On 27th December, 1894, at the Mohammedan Educational Conference, a twenty-five year old lawyer who had returned from England composed and recited a eulogy…
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Heritage
Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent are celebrating centennial of the formation of Aligarh Muslim University (1920) from Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental college (est. 1875). Few, can…
Women
Muhammadi Begum: The First Woman Editor of a Magazine in India
Syeda Muhammadi Begum was the first woman in the Indian sub-continent to be the editor of a weekly magazine,‘Tehzeeb-e-Niswaan’. The Urdu magazine was dedicated…
Women
Begum Hijab Imtiaz Ali: The First Indian Muslim Pilot
While flipping through the archives of newspapers and journals I came across an interesting name. ‘The International Women’s News’ reported in 1939 that Begum…
Sports
सईद सुल्ताना : भारतीय इतिहास की सबसे बड़ी महिला टेबल टेनिस खिलाड़ी
वो साल 1951 था ऑस्ट्रिया के विएना शहर में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय टेबल टेनिस प्रतिस्पर्धा हो रही थी। रोमानिया की एंजेलिका रोज़ेनु जिन्होंने कि इस प्रतिस्पर्धा…
Freedom Fighter
Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz: Who Won the Political Rights For the Indian Women
Today when Indian women cast votes and contest elections, not even in their distant imagination they pay gratitude to the women who fought for…
Freedom Fighter
Begum Mahboob Fatima: The First Muslim Woman Jailed by the British in Delhi
A Muslim Lady, charged with the act of waging ‘the war against the Crown’, was brought into the court of Additional Magistrate in Delhi…
Freedom Fighter
Amjadi Begum & Mohammad Ali: Lovers, Comrades & Nationalists
Malcolm Hailey, Member Home of the Government of (British) India, while replying to a question regarding the Indian Freedom Movement in the Central Legislative…
Europe
German Jewish Doctors in India, Refuge, Opposition and Success
On 10th March, 1934, Nabakumar Singh Dudhoria, a representative of Calcutta, raised the issue of German doctors practising in India in the Central Legislative…
Celebrities
Nandini Satpathy: An Eight Year Old Girl Who Took Off the British Flag
It was 1939 and anti-British sentiments in India were on a rise as the World War had commenced in Europe. Subhas Chandra Bose was…
Music
ECHOING GLOBAL MARGINALISED VOICES: A STUDY OF RAP MUSIC IN INDIA
Hip hop and Rap Culture The emergence of the hip-hop culture in 1970 in the Bronx lies in the political seclusion and power vacuum,…
Celebrities
मीर सुलतान ख़ान : शतरंज की दुनिया का बादशाह
सब बुरे मुझ को याद रहते हैं जो भला था उसी को भूल गया 1930 की दिसंबर थी और इंग्लैंड का हास्टिंग्स शहर, दुनिया…
Medicine
Celebrating the Centenary of “Zinda Tilismath”
In today’s era of social media, people are slowly losing the essence of celebration; rather they prefer to be amused and entertained. Celebration is…
Bihar
REMEMBERING THE OBLIVION: SYED HASAN IMAM
By Amardeep Kumar “Let the motherland be the first in your affections, your province the second, and your community wherever thereafter you choose to…
Women
Beauty with a purpose; Intellectually charming Women from all around.
By, Saba Tabassum Beauty cannot be analyzed with ease. Balancing beauty; externally and internally, is in fact quite rare. In 1976, Philosopher Edmond Burke…
Dil of Delhi
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
Also called Ghata Masjid is one of the famous historical mosques of Shahjahanabad (Dehli). The name of the mosque is after the person who…
Freedom Movement
The first Indian Doctor (from the family of Hakims) to work at the Charing Cross Hospital
Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, one of the most influential personalities, never failed to impact lives. Even today after 84 years of his death, he…
Europe
Sale’s Quran and it’s influence on the Western perception of Prophet of Islam (PBUH):
The American elections in recent years, the victories of a few newly elected Muslim Congress men/women and their wish to take oath on Jefferson’s…
Freedom Movement
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन में सुभाष चंद्र बोस का योगदान
एक आम समझ ये रही है कि भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन कांग्रेस बल्कि महात्मा गाँधी का आंदोलन था और आज़ाद हिंद फ़ौज सुभाष चंद्र बोस…
Freedom Movement
‘करो या मरो’ : बगुनाहों का लहु है, रंग लाएगा….
