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A Day in Software Engineers Life!!!

2011-08-29T03:15:00.000-07:00

8:45AM: Tough decision; to bath or not.
8:50AM: Have To.
9:15AM: Punch in.
9:20AM: Check Mail.
9:25AM: Check Again just in case….
9:30AM: Since It is already 9:30 wait for tea (9:45AM).
9:45AM: TEA party.
10:00AM: Check Mail.
10:05AM: Check again. Can’t believe that no mail has come. Is every body dead or what?
10:20AM: Sudden feeling of loneliness and desperation turn around to look for some body (Any body) to talk to.
10:30AM: Found a guy testing something. Feel real pity for his pathetic, boring and useless existence.
10:40AM: Sudden urge to get some work done and fast. Start looking for the file.(Can’t remember it’s name)
11:00AM: Boss summons in his office. Bad sign.
11:30AM: How the hell! Am I supposed to remember everything? Why should I be responsible for everything that goes bad?
11:45AM: Try to locate a scapegoat. No body around.
12:00AM: Mood is really bad decided to postpone work till after lunch.
12:30AM: lunch
1:00PM: Lunch over.
1:10PM: Go for a smoke. Can’t even smoke in this god forsaken place.
1:35PM: Back from a smoke. It was good… I even did not pay for the cig. The other chap is so foolish.
1:50PM: Mood is good. Decide to go to cool web sites. Real sleazy thoughts.

2:30PM: Feeling real sleepy after such a mammoth mental effort.
2:45PM: Tea Time.
3:00PM: Chat and discuss with colleague on the bad state of the company. Blame everybody for incompetence and laziness
4:00PM: A guy from testing comes for help.(Jerk)
4:11PM: Try to look busy.
4:12PM: He is asking for a technical help.(Real jerk).
4:15PM: After really making him beg for help decide to take a look..
4:50PM: No solution found. Really angry on the guy for getting myself involved.
4:55PM: Suddenly boss is spotted in the neighboring area. Try making as much loud noise as possible with some obscure technical jargon thrown in.
5:00PM: Boss has gone back to his den. Coast is clear..
5:05PM: Blame the problem on RnD.
5:10PM: Check mail. “Yes” a mail has finally arrived.
5:13PM: It’s a silly joke and old too. But it felt good.
5:14PM: a quick dash for gate.
5:15PM: Third in punching out.
5:25PM: Reached Room.
5:26PM: TV on. No worth while program.
8:30PM: Still no worth while program. Every body is getting lazy and irresponsible what will happen to this world GOD help us. Curse government and RnD.
8:45PM: Food arrives. Pretty bad and stinking.
8:48PM: Dinner finished.
12:45AM: Today there were really good programs.
1:46AM: Decide to sleep. Tough day ahead.

My First day to college!!!

2010-10-24T02:38:00.000-07:00

Fresh friday me greared up to my new Engg. College "Mangalore Institute Of Technology & Engineering"(MITE) It at 7:00 am, suddenly a text from a senoir and also a friend. today we don't have college because a student commited suicide last night. afterall hering this i wnt to bus stop with an excitement, then i got into college buss. The bus was goin was n the way to college enjoy the funny convertions with the senoirs.

   OH!!! suddenly Bus stop when we got down from bus found the bus from same our college have met an minor accident. the road was completly blocked.then a another bus from college had came to take us to the college. however when reaching the college was bit nerves about ragging. but din't found the incident like that

   When i went inside college dey declard holiday...me came back home without entering classroom itself,
it was one of ma Wonderfull Experiencein ma life...

