Raja Mahendra Partap: A Great Man Reduced to Jaat Raja by the Politics
Raja Mahendra Pratap of Hathras is again in the news. It is sad that petty divisive politics is being played
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Speaks at Patna in 1883
In January 1883 Syed Ahmad Khan delivered a speech in Patna, emphasizing the need for cordial relations between Hindus and
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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
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Mian Muhammad Shafi: A Forgotten Hero of Aligarh Movement
On 27th December, 1894, at the Mohammedan Educational Conference, a twenty-five year old lawyer who had returned from England composed
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Sir Syed Khan’s reply to an offensive book on Prophet Muhammad by Sir William Muir
(Sir William Muir’s Life of Muhammad agitated Sir Syed Ahmad Khan for its distortions. Syed Ahmad wrote in 1868. “
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The speech by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan at the inauguration of Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College (AMU) on 8 January, 1877
(This is the text of the speech Sir Syed Ahmad Khan gave at the public dinner in honour of the
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When Sir Syed Ahmad Khan first spoke on the political future and strategy of Muslims in India
GENTLEMEN, –I am not given to speaking on politics, and I do not recollect having ever previously given a political lecture. My attention has always been directed towards the education of my brother Mahomedans, for from education I anticipate much benefit for my people, for Hindustan, and for the Government. But at the present time circumstances have arisen which make it necessary for me, I think, to tell my brother Musalmans clearly what my opinions are.
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