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Now, it is a well established fact that Islam in Karnataka has a long history in the south India and Islam has arrived here before it was brought by Muslim rulers in the north India. Arrival of Muslims in west coast of India reached Karnataka very early. Islamic culture and history in Karnataka like other…
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Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627) was one of Navaratnas in the court of Akbar. He is popularly known as Rahim. His title was Khan-i-Khanan. Besides being an illustrated poet of Hindi, he was a general, administrator, patron, donor, diplomat, polyglots, art lover as well as a scholar. I…
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The toy-man (Khilaunewala) is poem written by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, who is a household name in India for her famous poems and freedom movement. Her poem on Laxmibai, the queen of Jhansi is one of the most recited and admired poems in Hindi literature. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan has also authored some fascinating short stories. The…
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Siyaramsharan Gupt (4 September, 1895 – 29 March, 1963) was one of the distinguished Hindi writers. He was the younger brother of another Hindi literature doyen Maithilisharan Gupt. Biography Siyaramsharan Gupta was born in the family of Seth Ramcharan Kanakne in Chirgaon, Jhansi. After completing his elementary education, he learned Gujarati, English and Urdu languages…
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Marginalization of the minority communities in India has become a norm and Muslims living the northeast state of the country is no exception. Manipuri Muslims, who are called Pangal do not have adequate representation in core areas of power, prosperity and development. Only a few Mulims in Manipur are holding government key post. When the…
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Gulbarga in the Karnataka State is a historical and significant city. This city reminds us the glorious Muslim history in India and it retains till date its status of being a center of Muslim culture and activities. 623 km away from Bangalore and 200 km from Hyderabad Deccan it was under the State of Hyderabad.…
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Dabhel is a town in Gujarat state of India. It is famous for its Islamic educational Islamic seminary Jamia Islamia Talimud-din. Dabhel lies 25–30 km (16–19 mi) south of Surat and 10–15 km (6.2–9.3 mi) north of Navsari, to the east is Vesma crossroad on National Highway 8 and to the west is Maroli. Arabian…
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Jaunpur founded by the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq in the name of his cousin Jauna Khan is also called Shiraz-e-Hind. This name has been assigned to it righty as it has a rich history of Islamic Culture and Civilization. A number of prominent personalities belonged to this Purvanchal City in the state of…
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Once upon a time, Kalyan was a busy port so a number of trades from Arabia and other countries landed here for business. When they preached and intermarried, there emerged a Muslim community, which is called as Konkani Muslims today. Konkani Muslims in Kalyan has a long history of maritime trade. A majority of the…
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui in Meerut on Tuesday night 21.09.2021 on charges of alleged illegal religious conversions according to several media outlets. Maulana Siddiqui is president of Global Peace Center and Jamia Imam Waliullah Trust The Anti-Terrorist Squad claimed that Kaleem Siddiqui was running India’s “biggest religious conversion…