मुस्लिम लीग द्वारा भारत छोड़ आंदोलन का विरोध किया गया था। अंग्रेज़ों को लगा के मुसलमान इस आंदोलन से अलग रहेंगे; पर गांधी…
Freedom Movement
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के दौरान पुलिस द्वारा महिलाओं के साथ किया गया बलात्कार
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन में महिलाओं की भरपूर भागीदारी थी। उन्होंने आंदोलन में न सिर्फ़ हिस्सा लिया बल्कि पुरुषों की बराबरी करते हुए इसका नेतृत्व…
Freedom Movement
जब भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन का मुस्लिम लीग, हिन्दू महासभा, आरएसएस और कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ने किया विरोध…..
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के समय ये तैय हो गया था के देश का नेतृत्व गांधीजी और कांग्रेस ही करती है। 8 अग्स्त 1942…
Freedom Movement
इस बार महज़ जेल नही होगी; बल्के गोली चलेगी, संपत्ति ज़्बत होगी; अब ये सब संभव है!
बंबई से बिहार के प्रतिनिधियों के पहुंचने से पहले ही 9 अगस्त 1942 की सुबह ही सदाक़त आश्रम में कांग्रेस कार्यसमिति के सदस्यों की…
Freedom Movement
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन : जिसमें 1857 की क्रांति के बाद सबसे अधिक क्रांतिकारियों का ख़ून बहा…
1857 की क्रांति के बाद अगर भारत में आज़ादी की ख़ातिर किसी आंदोलन में सबसे अधिक क्रांतिकारियों का ख़ून बहा है, तो वो है…
Communalism
Rabindranath Tagore, Hindu-Muslim Unity & Rakshabandhan
Rakshabandhan is observed on the last day of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shravan. It is deeply imbibed in Hindu mythology, folklore and…
Bihar
ख़ुदा बख़्श ओरियंटल लाइब्रेरी, पटना के संस्थापक मौलवी ख़ुदा बख़्श
Shubhneet Kaushik मध्यकालीन भारत के दिग्गज इतिहासकार सर यदुनाथ सरकार ने मौलवी ख़ुदा बख़्श (1842-1908) को ‘इस्लामिक अध्ययन के संदर्भ-ग्रंथों का सबसे जानकार हिंदुस्तानी…
Historical Event
Hajj In The Time Of Imperialism: The formidable Begums, the Hajj, the memoirs.
Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam which consist of series of rituals taking place in and around Mecca over a period of 5-6…
Historical Event
Lady Evelyn Murray : The first British-Muslim woman to perform Hajj
According to the Hijri calendar, exactly ninety years ago, Lady Evelyn Murray became the first British born Muslim woman to perform Hajj on 9th…
Bihar
भारत का सबसे पहला सरकारी यूनानी मेडिकल कॉलेज, क्या आप इसे जानते हैं?
पटना का तिब्बी कॉलेज भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप का सबसे पहला सरकारी यूनानी मेडिकल कॉलेज है. 29 जुलाई 1926 को गवर्मेंट तिब्बी कॉलेज एंड हॉस्पिटल की…
Bihar
When a British Captain left 953 Indian Hajjis (Pilgrims) to die in the Ocean
The Tragedy On 11th August, 1880, the whole World woke up to a shocking news that SS Jeddah, a ship carrying 953 hajjis (pilgrims…
Bihar
The First Prime Minister of Bihar. His grave lies at Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, England.
