Views of Begum Sultan Jahan of Bhopal on Women Heading the Government
The following text is a reproduction of an excerpt from Hayat-i-Qudsia, written by Begum Sultan Jahan
The following text is a reproduction of an excerpt from Hayat-i-Qudsia, written by Begum Sultan Jahan
Hudson paid tribute to the bravery of this woman by comparing her with Joan of Arc of France. He contended that the courage, leadership, and valour of this green-wearing Muslim woman was no less than Joan of Arc.
By, Saba Tabassum Beauty cannot be analyzed with ease. Balancing beauty; externally and […]
Lady Evelyn Murray spent her later days travelling and preaching Islam. Her book “Pilgrimage to Mecca” is the oldest record of the trip to Hajj.
Rupa Bai Furdoonji was an active member of the First and Second Hyderabad Chloroform Commissions held in 1888 and 1891 respectively.
The undeniable fact that Fatima Ali Jinnah graduated in the year 1923 makes her the first female and a Muslim dentist of Undivided India followed by Tabitha Solomon who graduated five years after her.
The idea of reservation to OBCs (Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs) came about in 1990 after the Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented. The reservation under article 341 defined only SC community and most of these Pasmanda castes don’t come under this identification.
“This is the Congress radio calling on 42.34 meters from somewhere in India,” spoke Usha Mehta after the Quit India Movement had been silenced by the Britishers.
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in her movie Ae Watan Mere Watan.
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During the Bengal famine, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote a poem which has a couplet:
In 1839, Samuel Morse, reputed as the telegraph pioneer, laid the first telegraph lines connecting Washington to Baltimore. In India, the same year, O’Shaughnessy completed 21 miles of a telegraph line wrapped around trees and vast stretches which included a river crossing of 4 miles as an experiment.
Democracy is an occidental idea. A Hindu cannot comprehend it as long as he is a Hindu. It is against his religious belief. The divisions of Varna are the basis of his religion. He cannot see without distress a Brahman or Kshtriya serving a Sudra. A Brahman may beg or even may die, yet he will never touch a dish from which a Sudra has partaken food.
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.
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