The Name Which Brings Smile In Ur Face -Johnny Walker

2010-09-08T23:31:00.000-07:00

'Badruddin Jamaluddin' Kazi - 'johnny walker' as screen name (15 May 1923 – 29 July 2003)

Johnny Walker (real name Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi), the son of a textile mill worker was born on May15, 1923 in indore, India. He had a big 15 member family which was difficult to manage for his father,five of which died young.The family shifted to Bombay when the textile mill where his father used to work closed down. Badruddin tried his hands in many occupations which also included the job of a conductor in Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (B.E.S.T) buses.Though he was posted on several routes, he was mostly seen working on Dadar bus depot

Badruddin had the habit of entertaining passengers with some antics while issuing the tickets as B.E.S.T conductor. One day, Balraj Sahni, who was travelling in a B.E.S.T bus saw the antics of Badruddin who was the conductor of the bus, Balraj Sahni who was busy penning the script for Baazi(1951) for Guru Dutt. Balraj Sahni got impressed by Badruddin and introduced him to Guru Dutt as a candidate for role of a comedian. Badruddin gave a screen test in which he had to act as a drunkard and he did it so well,that Guru Dutt gave him new screen name 'Johnny Walker' after the famous Scotch whisky brand.In this way, Johnny Walker got his first break with Guru Dutt in Baazi (1951).

His performance in Baazi (1951) got lots of praise hence Guru Dutt and Johnny Walker duo worked together in many further films. Some of those memorable films were C.I.D(1956) in which Johnny Walker played the Master, pickpocket and Pyaasa(1957) in which he played the masseur Abdul Sattar. Walker used to get one of best lines and hummable tunes in the Dutt's films. Dutt and Walker often used to go for expeditions,who had become very good friends.

Johnny Walker kept getting popular day by day,and one day he got his own film,Johnny Walker(1957). Johnny Walker was approached by many more directors and he did some outstanding work in some of those films.Few of them were B.R.Chopra's Naya Daur(1957), Bimal Roy's Madhumati(1958) and K.Asif's Mughal-E-Azam(1960). He was the leading man in many films like Chho Mantar(1956), Mr Qartoon M.A.(1958), Khota Paisa(1958). The latter two films broke all box-office records. He also did Mr John(1959), Zara Bachke(1959) and Rikshavala(1960) as a lead role. In the 60s, he began to fade out a bit due to the arrival of Mehmood onto the screen who took over the centre stage in the role of a comedian.Though,Walker kept working on further out of some of noteworthy performances were Shikar(1968) and Anand(1971) where for a change he was seen in a serious role which he performed with ease. His last performance came as a make-up artist in Kamal Hassan's Chachi 420(1998), in which he was seen with a bottle of alcohol. Nothing else could had been a better end to his career.

Johnny Walker also had the privelege of winning filmfare awards.In 1959,he won filmfare award for best suppporting actor in Madhumati(1958) while in 1969,he won the best comedian filmfare award for the film Shikar(1968).

Johnny Walker met his wife Noor on the sets of Mr & Mrs. 55(1955) In real life,Walker was a devout Muslim and a strict teetotaller and used to not even touch a single drop of alcohal. Such was the friendship of Guru dutt with Johnny Walker that Guru dutt would try to keep changing scripts to make a role possible for Walker. He was a devout Muslim and used to keep a low profile even at his peak stage of career. He died on 29th July,2003 in Mumbai,India.

India Have come up with "Worlds cheapest laptop"

2010-07-24T00:55:00.000-07:00

India has come up with the world's cheapest "laptop", a touchscreencomputing device that costs $35 (£23) -(1500-2000INR)

India's human resource development minister, Kapil Sibal, this week unveiled the low-cost computing device that is designed for students, saying his department had started talks with global manufacturers to start mass production.

"We have reached a [developmental] stage that today, the motherboard, its chip, the processing, connectivity, all of them cumulatively cost around $35, including memory, display, everything," he told a news conference in New Delhi
.

He said the touchscreen gadget was packed with web browers, PDF reader and video conferencing facilities, and its hardware was created with sufficient flexibility to incorporate new components according to user requirement.

Sibal said the Linux-based device was expected to be introduced to higher education institutions from 2011 and the aim was to drop the price further to $20, and ultimately to $10.

The device was developed by research teams at India's premier technological institutes, the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science.

India spends about 3% of its annual budget on school education and has improved its literacy rates to over 64% of its population of 1.2 billion. However, studies have shown many students can barely read or write and most state-run schools have inadequate facilities.