I have been visiting Shah Jahan Mosque and the Brookwood cemetery in Woking for a few years now. Woking, is a small town almost…
Education
दुर्गाबाई देशमुख : बीएचयू में महिलाओं के अनुभव
Shubhneet Kaushik प्रसिद्ध स्वतन्त्रता सेनानी दुर्गाबाई देशमुख बनारस हिंदू यूनिवर्सिटी के महिला महाविद्यालय की छात्रा रहीं। वर्ष 1934-36 के दौरान बीएचयू से ही…
Bihar
Indira Gandhi, Elephant Ride, Bihar & Dalit Massacre : Story Of A Comeback
The ouster of Indira Gandhi in 1977 and the formation of Janata Party led government at the centre resulted in renewed social and economic…
Medicine
The early medical system of the Ottman society
The border of the Ottoman Empire outstretched across three continents and extended over different climatic zones. The distinct disorders that people suffered depended on…
Bihar
When Bihar Police Revolted Against The British Government In 1947
Reading history becomes more interesting when we realise the silences in the narratives we study or listen to. One such less talked about, but…
Freedom Fighter
Moondar : Muslim Friend of Rani Jhansi Who Martyred Herself For The Motherland
Robert Hamilton, agent of the governor General to Central India, wrote to the secretary of Government of India on 30th October, 1858 informing about…
Education
When Indian Rupee had 64 Paise instead of 100
Yesterday, while discussing a cigarette advertisement from an Urdu magazine I told one of my friend and colleague that the advertisement should be older…
Bihar
Patna Conspiracy of 1846 : Before 1857 a Revolt that could not happen
In 1845-46, when in course of the first Anglo- Sikh War the English were faced with a grave situation due to stubborn and formidable…
Communalism
Wahabi Leader Syed Ahmad Barelvi Wanted Marathas to Rule In stead of the British
British writers and historians have portrayed the movement started by Syed Ahmed Barelvi of Rai Bareilly as an Islamic fanatic movement. The movement started…
Heritage
Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :
The cultural variety existing in the Ottoman Empire created the Ottoman hospital. The Ottoman medical system, like Ottoman culture as a whole, was the…
Bihar
Khudiram Bose & Sheikh Gulab : The Holy Alliance of Freedom Fighters
Colonial historians and scholars often claim that the Indian Freedom Movement was a disjointed movement with no nationalistic feeling among the people participating in…
Bihar
Munger : Which Produced Arms & Guns Superior to Europe
Mir Qasim caused an all-round and drastic reorganisation to be made in the army in a manner, and with a zeal that was truly…
Education
Caste Discrimination in Mosques & My Grandfather, Mohammad Hashim
Caste system among Muslims in India is often debated among academic circles and hushed elsewhere. Many believe, especially the upper caste, that it is…
Bihar
Jaipal Singh Munda : Man who organised Adivasis
In this article, I will be trying to explore contests within a nationalist discourse by taking into account a case study of Jaipal Singh,…
Bihar
Jhagadua Masjid, Darbhanga – झगडुवा मस्जिद, दरभंगा
Khalid Bin Umar The mosque you see in the picture is located in District Darbhanga just next to a wall of a fort of…
Freedom Fighter
Raj Narain Mishra : A Forgotten Hero Who Wanted A Classless Society In India
Raj Narain Mishra (Rajnarayan Mishra, or Misra), an Indian freedom fighter whose elder brother Baburam Mishra was sentenced for 38 years for fighting against…
Cuisine
THE ALLURE OF A BIRYANI WITH ALOO: KOLKATA BIRYANI
In my previous articles in the series I had paved my way through some dishes with unparalleled heritage. This piece takes the momentum forward…
Medicine
Hakim Ajmal Khan, Man behind India’s first Female Midwifery School and Hospital.
Masihul Mulk Hakim Mohammed Ajmal Khan was a man of multi-dimensional personality. His whole life was a saga of selfless service and sacrifice.…
Bihar
Yogendra Shukla : Lest We Forget the Great Revolutionary from Bihar
In July, 1937, ‘United Press’ reported that Sri Krishna Sinha, Prime Minister of Bihar Province, had decided to revoke the ‘Criminal Tribes Act’ applied…
Bihar
Glorious Sacrifices of Bihar during Quit India Movement – 1942 : In Numbers
We have been listening about the sacrifices made by our elders to gain freedom from the British rule, but rarely do we realize the…
Bihar
The Great Earthquake of Bihar in 1934
(Following is a reproduction of the account written by P.C Roy Choudhury) On January, 15th, 1934, at about 2.13 p.m the Great Earthquake…
Europe
Hakim Ajmal Khan, one who had defeated British surgeons in the surgical duel.
Hakim Ajmal Khan undertook in 1911 a tour of Europe where he studied the latest researches made in the field of medicine and surgery.…
Bihar
Sadaqt Ashram, Patna : Mazharul Haque’s gift to the Nation
Attitude of the British government towards India after the First World War, where the Indians backed the British war efforts in hope of better…
Bihar
When Shah Omair warned Rajendra Prasad of Kisan Sabha’s anti-Congress activities
(This is a reproduction of a letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad from Shah Omair, a Muslim Congress leader of Arwal in Bihar, on the…
Freedom Fighter
Mohammed Umar Subhani : The man who felt it a great honour to provide financial strength to Indian Independence Movement could not bear to say ‘No’.
Mohammed Umar Subhani, who was praised by Mahatma Gandhi as ‘great patriot’, was born in Bombay in 1890. His father, Yusuf Subhani was…
Bihar
When Mangoes witnessed British defeat in Arrah, Bihar
Summers are the season of mangoes, the king of fruits according to many, in India. Any mention of mango grove invokes memories of a…
