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Nov
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22
Dec
Reminiscing the Glorious Old Days :: Visit to AMU :: December 2008
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 आँख से हमने देखि है बातिल कि शिकस्त-ऐ-फाश यहाँ ………… यह मेरा चमन है मेरा चमन, मैं अपने चमन का बुलबुल हूँ……. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ No prose or poetry could better describe the essence of our glorious alma mater, Aligarh Muslim University, than these celebrated verses of Taraana-e-Aligarh (our University Anthem), composed by Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz. So great is the essence of this anthem that [...]
16
Aug
Titles, Nicknames and Suffixes
This post comes after a long hiatus and it has been triggered by the comments of appreciation i continue to receive from my Alig brothers. So, here goes the caravan of memories, alive, once again. This post is dedicated to all those aligarians who took immense pleasure and interest in naming people. Not because the people given new names or titles has unusual names which were tough to spell or pronounce. It was merely for the love and fun of [...]
04
Aug
We call them “Traditions” at AMU
All Old and prestigious educational institutions have some things in common. They have good old buildings that boast of their being emblems of modernity in the past, their unique and distinct culture and their distinguished alumni. Likewise, my beloved alma mater – AMU, has these things as well. AMU has a history of its own. It has old buildings with marvellous architecture. And it has a set of traditions for its students to follow. These are unwritten rules which are [...]
28
Mar
Khuld-e-Bareen
It happened to me, and this could not happen anywhere else except AMU!! As a member of the University Literary Club (ULC), I was closely involved in the day-to-day functioning of the Club and the General Education Center (GEC). Initially, I did not have a very good opinion about the university staff assigned for the GEC, however, this incident changed my perspective altogether. It was my hobby and passion to write, and in those days I wrote on almost anything [...]
20
Mar
Tasveer Mahal
I haven’t updated Aligarhnama for last two months and all this while I had been craving for leisure and peace of mind coz it is like… Think AMU, think Leisure. Anyway, I am here now and I am here with another wonderful snapshot from Aligarh. Imagine..Saturday night… Beginning of a month… You received your Demand Draft from your folks… A wonderful movie running at Tasveer Mahal…. A friend’s long due “Treat”… And there you are… At Tasveer Mahal for a Vegetarian [...]
09
Jan
A Tribute to Majaz Lakhnawi
“Majaz” or “Majaz Lakhnawi” who’s original name was Asrar-ul-Haq, was the poet who composed the unfogettable Aligarh Tarana. Unfortunately, he is not too often remembered by those sing the tarana written by him. Majaz never got his due while he was alive and died a tragic death. Fortunately, people are slowly realizing his importance and a couple of functions were organized to commemorate his 50th death anniversary which fell on 5th December 2005. Here’s a tribute to Majaz, penned by a [...]
24
Dec
Ba-naam Talba-e-Aligarh
I got this nazm from someone who’s a student of Women’s College, AMU Aligarh. According to the sources, this nazm has been quite popular among the residents of Abdullah Hall. For now, you all can enjoy reading it… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Abbu ki dua aur Ammi ka pyaar, lekar maen Aligarh aayaSaturday ki thi woh raat, Jab ladkon mein naya josh paaya Maine poocha ” Bhai, aaj baat hai kya kuch khaasJo raat me kar rahe ho kapde wash Mujhe dekha, muskuraye, aur kaha ” [...]
20
Dec
Aligarh Tarana
Aligarh Tarana is to Aligarh Muslim University(AMU) what any college song is to a college. When I was at Aligarh, I used to hear a story behind the Aligarh Tarana that went like this…. When Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru visited Aligarh Muslim University, he enquired the students and authorities about their college song or something like it. Having got no concrete answer, he expressed his surprise by saying, “It is very strange that a prestigious university as AMU doesn’t have [...]
31
Aug
Bhasad: An Omnipresent Phenomena at AMU
Ruckus, Chaos, Pandemonium and Tumult are a few words which can very vaguely represent the Hindi word – Bhasad. Actually Bhasad goes much beyond the realms of simple noise or commotion. It is much more than that. Generally, it happens out of desperation but many a times, it is very well planned and executed. Sometimes, it has a clear objective and an ulterior motive. In Aligarh of my days, Bhasad used to be a ubiquitous activity at all public gatherings. [...]