Rupee Symbol-Download It

2010-07-19T04:12:00.000-07:00

Finally, the Rupee has a symbol like other major global currencies! In a historic event, a five-member jury set up to finalise symbol for the rupee selected the design presented by IIT-ian D Udaya Kumar. The Union Cabinet approved the symbol on Thursday noon. The Indian rupee is now the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity. The rupee will join the elite club of US dollar, British pound-sterling, Euro and Japanese yen to have its own symbol. Speaking to rediff.com on Thursday, a proud D Udaya Kumar said: "My design is based on the Tricolour, with two lines at the top and white space in between. I wanted the symbol for the Rupee to represent the Indian flag. It is a perfect blend of Indian and Roman letters: a capital 'R', and Devanagari 'ra', which represent rupiya, to appeal to international and Indian audiences." "I worked on it for few months and made numerous designs. Finally, I shortlisted 8 to 10 designs and then refined them further till I got this one," he said. "I will be joining the design department at IIT-Guwahati on Friday, and am overwhelmed by the response so far. My phone has not stopped ringing since morning," he added. Meanwhile, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said after the Cabinet meeting in Delhi on Thursday that the symbol will be printed or embossed on currency notes and coins. Soni said that the government will try that the symbol is adopted within six months in the country and globally within 18 to 24 months. The symbol will feature on computer key boards and software so that it can be printed and displayed in electronic and print, she said. Soni said it would also help in distinguishing the Indian currency from rupee or rupiah of countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

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Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan

2010-07-01T02:18:00.000-07:00

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Takhallus Ghalib and Former Takhallus Asad (born 27 December 1797 — died 15 February 1869), was a classical Urdu and Persian Poet from India during British colonial rule. During his lifetime the Mughals were eclipsed and displaced by the British and finally deposed following the defeat of the Indian Rebillion of 1857, events that he wrote of. Most notably, he wrote several Ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. He is considered, in South Asia, to be the one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. Ghalib today remains popular amongst Urdu speakers not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world.

He never worked for a livelihood, lived on either state patronage, credit or the generosity of his friends. His fame came to him posthumously. He had himself remarked during his lifetime that although his age had ignored his greatness, it would be recognized by later generations.

Poetry career

Although Ghalib wrote in Persian as well, he is more famous for his Ghazals written in Urdu. It is believed he wrote most of his popular ghazals by age nineteen.His ghazals, unlike those of Meer Taqi Meer, contain highly Persianised Urdu. Numerous elucidations of Ghalib's collection of ghazals have been written by Urdu scholars. The first such elucidation or Sharh was written by Ali Haidar of Hyderabad. Before Ghalib, the ghazal was primarily an expression of anguished love; but Ghalib expressed philosophy, the travails and mysteries of life and wrote ghazals on many other subjects, vastly expanding the scope of the Ghazal. This, together with his many masterpieces, will forever remain his paramount contribution to Urdu Poetry and Literature.

In keeping with the conventions of the classical ghazal, in most of Ghalib's verses, the identity and the gender of the beloved is indeterminate. As the renowned critic/poet/writer Shamsur Rahman Faruqui explains,since the convention of having the "idea" of a lover or beloved instead of an actual lover/beloved, freed the poet-protagonist-lover from the demands of "realism", love poetry in Urdu from the last quarter of the seventeenth century onwards, consists mostly of "poems about love" and not "love poems" in the Western sense of the term.
The first complete English translation of Ghalib's love poems (ghazals) was written by Sarfaraz K. Niazi and published by Rupa & Co in India and Ferozsons in Pakistan. The title of this book is Love Sonnets of Ghalib and it contains complete roman transliteration, explication and an extensive lexicon.

