
Arail: The village with long trail of history
Estimated read time 4 min read

What did Abdul Qaiyum Ansari think on Rights of Indian Muslims and Waqf?

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date March 26, 2023
This Letter was submitted to Sub-Committee on Minorities of the Constituent Assembly of India by Abdul Qaiyum Ansari on July …Read more  »
Estimated read time 2 min read

Sultan Yusuf Shah Chak, Grave of an exiled Kashmiri king lies in ruins in Bihar

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date March 12, 2023
Yusuf Chak of the Chak Dynasty was the last independent ruler of Kashmir before it was taken over by Emperor …Read more  »
Sultan Yusuf Shah Chak, Grave of an exiled Kashmiri king lies in ruins in Bihar
Estimated read time 1 min read

Overcoming The Odds – How Babur Arafat Brought Pride to India

  • Post Author By Dr. Zareen Fatima
  • Post Date February 13, 2023
Babur Arafat who hailed from Patna, Bihar, India, is also amongst the brave examples. Born on December 5, 1985, with …Read more  »
Overcoming the odds - How Babur Arafat brought Pride to India.
Estimated read time 3 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

The Kutchehri… “Manjhla Estate”

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date December 7, 2022
Located in the Dhadhar river valley between the thickly forested hills of the Maher and Rangaini Range the zamindari listed …Read more  »
Estimated read time 36 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

Bibi Soghra: A Towering Philanthropist Vanished into History

  • Post Author By Tauhid Nasir
  • Post Date October 22, 2022
Bibi Soghra was an "enlightened, socially conscious, and wise woman" who chose to donate her property in the service of …Read more  »
An image of the Soghra Waqf Estate, established by Bibi Soghra
Estimated read time 6 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

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

Syed Ali Hussain – Chief Architect of the Pakistan Public Works Department

  • Post Author By Syed Faizan Raza
  • Post Date May 9, 2022
Syed Ali Hussain, widely regarded as the chief architect of Pakistan's Public Works Department, oversaw the development of Islamabad.
Syed Ali Hussain – Chief Architect of the Pakistan Public Works Department
Estimated read time 2 min read

Cooch Behar And Its Forgotten Dewan, Kalika Das Dutta

  • Post Author By Asmita Dey
  • Post Date April 26, 2022
Pragjyotisha, an ancient princely state in Indian epics, included the western town of Kamarupa, later named Cooch Behar after the …Read more  »
Kalika Das Dutta, The Forgotten Dewan of Cooch Behar
Estimated read time 13 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

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