by Syed Asad Ali | May 8, 2020 | Historical Narratives, Partition stories, People stories
ایسی بستی سے تو ویرانہ بنایا ہوتا(بہادرشاه ظفر) Tenth May, 1857 marked the commencement of rebellion from Meerut. By 11th May, the rebel forces from Meerut reached Delhi. Mutiny as documented in the accounts of British colonialists and First War of Independence...
by Faisal Hassan | May 2, 2020 | Food Stories, Historical Narratives, People stories, Tales of Taste
Story of next door hyper-local snack at AMU that survived down the century For those who had been affiliated as a student of Aligarh Muslim University at any stage of their education knows the intricate role of this hyper-local snack in their daily life. From the...
by tawarikh | Apr 30, 2020 | Obituaries, People stories
Passing away of an Icon of Indian cinema gae dinoñ kā surāġh le kar kidhar se aayā kidhar gayā voajiib mānūs ajnabī thā mujhe to hairān kar gayā voVerse of Nasir Kazmi, Retrieved from Rekhta,...
by tawarikh | Apr 1, 2020 | Obituaries, People stories
Portrait of Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui Source: From Family collections On 19th March 2020, the Internationally acclaimed folklorist and poet Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui passed away at Apollo Hospital. He was critically ill for over a month. A secular humanist who...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Mar 23, 2020 | Historical Narratives, Monuments, Monuments, People stories
Courtyard, Madarsa Ghaziuddin, Sita Ram, C 1815 Source: British Library Madrasah Ghaziuddin/ Delhi College/ Anglo Arabic College: A Historical Review Outside the medieval era Ajmeri Gate in Old Delhi, an old school building stands proud. Few know that the present...
by Rehan Asad | Mar 21, 2020 | Historical Narratives, Literary Accounts, Partition stories, People stories
An author & educationist from early 20th century Bareilly Sayyad Altaf Ali, editor & author of magazine, Aligarh BackgroundIndian partition that took place on 15th August 1947 led to one of the biggest forced migrations in the 20th century. Fourteen million...