Personal life

Mirza was born in KalaMahal in Agra. His birth place was later, in 19th centuries, converted in a girls school known as Indrabhan Girls Inter College. The birth room of Mirza galib is present till this time in the school. Around 1810, he was married into a family of Umrao Begum, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Bakhsh Khan of Loharu' (younger brother of the first Nawab of Loharu, Nawab Mirza Ahmad Baksh Khan , at the age of thirteen. He had seven children, none of whom survived (this pain has found its echo in some of Ghalib's ghazals). There are conflicting reports regarding his relationship with his wife. She was considered to be pious, conservative and God-fearing in right meaning.
In fact, Ghalib was proud of his reputation as a rake. He was once imprisoned for gambling and subsequently relished the affair which was deeply embarrassing at the time with pride. In one incident, when someone praised the poetry of the pious Sheikh Sahbai in his presence, Ghalib immediately retorted, "How can Sahbai be a poet? He has never tasted wine, nor has he ever gambled; he has not been beaten with slippers by lovers, nor has he ever seen the inside of a jail." In the Mughal court circles, he even acquired a reputation as a "ladies man".
He died in Dehli on February 15, 1869. The house where he lived in Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, in old Dehli, has now been turned into 'Ghalib Memorial' and houses a permanent exhibition on him.

Major Works

Ghalib at Kavita Kosh
Fully coloured Deewan-e-Ghalib
DIVAN - E - GHALIB The Urdu Ghazals of Mirza Asadullah Khan "GHALIB".
Deewan-E-Ghalib
Poetry of Ghalib - Complete Collection of Mirza Ghalib, A large Number of his Ghazals
The Love Sonnets of Ghalib - Biography, selected works, and all things Ghalib
Biography and selected works
The Joy of the Drop - 37 poems by Ghalib in English translation.

Jagjit Singh - Mirza Ghalib's 'Har ek baat pe kehte ho'

Har Ek Baat Pe Kehte Ho Ki Tu Kya Hai,
Tumhi Kaho Ki Yeh Andaze Guftgu Kya Hai,

ragoon mein dau Date phirane ke ham nahiin qaayal
jab aaNkh hii se na Tapakaa to phir lahuu kyaa hao

chipak rahaa hai badan par lahuu se pairaahan
hamaarii jeb ko an haajat-e-rafuu kyaa hai

jalaa hia jism jahaa.N dil bhii jal gayaa hogaa
kuredate ho jo ab raakh justajuu kyaa hai

rahii na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhii
to kis ummiid pe kahiye ke aarazuu kyaa hai

3G auctions end!!!

2010-05-20T09:26:00.000-07:00

Govt. to get Rs.67719 crores

The result:

Circlewise Information

Delhi: Rs. 3316.93 crores
Vodafone: 1959-1964 Mhz
Bharti Airtel: 1969-1974 Mhz
Reliance: 1974-1979 Mhz
– Money raised from the Delhi circle is Rs. 13,268 crores, with Rs. 9,852 crores from the three private telecom operators

Mumbai: Rs. 3247.07 crores
Reliance: 1959-1964 Mhz
Vodafone: 1969-1974 Mhz
Bharti Airtel: 1974-1979 Mhz
– Money raised from the Mumbai circle is Rs. 12,988 crores, with Rs. 9549 crores being paid by private telecom operators

Maharashtra: Rs. 1,257.82
Tata: 1959-1964 Mhz
Idea: 1969-1974 Mhz
Vodafone: 1974-1979 Mhz
– Money raised from the Maharashtra circle is Rs. 12,988 crores, with Rs. 9549 crores being paid by private telecom operators

Gujarat: Rs. 1,076.06 crores
Tata: 1959-1964 Mhz
Vodafone: 1969-1974 Mhz
Idea: 1974-1979 Mhz

Andhra Pradesh: Rs. 1,373.14 crores
Bharti Airtel : 1959-1964 Mhz
Idea: 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel: 1974-1979 Mhz

Karnataka: Rs. 1,579.91 crores
Tata: 1959-1964 Mhz
Aircel 1969-1974 Mhz
Bharti Airtel: 1974-1979 Mhz

Tamil Nadu: Rs. 1,464.94 crores
Bharti 1959-1964 Mhz
Vodafone 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel 1974-1979 Mhz

Kolkata: 544.26 crores
Vodafone 1959-1964 Mhz
Aircel 1969-1974 Mhz
Reliance 1974-1979 Mhz

Kerala: Rs. 312.48 crores
Idea 1959-1964 Mhz
Tata 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel 1974-1979 Mhz

