A Letter Written by Raja Mahendra Pratap
Following is the text of a letter written by Raja Mahendra Pratap, published in Sirajul Akhbar, Kabul in 1916
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Raja Mahendra Partap: A Great Man Reduced to Jaat Raja by the Politics
In his autobiography, Raja Mahendra Partap recalled Niaz Ali as his first teacher. Altaf Hussain, Ali Mohammad, Pandit Bhagwandas, and Wilayat Hussain were other teachers at MAO, who get mentions in his autobiography. Ahmad Hussain was his best friend and Kunwar Man Singh of Sirohi, Prince of Tonk and Nawab Mohiuddeen were other good friends in college.
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Why do Indian Muslims forget their Heroes?
Today, when I logged into the Twitter, my expectation was to find Indian Muslim Twitter (IMT) trending a hashtag on
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Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi Believed Afghanistan was India in Ancient Times
The following text is a translation by Dr. Mahino Fatima of an excerpt from the Kabul Diaries, written by Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi
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The Muslim Martyrs of Royal Indian Naval Mutiny of 1946
The British forces killed many to quell the Royal Indian Naval Mutiny, many of which were Muslims. Here, we are sharing names of the few Muslims we know, who attained martyrdom for taking part in the mutiny or supporting it.
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Silk Letter Movement: Name of all 59 charged by the British for waging war against the Crown
During the First World War, Maulana Mahmood Hasan, and other Islamic scholars planned an armed attack on British India from the Afghanistan frontier. The ambitious plan did not succeed because of the changed geo-political scenario (defeat of Turkey and Germany) and the British getting hold of three silk letters, which gave away the whole planning. After this, 59 people were charged for waging the war against the crown. I am sharing the names of these 59 forgotten heroes of the Indian freedom struggle.
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These 85 Indian soldiers started the 1857 Revolt
We are publishing the names of all these 85 Indian sepoys who defied the English command and thus triggered the first national war of Independence from Meerut.
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Dilip Kumar & Raj Kapoor : A Friendship from Peshawar to Mumbai
He could not utter a word and sat coyly in his seat till the two girls alighted the tonga at the Radio Club. Needless to say, Raj Kapoor could not bring Dilip Kumar out of introvert self. Later on, film critics would compare these two friends as film actors.
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When Sheikh Abdullah (Papa Mian) wrote poem for his daughter, Khurshid Jahan
Sheikh Abdullah, founder of Women’s College in Aligarh, and Begum Waheed Jahan had seven children, five daughters and two sons. Begum Khurshid Jahan, born in 1918, was the youngest daughter.
When she was a kid, there was a rumour that beggars with long beards kidnapped the children and would sell them away. Therefore, Begum Khurshid, when four year old, used to get terrified at the mere sight of any man with a long beard.
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Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi : Father of Algebra
For al-Khwarizmi, al-jabr is a method in which we can eliminate negative quantities in an equation by adding the same quantity to each side.
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Battle of Plassey : A Story of Treachery and Deception
The Battle of Plassey opened the gates for the British control of India. For the next 190 years, India remained under the exploitative colonial regime of the British.
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Bipin Chandra Pal on Muslims in Indian Freedom Struggle
During my (Bipin Chandra Pal) college life in Calcutta, the country was passing through great political changes that had a lasting effect upon social and political evolution. During the closing years of my school days, Lord Mayo was the Indian Viceroy. His brief Viceroyalty was noted for the deportation of the Wahabi leader, Amir Khan.
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What General Dyer Said After Killing Indians At Jallianwala Bagh
On 13th April, 1919, Hans Raj and other leaders gave a call to gather at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar to
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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
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Ram Chander & Sons : Story of the Oldest Toy Shop in India
India’s oldest toy haven at Connaught Place, RAM CHANDER & SONS, since 1890. Meet Mr. Satish Sundra, keeper of timeless wonders, where every child’s dream comes to life.
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Cipla’s Role in Making India’s Pharmaceutical Industry Self-Reliant
India’s pharmaceutical leader: Cipla’s pioneering role in affordable medicines, industry growth and its role in the fight for freedom
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Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das: Who Solved the Communal Problem in Bengal
In December 1923, after securing a resounding win in elections Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (C.R Das) led Swaraj Party signed a pact with Muslim leaders of Bengal.
It must be noted that Swaraj Party was a breakaway faction of Indian National Congress (INC) led by Motilal Nehru and C.R Das.
Gandhi and his followers wanted to boycott the elections while the Swarajists were of the opposite opinion.
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