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ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY: SHIPWRECKED IN AN OASIS

At a time when the world is witnessing trivial times geo-politically, AMU is no exception, geography and politics decide the fate of academic belligerents in Aligarh. The role of politico-academic mercenaries is equally important, as the AMU Court prepares for the final showdown, the students and teachers await the verdict with bated breath.

Sicily in poetry of Iqbal & its forgotten Saracen connect.

𝑻𝒉𝒂 𝒀𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏̃ 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝑰𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒉𝒓𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒏̃ 𝑲𝒂 𝑲𝒂𝒃𝒉𝒊
𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒛𝒊-𝑮𝒂𝒉 𝑻𝒉𝒂 𝑱𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝑲𝒂 𝑲𝒂𝒃𝒉𝒊

When Allama Iqbal was returning from Europe to India where his flight passed over the Sicily, in melancholic mindset he wrote this poem about Sicily.

The Garden of Princess, birth of Club & Cricket Board of India

Roshanāra Begum was the third daughter of Shajahan and Mumtaz Mahal. Born on 2 Ramadan 1026 A.H. or 1617 A.D at Burhanpur, she was the first lady during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir.

Hazrat Pir Abdul Jaleel Chishti Lakhnavi

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Dargah Hazrat Shah Nasrullah Shattari Lakhnawi

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