Punjab: Rs. 322.01 crores
Idea 1959-1964 Mhz
Reliance 1964-1969 Mhz
Tata 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel 1974-1979 Mhz

Haryana: Rs. 222.58 crores
Idea 1959-1964 Mhz
Tata 1969-1974 Mhz
Vodafone 1974-1979 Mhz

Uttar Pradesh (E): Rs. 364.57 crores
Aircel 1959-1964 Mhz
Idea 1969-1974 Mhz
Vodafone 1974-1979 Mhz

Uttar Pradesh (W): Rs. 514.04 crores
Bharti 1959-1964 Mhz
Idea 1969-1974 Mhz
Tata 1974-1979 Mhz

Rajasthan Rs. 321.03 crores
Reliance 1959-1964 Mhz
Bharti 1969-1974 Mhz
Tata 1974-1979 Mhz

Madhya Pradesh Rs. 358.36 crores
Idea 1959-1964 Mhz
Reliance 1969-1974 Mhz
Tata 1974-1979 Mhz

West Bengal Rs. 123.63 crores
Bharti 1959-1964 Mhz
Reliance 1964-1969 Mhz
Vodafone 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel 1974-1979 Mhz

Himachal Pradesh Rs. 37.23 crores
Bharti 1959-1964 Mhz
STel 1964-1969 Mhz
Idea 1969-1974 Mhz
Reliance 1974-1979 Mhz

Bihar Rs. 203.46 crores
STel 1959-1964 Mhz
Bharti 1964-1969 Mhz
Reliance 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel 1974-1979 Mhz

Orissa Rs. 96.98 crores
STel 1959-1964 Mhz
Aircel 1969-1974 Mhz
Reliance 1974-1979 Mhz

Assam Rs. 41.48 crores
Reliance 1959-1964 Mhz
Bharti 1969-1974 Mhz
Aircel 1974-1979 Mhz

North East Rs. 42.30 crores
Aircel 1959-1964 Mhz
Bharti 1969-1974 Mhz
Reliance 1974-1979 Mhz

Jammu &Kashmir: Rs. 30.30 Cr
Idea 1959-1964 Mhz
Aircel 1964-1969 Mhz
Reliance 1969-1974 Mhz
Bharti 1974-1979 Mhz

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan-The real hero

2010-05-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

"There are two kind of people came to this world, one who work to live and the other who live to work".

Sir Saiyad lived to work

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Born : 17th October 1817 Delhi

Died : 27th March 1898, Aligarh

Father : Saiyad Muhammad Muttaqi,
Mother : Azizun Nisa Begum
Wife : Parsa Begum(Mubarak) Married : 1836
Children : Saiyad Hamid, Saiyad Mahmud and Amina.

Biography: Hayat-e-Javed (By Maulana Altaf Husain Hali)

“ Hai Dileri daste-arbab-e-siyaasat ka Aasa` “

“Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education “ (Mahatma Gandhi)

“The real greatness of the man (Sir Saiyad) consists in the fact that he was the first Indian Muslim who felt the need of a fresh orientation of Islam and worked for it’’ (Sir Allama Iqbal)

“Sir Saiyad was an ardent reformer and he wanted to reconcile modern scientific thought with religion by rationalistic interpretations and not by attacking basic belief. He was anxious to push new education. He was in no way communally separatist. Repeatedly he emphasized that religious differences should have no political and national significance”.
( Jawaharlal Nehru, Founder Prime Minister of India)

“Sir Saiyad’s vision and his laborious efforts to meet the demands of challenging times are highly commendable. The dark post 1857 era was indeed hopeless and only men like Raja Mohan Roy and Sir Saiyad could penetrate through its thick veil to visualize the Nation’s destinies. They rightly believed that the past had its merits and its legacies were valuable but it was the future that a society was called upon to cope with. I offer my homage to Sir Saiyad for his vision and courage that withstood all obstructions both from the friends and the foes”
(Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime Minister of India).

The Founder

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, one of the architects of modern India was born on October 17, 1817 in Delhi and started his career as a civil servant.

