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unusual facts about Aligarh



Abbas Ali Mahdi

Abbas did his basic schooling, graduation (in 1983) and post-graduation (in 1985), from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

Ahmad Bakhsh Sindhi

In 1944, Sindhi was a gold medalist/top achiever during his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws studies at prestigious Aligarh Muslim University in the city of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Attri clan

Ghanghauli, Jaidpura, Kheria Khurd, Shyaraul, Zikarpur, Hamidpur,Mour, Jattari, Usrah, Rasulpur, Khandeha, Gharbara In Aligarh District.

Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan

After her mother's death in 1919, she was raised by her aunt and educated at the Aligarh school for Muslim women and the Queen Mary's College, Lahore.

Etah

NH 91 passes through this district.Etah's nearest district and surrounded by Budaun, Aligarh, Farrukhabad, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Mahamaya Nagar, Kasganj.

Godfrey Lias

At one time, Godfrey Lias was an Assistant Master at Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt, and then Head-master at the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College (now Aligarh Muslim University) in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Hindustan Dainik

They are spread across Delhi, Bihar (Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Bhagalpur), Jharkhand (Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Varanasi, Meerut, Agra, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Aligarh, and Kanpur) and Uttarakhand (Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani).

Ishwar Das Varshnei

He was born in Aligarh and was the son of Lala Jagannath Prasad and grandson of Lala Gabdamal, famous cloth merchants in Sikandra Rao.

KC Singhal

He joined Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh as Assistant Research Officer under a project of Indian Council of Medical Research on January 29, 1968.

Maharani Swarnamoyee

Swarnamoyee donated Rs. 15,000/- for Bethune College in 1872, Rs. 2,000/- for Cuttack College in 1875, Rs. 2,000/- for Aligarh College in 1876 and Rs. 5,000/- for London Imperial Jubilee Institution in 1887.

Negationism in India: Concealing the Record of Islam

Elst claims that historians of the Aligarh school (e.g. Irfan Habib) or Indian Marxists (e.g. Romila Thapar) have resorted to history-rewriting: "Therefore, in 1982 the National Council of Educational Research and Training issued a directive for the rewriting of schoolbooks. Among other things, it stipulated that: "Characterization of the medieval period as a time of conflict between Hindus and Muslims is forbidden.

Pir Ilahi Bux

Deeply moved by the Khilafat Movement, led by Maulana Mohammad Ali Jouhar, he soon left Aligarh Muslim University and joined Jamia Millia Islamia headed by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and did his B.A. from there.

PN Saxena

The eldest daughter Ms Poonam, who did Engineering Course from Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, is married to a Physician, working presently at BHEL, Delhi; his son Dr. Pankaj Saxena did MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh and now working his own private MRI Instruments, Chicago (USA).

He joined the Department of Pharmacology of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, on April 14, 1964 as Professor and Founder Chairman Department of Pharmacology.

Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi

Other than Delhi, important Qaume-e-Punjabian communities exist in Aligarh, Agra, Roorkee, Aonla, Hapur, Moradabad, Rampur, Kanpur and Kolkata.

Rashid Ahmed Khan Tahirkhaili

Dr Tahirkhaili studied at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, earning a Bachelor's of Science in 1945 and at University of St Andrews, Scotland, earning a Master of Science in 1960, and a doctorate in 1964.

Saeeda Faiz

Mrs. Saeeda Faiz acquired her higher education in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh and obtained a degree of M.A., B.T. after which she worked as a teacher in Government Girls' School, Basti.

Satish Chandra

He was a Reader in History at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh before joining the newly established Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi as a professor and a co-founder.

Shibli Nomani

He taught Persian and Arabic languages at Aligarh for sixteen years where he met Thomas Arnold and other British scholars from whom he learned first hand modern Western ideas and thoughts.

Zafarul Islam Islahi

Zafarul Islam Islahi (born 1950), is Professor and Chairman of Department of Islamic Studies at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India and a member of Management Committee of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, Azamgarh India.


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