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Table of Contents
From The Editor's Desk..........................................................................................................................................2
10 Facts About Sir Syed, Every Alig Should Know.................................................................................................3
59th Annual Convocation of AMU, A.R. Rahman An AMU Degree Holder Now......................................................3
Khushboo Mirza: The Girl Behind Glorious Voyage of Chandrayaan-1..................................................................4
JNMC To Enjoy Institute Status , Just Like AIIMS...................................................................................................4
AMU Will Now Spread To Educate .........................................................................................................................5
Rapid Fire News.....................................................................................................................................................5
Prof. Akhtar Haseeb Awarded With “VIGYAN GAURAV” .......................................................................................5
Tanveer Azam conferred upon "Young Scientist Award-2009"................................................................................6
ZHCET among TOP 5 in GOOGLE’s Challenge.....................................................................................................6
Feel The Zeal of JNMC...........................................................................................................................................6
Dr. Nadeen A. Ansari Presented Paper on Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers Of Diabetes in Turkey............................7
7 Reasons That Make Aligs An Unbeatable Blogger..............................................................................................8
3 Indispensable Tools To Make Research Work On Web, A Breeze.......................................................................9
List Of Institutions Providing Scholarships ...........................................................................................................10
Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad "The Father Of Indian Dentistry" Was An AMU Alumnus ....................................................11
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for the mutiny.
10 Facts About Sir Syed,
Every Alig Should Know 6. Sir Syed instituted “The
Muhammadan Educational
Conference” in 1886, which
held annual meetings in various
Indian cities.
7. In 1878, he was nominated
as a member of the Vice Regal
Legislative Council
8. in 1888, he was knighted as
the Knight Commander of the
Star of India
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
1. Sir Syed built Gulshan 9. In 1889, he received an
School in Moradabad about 16 honorary LLD degree from the
years before building Muslim University of Edinburgh.
Anglo Oriental College. 10. Sir Syed was born on
2. The First job of Sir Syed October 17, 1817 in Delhi.
was as a Munsif in a court of
East India Company. 59th Annual Convocation
3. After his return from
of AMU, A.R. Rahman An
England in 1870 he started a AMU Degree Holder Now
magazine named “Tahdhib-al- The music maestro A.R.Rahman
Akhlaq” subtitled The Muslim and Urdu Professor Gopichand
Reformer. Narang, were conferred Honorary
4. The phrase “Scientific Doctorate degrees at the 59th
temper” was first used and annual convocation of AMU
coined by Sir Syed. Aligarh.
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estimated that 150 crores would highest award of UPCST is given
be required for this task. for his outstanding contribution in
the field of research in Science
The up-gradation being sanctioned and Technology.
under the second phase of the
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojna.
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Award by the Professor T.C.
Narendran Trust for Animal
Taxonomy in recognition of
his outstanding
contribution to taxonomy.
• Parvin Shere's
"KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS")
Awarded Best Book By
Adabi Culture Of Varanasi
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3 Indispensable Tools To
Make Research Work On
Web, A Breeze
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information about a topic,
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Aga Khan Foundation (UK)
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than bookmarking entire pages. As New Delhi 110001
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clipmarks. Architecture, The
Massachusetts Institute of
List Of Institutions Technology, 77, Massachusetts
Providing Scholarships Ave. Vomm 7-238, Cambridge M A
02139-4307 USA
Aamir Mustafa Kidwai Trust
Scheme: Three scholarships
Contact Person: Mrs Aziza Kidwai
awarded every year for research
B-28, West End Colony, New Delhi
& investigation in Architecture
- 110021; Tel. 011-24670009, Mob:
of the Muslim world.
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Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad "The
Father Of Indian “Education is the responsibility
Dentistry" Was An AMU of the state, but if nobody is willing
to carry the cross, I will for as long
Alumnus as I can.”