The 1857 revolt was one of the turning points of Syed Ahmed’s life. He clearly foresaw the imperative need for the Muslims to acquire proficiency in the English language and modern sciences if the community were to maintain its social and political identity, particularly in Northern India.

He was one of those early pioneers who recognized the critical role of education for the empowerment of the poor and backward Muslim community. In more than one ways Sir Syed was one of the greatest social reformers and a great national builder of modern India. He began to prepare the road map for the formation of a Muslim University by starting various schools. He instituted Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among the Muslims and to make the Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language. The Aligarh Institute Gazette, an organ of the Scientific Society was started in March 1866 and succeeded in transforming the minds in the traditional Muslim Society. Anyone with an average level of commitment would have backed off in the face of strong opposition but Sir Syed responded by bringing out another journal ‘Tehzibul Akhlaq’ which was rightly named in English as ‘Mohammedan Social Reformer’.

In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in Aligarh and patterned the MAO College after Oxford and Cambridge universities that he visited on a trip to London in 1869. His objective was to build a college in tune with the British education system but without compromising its Islamic values. He wanted this College to act as a bridge between the old and the new, the East and the West. While he fully appreciated the need and urgency of imparting instruction based on Western learning, he was not oblivious to the value of Oriental learning and wanted to preserve and transmit to posterity the rich legacy of the past. Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal observed that “the real greatness of Sir Syed consists in the fact that he was the first Indian Muslim who felt the need of a fresh orientation of Islam and worked for it--- his sensitive nature was the first to react to modern age”.

The aim of Sir Syed was not merely restricted to establishing a college at Aligarh but at spreading a network of Muslim managed educational institutions throughout the length and breadth of the country. Keeping in view this, he instituted All India Muslim Educational Conference in 1886 that revived the spirit of Muslims at national level. The Aligarh Movement motivated the Muslims to help open a number of educational institutions. It was the first of its kind of such Muslim NGO in India, which awakened the Muslims from their deep slumber and infused social and political awareness among them.

He contributed much to the development of the modern society of the subcontinent. During Sir Syed’s own life time, ‘The Englishman’, a renowned British magazine of the 19th century remarked in a note on November 17, 1885: ‘Sir Syed’s life “strikingly illustrated one of the best phases of modern history”. He died on March 27, 1898 and lies buried next to the main mosque at AMU.

An Architect of Modern India

History of social and educational reforms in Indian sub-continent can not be completed without Sir Saiyad Ahmad Khan. He is one of the great thinker, philosopher and revolutionaries who had dedicated his complete life for his nation and especially for his community. Nineteenth century was a hard time for the nation of India and especially for Muslims in the aftermath of 1857 revolt against British colonialism. Sir Saiyad tried and motivated Indian Muslim. In the history of India’s transition from medievalism to modernism, Sir Saiyad stand out prominently as a dynamic force pitted against conservatism, superstitions, inertia and ignorance. He contributed many of the essential elements to the development of modern India and paved the growth of a healthy scientific attitude of mind which is sine qua non for advancement, both material and intellectual. Sir Saiyad said : After the Revolt of 1857, I was grieved neither on account of the plunder of my house nor on account of the loss of property that I had suffered. What saddened my heart was the misery and destruction of people. When Mr. Shakespeare offered to me the Taluqa of Jehanabad, which originally belonged to a distinguished Saiyad family, and yielded an annual rental of more than a lac rupees, as a reward of my services, my heart was deeply hurt. I said to myself, how can I accept this jagir and become the Taluqdar while all the people are in distress. I refused to accept it.

