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Celebrating
together Sir Sayed Day, Eid and Diwali
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This was a unique
assembly of more than 400 hundred members of Aligarh Muslim University
Alumni Association, (UK) meeting in London to celebrate a unique occasion.
For the first time they celebrated the Eid and Diwali together
and paid homage to Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan who devoted his life
spread modern and scientific education among the Muslims of
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Risaluddin: Lighter moments of life in Aligarh
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| Those were the days
in Aligarh, full of laughter and joy. One of the veterans of
the Association, M Risaluddin, entertained the audience with
jokes and the joyful memories of laughter and lighter moments of life in Aligarh
To listen click
here  (Urdu)
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Sir
Sayed Memorial lecture
by Lord Desai
'Is
Sir Sayed's challenge of modernity for Muslims is still relevant' |
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Lord Meghnad
Desai earned his fame at the London School of Economics
as one of Britain's leading political thinkers. He was
invited to deliver on the above topic Sir Sayed Memorial lecture 2005.
To listen click
here (English)
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UK's
finest Ghazal singer Mamta Gupta |
The
audience were then treated to the melodious
delights of ghazals of Jazbi and Majaz, Aligarh's
renowned Urdu poets. The day culminated
with the ghazals presented by one of Britain's finest
Ghazal singers Mamta Gupta of the BBC Hindi Service.
To listen click
here (Urdu) |
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