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Yeah, Marine Drive does exist in Muzaffarpur. Shores and waterfronts are not the sole property of Mumbai and vast Indian areas dotting the Indian Ocean. Water bodies and wetlands etc are in abundance in Bharat. The local term for water body at our place is “mann/Talab” which exists near our village Tehai as well as…
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Dasna is a Muslim majority town in the Ghaziabad District of the State of Uttar Pradesh. This Qasba has become one of the hot spots near the National Capital Delhi. Lying just on both the sides of eight lane National Highway 24 (9) only 10 km away from the district headquarter Ghaziabad is famous for…
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Bulandshahr a Persian construct equivalent to Upper Kot was known as Baran presumably established by Raja Ahibaran in ancient times and the inhabitants of the city and the region proudly attach the word Barani to their names. Ziauddin Barani has brought name and fame to this area. Aziz Barani too deserves to be mentioned here.…
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Muzaffarnagar city and district in Saharanpur Division is known for a number of reasons. Thana Bhawan once a part of Muzaffarnagar and now lying in Shamli district is the ancestral village of the Urdu humorist Shaukat Thanvi. Amir Alam former M.P. and Uttar Pradesh minister, chairman of Bharat groups of colleges is one of the…
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Abul Fazal Enclave is a remarkable area falling within Jamia Nagar Delhi – 25. Being the center of Muslim prominent personalities, many prominent Muslim organizations and establishments are situated here leading and misleading the Indian Muslims in their own ways. Though Abul Fazal Enclave has been an integral part of my perception honoring myself by…
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Tehai Madaripur aka Dharampur Narayan is my Dadiahal and about 10 km away Mauna Sharif is my Nanihal where I was born. Therefore, I have been commuting between these two hamlets via Rampur Hari with motorcycle, bicycle and four wheelers, though my late maternal grandfather Maulana Abu Zafar Siddiqui would visit his alone daughter, late…
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Police Outpost outside Sambhal Jama Masjid is being built as I have come across the news. Nowadays, Sambhal has become a favorite topic for media outlets and others. The genesis of this upheaval is some Sanatanis belonging to the Sangh Pariwar that constitutes its political wing BJP, who filed an application before the local Court…
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Muzaffarpur is a famous smart city in Tirhut division of Northern Bihar. Vaishali, a world famous archeological site and known for its ancient democratic government when it was rarity, is not far from this headquarter of Tirhut division. Muzaffarpur has also been a center of Islamic heritage and civilization. The very nomenclature of this settlement…
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Jamia Nagar is named after the prestigious central university Jamia Millia Islamia. The Muslim presence here is fascinating. A lot of Muslim organizations, institutions, madrasas, mosques, business outlets are based in Jamia Nagar. A galaxy of Muslims personalities resides in this one of the largest ghettos of Muslims in India. Jamia Nagar is congested but…
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Mohan is a Qasba of Awadh region and Nagar Panchayat in Unnao District of the State Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the birthplace of Maulana Hasrat Mohani, a poet, freedom fighter, prose writer, patriotic and a remarkable human being. Mohan is also famous for Unani doctors and other personalities of various walks of life.…