Sir Saiyad was born on 17th October 1817 in Delhi in a respectable family of Saiyad Mohammad Muttaqi & Azizun Nisa Begum . Sir Saiyad and Maulana Qasim Nanotwi (Founder of Darul-Uloom, Deoband) studied together under the able guidance of Maulana Mamlook Ali in Delhi. Sir Saiyad studied mathematics, Geology and Medicine from his uncle, Saiyad Zainul Abedin. He also studied Arabic literature, Tafseer-e-Quran, Hadith, and Fiqah from Maulana Makhsusullah (s/o Maulana Shah Rafiuddin Dahlwi ), Maulana Nawazish Ali and Maulana Faizul Hasan Saharanpuri. In 1836 Sir Saiyad got married to Parsa Begum (Mubarak) and had two sons, Hamid (born in 1849) and Mahmood (born in 1850) and a daughter Amina. His elder brother Saiyad Muhammad started a weekly newspaper in 1837 and out of love of his younger brother Saiyad Ahmad (also known as Saiyad in his youth), named the newspaper Saiyadul-Akhbar . After Saiyad Muhammad’s death in 1845, Sir Saiyad Ahmad started managing Saiyadul-Akhbar.

Sir Saiyad was a great champion of Hindu-Muslim Unity. Addressing a big gathering at Gurudaspur on Jan. 27, 1884 He said: “ Hindus and Muslims ! Do you belong to a country other than India ? Don’t you live on this soil and are you not buried under it or cremated on its Ghats ? If you live and die on this land, then bear in mind, that Hindus and Muslims is but a religious word; all the Hindus, Muslims and Christians who live in this country are one nation.”

Father of Aligarh movement

This most respected and important educational centre for Indian Muslims was initially founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAOC) at Aligarh in 1875 by Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan and subsequently raised to the status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 1920. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), known more as a movement than an academic institution is one of the most important chapters of Indian history as far as the sociology of Hindu-Muslim relation is concerned. Sir Saiyad said: “This is the first time in the history of Mohammedans of India, that a college owes it nor to the charity or love of learning of an individual, nor to the spending patronage of a monarch, but to the combined wishes and the united efforts of a whole community. It has its own origin in course which the history of this county has never witnessed before. It is based on principles of toleration and progress such as find no parallel in the annals of the east.” Sir Saiyad’ famous speech which he made while foundation of MAO College was laid down by Lord Lytton on 18th January, 1877 is the soul of Aligarh Movement. Sir Saiyad said: “from the seed which we sow today, there may spring up a mighty tree, whose branches, like those of the banyan of the soil, shall in their turn strike firm roots into the earth, and themselves send forth new and vigorous saplings”.

It’s a common misconception that Sir Saiyad and Aligarh Movement is anti-oriental studies (Islamic and Eastern studies) and MAO College was started in a reactionary movement to counter the religious school, Darul-Uloom Deoband, started by Maulana Qasim Nanotvi (another student of Sir Saiyad’s teacher Maulana Mamlook Ali Nanotvi). In fact Sir Saiyad had a broader vision and had put forward the need of the hour to get equipped with the modern education to improve the social and economical conditions of Muslims of India. He never discouraged or denied the importance of religious and oriental studies. By his individual means and with the help of Muslim Educational Conference, he always tried to modernize the Madarasas, update their syllabus as per the need of the hour.

Sir Saiyad wrote a lot about these things in Tahzeebul-akhlaq. Sir Saiyad’s educational vision has two strong points;

Adoption of Modern education
Moral Education

From the beginning, Madarsatul-Uloom, later MAO College was equipped with the above philosophy. Tarbiyat of the students living in Hostels were part of the duties of Principal and Manager of Hostels. For Islamic and moral education, Sir Saiyad created a position of Nazim-e-Diniyaat for MAO College who was responsible for Islamic and moral education of the students. Dars-e-Quran was part of curriculum of the college and every morning before the start of the class, Allama Shibli Nomani used to give Dars-e-Quran for about half hour from 1887 to 1895 and later on the responsibility was handed over to Maulana Abdullah Ansari, the founder Nazim-e-Diniyaat.

Sir Saiyad breathed his last on Sunday, 27th March 1898. The funeral took place on Monday, 28th March 1898. The Janazah prayers were offered in the cricket field lead by the founder Nazim-e-Diniyaat, Maulana Abdullah Ansari (son in law of Maulana Qasim Nanotwi and grandson of Sir Saiyad’s teacher Maulana Mamlook Ali). The burial took place in College Jama Masjid.

