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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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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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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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Jahangirabad of Shefta indicates to two entities, Jahangirabad a town in the District of Bulandshahr and Shefta, nom de plume of Mustafa Khan Shefta, a Nawab, who is an integral part of the city and the regions around it. Jahangirabad is named after the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir. He had stayed here for a couple of…
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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.…
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Nuh has been in headlines recently and likely to be the topics of discussion in media. Nuh, which is a district headquarter of Mewat district, which is now Nuh district is a region, significant in Indian Muslims point of view. The Muslim history of Mewat region dates several centuries back. Sonpar Pal, a member…
