Michael H. Hart (born April 27, 1932) is an American astrophysicist and author. Hart’s first book was The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (1978), which has sold more than 500,000 copies and been translated into 15 languages. The first person on Hart’s list was Prophet Muhammad, chosen over Prophet Jesus…
Month: December 2015
Ease of Doing Judiciary | Mazid Khan
The current government at the Centre boasting of having at the helm a big number of innovative and learned politicians should come up with a path breaking idea of “disinvestment” in judiciary to usher in a new era of ease of doing business. It would be meant for all, any body can avail their services…
Shakeel Badayuni- Geetkar-e-Aazam
Most important characteristic of songs of Shakeel Badayuni is their variety and diversity. Shakeel wrote ghazals, geet, poorbi songs, bhajans, naats, qawwali, and sad numbers. Shakeel Badayuni was born in 1916 in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. He joined Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh in 1936. When he joined Aligarh Muslim University in 1936, he started participating in inter-college,…
The Blessed Lot | M F Janawari
Those who carve tales out of sufferings that feed on hot red blood seem blessed a lot. Among all those who vulnerably fall prey to the demand of their rights’ fulfillment whether at organic or higher level striving for the existence is always born a ‘lot’ quite resistant but quite blessed also. This lot creates…
Book Review: The Wind Knocks at My Door (Rupesh Singh) | Shamenaz Shaikh
The Wind Knocks at My Door & Other Poems : A Synthesis of Romance and Mysticism Rupesh Singh | Authorspress: New Delhi | ISBN: 978-93-5207-120-3, 195, 2015 The Wind Knocks at My Door is the maiden poetry collection by Rupesh Singh who is a budding poet, a PhD scholar of English Literature in University of…
Non-NET is actually Non-JRF | Naved Ashrafi
With proposed mandate of University Grants Commission (UGC) to scrap UGC Non-NET fellowship in M.Phil/Ph.D. research, there is a need to clarify some misconceptions present among students. There are many agencies in India which provide research fellowships like UGC, CSIR, ICSSR, MAEF, DST etc. but we will focus here only on UGC NET-JRF Fellowship. Let…
Richa Singh: A Dynamic Student Leader | Shamenaz Shaikh
Richa Singh, the President of Allahabad University Students’ Union (AUSU), came into news recently for her silent protest against Yogi Adityanath’s programme in Allahabad University. She is the first ‘elected’ female President of Allahabad University Students’ Union in 127 years, though S. K. Nehru was appointed as President some 88 years ago by the university…
Take a ride to AMU | Syed Suhail Yaqoob
It takes time to feel the essence of being a student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a premier institution of India famous all round the world for its contribution to the progress of Muslim community in India. Its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a visionary, went from pillar to the post to establish a learning…