Gandhi, Nehru, Ansari, Zafar, Malviya, Sarojini & Azad in Film Theatres ?
Gandhi, Nehru, Ansari, Zafar, Malviya, Sarojini & Azad in Film Theatres ?
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Heritage Times
Exploring lesser known History
THE UNSUNG PHILANTHROPIST OF INDIA, HAJI MAHOMMED MOHSIN
Haji Mahommed Mohsin, a philanthropist, with scholarly zeal and a heart so big it could feed the entire town’s impoverished, has been a name that got lost in the celebration of the great men of India.
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Sir Ali Imam, an icon of nationalism, as remembered by Sachchidananda Sinha
An excerpt written on Sir Ali Imam by Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, in his book ‘Some Eminent Behar Contemporaries’, wherein he is described as an icon of nationalism.
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Why did Subhas Chandra Bose feel the need to acknowledge Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar?
On the occasion of the birthday of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last ruler of the Mughal Dynasty, let us
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Celebration of remembrance: Jashn-e-Chiragan or Diwali
The Mughal Royals indulged in different cultures and traditions to maintain tranquillity across the country and participated in various festivals associated with all regional communities. They have addressed Diwali as Jashan-e-Chiraghan, Persian for ‘Festival of Lights’.
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Bibi Soghra: A Towering Philanthropist Vanished into History
Bibi Soghra was an “enlightened, socially conscious, and wise woman” who chose to donate her property in the service of the community and the country instead of giving it to her relatives.
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Emerging from the shadows, with Lihaaf and Ismat Chughtai.
Ismat Chughtai (1915-1991), an Indian Urdu novelist, wrote extensively on sensitive themes like femininity and female sexuality.
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Ameena Mustafa – The first president of trained public health nurse association of Kerala
Ameena Mustafa was born on May 19, 1928. After completion of S.S.L.C., Ameena attained a degree in Nursing from Madras.
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Did Indians in Dubai fight for Indian Freedom? Story of Dhamanmal Isardas
The Residency Agent at Sharjah wrote to the Political Agent, in Bahrain (both were representatives of the British Empire), “a British subject (Indian) in Dubai named Tiradas Dhamanmal, manager of the firm Dhamanmal Isardas is reported to be anti-British”. T
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Sir Sultan Ahmed fought for united India risking his own life
Recently Sultan Palace of Patna has been in the news for the very same reason. The Bihar Government wants to demolish it while the people of Patna want to save this heritage building. For most of them, it is an issue concerning a heritage building but it is much more than that.
Sultan Palace was built by Sir Sultan Ahmed almost a century ago. Sir Sultan Ahmed is mostly remembered as a jurist and educationist but very few in India remember him as a person who campaigned against the partition and put his life in danger to keep India united.
Yes, you read it correctly. On 27 October, 1947, Sultan Ahmed was held hostage at his official residence in Hyderabad by 30,000 Razakars of Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen led by Qasim Rizvi, the leader of Razakars. Wielding swords this huge band of Razakars took an army battalion led by Brigadier Gilbert to stop.
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The Assassination of Wajid Ali Shah ?
The people of the Metibruz locality of Kolkata, that comprised migrants from different parts of Uttar Pradesh, chased a senior official of the King’s Court and his family out of the precinct in 1887. The reason being his association to Wajid Ali Shah’s death.
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Munshi Premchand and Islam
Munshi Premchand, an Indian Hindu writer talks about equality in the Islamic faith in his article “Islamic Civilisation” published in 1925.
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Queen Elizabeth, A Colonial Demise in the Decolonial Era
Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realm, passed away yesterday on the 8th of September 2022, at 18:30 BST.
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What a Bengali Muslim Freedom fighter said on casteism among Muslims
An excerpt of an essay written by Rezaul Karim, a Bengali Indian Muslim Freedom fighter, who fought against the partition of India and wrote about Muslim casteism.
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Makhfi’s Mentor: The Life and Works of Mazandarani
“Among destitute Iranians there is nothing but desire for India,
All day the fasting people long for night”
-Mazandarani
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When Guardians of the Jamia Millia Islamia met in Europe
Recalling the events that led to the meeting of the guardians of the Jamia Millia Islamia in Europe in 1925.
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Syed Abul Hassan, A Great Nationalist Leader
He participated in the Khilafat movement and served as the president of the Bhagalpur District Khilafat Committee. He organised Khilafat meetings and collected Turkish relief fund. He also took part in the Non-cooperation movement.
In his welcome address at Bihar Provincial conference at Bhagalpur on 28th August, 1920, he stressed the need of national unity for the success of Non-cooperation movement against the British Government. He was ardent believer of Hindu-Muslim unity and communal peace. He was a man of broad outlook and secular character.
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Syed Ali Hussain – Chief Architect of the Pakistan Public Works Department
Syed Ali Hussain, widely regarded as the chief architect of Pakistan’s Public Works Department, oversaw the development of Islamabad.
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Cooch Behar And Its Forgotten Dewan, Kalika Das Dutta
Pragjyotisha, an ancient princely state in Indian epics, included the western town of Kamarupa, later named Cooch Behar after the ruling Koch Dynasty.
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