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...
by Rehan Asad | Mar 19, 2020 | Audio/Videos, Historical Narratives, History of Science, Medical history
COVID 19, Pic source: John Hopkins University A short video story on Quarantine While the world witnessed one of the major pandemic these days in the form of Corona virus spread. More than 220, 000 cases of COVID 19 had been reported with around 8900 fatalities in one...
by Dewali Deb | Mar 9, 2020 | Historical Narratives, People stories
17th C portrait attributed to Painter Lal Chand & identified as Princess Jahanara, Source: British Library A broad range of research by art historians on the positive but complex practice of feminism during the Moghul period had lead to rich comprehensively...
by Sayyid Danyal | Feb 19, 2020 | People stories, Sufiway
A serene view of the tomb with pigeons & deep blue sky in backdrop, pic source: Author Mir Mohammad is the pathfinderFor all the saints of the age, He shall be supreme till the order abideth;The Qadiriyya order in God’s directiveShall be commanding...
by tawarikh | Feb 13, 2020 | Obituaries, People stories, Sufiway
A loss of a star in Sufi Skies On intervening night of 11-12th February, 2020 Syed Meraj Ahmad left this world for the heavenly abode. His demise was all of the sudden. He was on the way to Agra from his hometown ( Lakhimpur Kheri) when he felt sick & rushed to...
by tawarikh | Feb 8, 2020 | Audio/Videos, Historical Narratives, People stories
A short video story on the life of great freedom fighter, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan aka Frontier Gandhi. Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan Frontier Gandhi with Mahatma Gandhi, 1940 Gandhi Ji with Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Peshawar, 1938 Islam is “Amal, Yaqeen &...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Dec 14, 2019 | Literary Accounts, People stories
Portrait of Sayyad Shah Muhammad Hasan Bismil Azimabadi Pic source: Author Urdu as a language is deeply entrenched with the composite heritage of India that has given us slogans and songs such as Inquilab Zindabad , Sarforoshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil mein Hal, Sare...
by Syed Abdul Mannan | Dec 5, 2019 | People stories, Sufiway
A mid-nineteenth century narrative of oral history Gateway to the shrine, Pic source: Syed Abdul Mannan Kakori, a small town is located fourteen kilometers north of Lucknow. It came up in the light of world history when the Indian freedom fighters snatched the British...
by Rehan Asad | Nov 8, 2019 | Historical Narratives
Salient features Translated ancient medical treatise from Greek, Persian & Indian sourcesPioneered the establishment of teaching hospitalsKept record of the patient information Represented physicians from diverse ethnic & religious backgroundsStarted...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Oct 29, 2019 | Historical Narratives, People stories
An imaginary portrait of Iltutmish Source: Wikiimages He was the first independent Muslim ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi. It was he who consolidated the entire north India from Bengal to the borders of Afghanistan and founded the Delhi Sultanate. It was he who...
