This Blog is dedicated to the educational institution which was started by Sir Sayyad Ahmed Khan as a college called Muhammadan Anglo Oriental (M.A.O.) College. This college which was started in 1885 went to become a University in 1920. Since then, it is known as “Aligarh Muslim University“. This university is also known as “Chaman-e Sir Sayyad” since he was the one who sowed the seeds and watered the plants of this chaman (garden).
~ Qais
Marris Road is indeed one of the most important streets in Aligarh. The distnguished status of this street comes... read more
My previous post on “Café culture at AMU” definitely points to one common trait of aligarians, that is, most... read more
“Majaz” or “Majaz Lakhnawi” who’s original name was Asrar-ul-Haq, was the poet who composed the unfogettable Aligarh Tarana. Unfortunately,... read more
One of the Famous ‘M’s stand for “Muslim University“. Obviously, it refers to Aligarh Muslim University and it... read more
Ruckus, Chaos, Pandemonium and Tumult are a few words which can very vaguely represent the Hindi word – Bhasad.... read more
हर शाम है शाम-ऐ-मिस्र यहाँ, हर शब् है शब्-ऐ-शीराज़ यहाँ; ज़र्रात का बोसा लेने को, सौ बार झुका आकाश यहाँ; ख़ुद... read more
I got this nazm from someone who’s a student of Women’s College, AMU Aligarh. According to the sources, this... read more
Aligarh LocksThere are a couple of more things that have the name of Aligarh associated with them. To begin... read more
You surely must be thinking that i had something wrong in my nursery school education. No it isn’t. I... read more
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