Maulana Altaf Hussain Haali- writer of Sir Saiyad’s biography, HAYAAT-E-JAVED;

“After Sir Saiyad’s death, it was not only by words but also by actions that the people proved their love and respect for his high ideals. Almost at once, some people began to press for the foundation of Muslim University. The movement spread all over India and abroad and people started raising money for Sir Saiyad’s finest memorial.. Even in England students raised money for the Muslim University. People were surprised to see the interest of Englishmen and their efforts to collect money to fulfill the dream of Sir Saiyad to make MAO College as Muslim University. There is an old saying that a good friend is like a leafy tree. For when a tree is in full bloom one has the pleasure of its shade and the enjoyment of its fruits, and when it withers, its wood is put to many uses. Sir Saiyad was such a friend to the Muslims. When he was alive, he laboured for them with his body, his words, his pen and his money. When he died he left the memory of his love and work imprinted on their hearts so that they might come together and build on the foundations he has laid. “

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan with family & Friends

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan with family & Friends (Colored*)


*Sir Syed's Stick & Compass*	*Sir Syed's Desk*


*Sir Syed's Sofa Set*	*Sir Syed's Doshala*

Sir Syed's home when he first moved to Aligarh

Sir Syed's House (Original)

Sir Syed's House


*Justice Syed Mahmood (Youngest son of Sir Saiyad)*	*Mr. Syed Hamid (Eldest son of Sir Saiyad)*


*Sir Syed Ross Masood (Grandson)*	*Mr. Syed Anwar Masood (Great grandson)*

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan with Mohsinul Mulk and Syed Mahmood*

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan with Haji Ismail Khan of Dattawali

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan with his supporters and Well wishers*

Group Photograph of Sir Syed with the students of M.A.O.College

Janazah Prayer of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Maqbarah of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Shajarah-e-Nasb of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan -I

Shajarah-e-Nasb of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan -II

**Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan's Family Tree**


Books/Lectures : Sir Saiyad Ahmad Khan	Institutions named after Sir Saiyad Ahmad Khan

Gulabi Gang - Vigilantes in Pink

2010-04-02T07:59:00.000-07:00

Gulabi Gang - Vigilantes in Pink

Fed up with abusive husbands and corrupt officials, India's poorest women are banding together, taking up arms, and fighting back. Even more shocking than the pink saris they wear: Their quest for justice is actually working

In the hot, dusty district of Banda, situated in India's remote, rural north, acts of domestic abuse among the region's poorest are as commonplace as electricity outages and child marriages. And yet three years ago, when Sampat Pal Devi learned that a friend had been beaten by her alcoholic husband and that the local police, chronically indifferent to violence against women, had looked the other way, something inside her snapped.

Incensed, the 47-year-old mother of five gathered dozens of her female neighbors, armed them with sticks, and taught them how to fight back. Together, the self-declared Gulabi Gang, or "pink gang" (for the candy-colored saris that double as their makeshift uniforms), have beaten up accused rapists, profligate officials, and husbands who've abandoned their wives.

Last year, they even intercepted a group of black marketers pilfering from a local food bank. In this rigidly patriarchal region, where members of the lowest class earn as little as 75 cents a day, vigilantism, according to Devi, is the only way to empower women. "With no income and no skills, this is a desperate situation," Devi explains. "Women are completely vulnerable."

That's no longer entirely true, thanks to Devi and her ragtag band of unlikely warriors, who now number in the hundreds. (So popular are these local folk heroes that neighborhood shops can't keep up with the demand for pink saris, which women in surrounding villages have taken to wearing in support of their Banda sisters.) Devi says there are fewer rapes in the area now and more girls attending school. "We don't use violence much anymore," Devi says, beaming. "Now just our name and that we are coming are enough."

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2010-03-31T09:41:00.000-07:00

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Love and Sorrow...Felt By All God's Creatures

2010-01-14T04:09:00.000-08:00

Swallows: Here his wife is injured and the condition is fatal.
She was hit by a car as she swooped low across the road.

Here he brought her food and attended to her with love and compassion.

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