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Chief Patron
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah

Patron
Prof. Shahab F. Hashmi

Censor
Dr. M. Salman Shah

Editor-in-Chief
Mohammad Ashfaque

Managing Editor & Designer

Inamul Fasih

Editor Urdu
Sabahuddin Ammar

Editor Hindi
Mohammad Kashif

Co-Editors
Jainul Abdeen
Mohammad Hamzah Malik

Editorial Board
Faisal Shaan
Firasat Husain

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Aligarh Tarana is to Aligarh Muslim University, what any college song is to a

college. 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 its own college song "
These remarks put a student to unrest and he spent a restless night on this idea. The
very next morning, he was ready with a masterpiece which went on to be reckoned as
AMU Tarana after being sung at the Strachey Hall for the first time. What a tribute
from a disciple to his Alma Mater !!! What a face saving act !!! That great student was
Majaz Lakhnawi - the poet.
The lyrics of Tarana are here for you to relish. The urdu is impeccable but when sung in
chorus with all the vigour, it can move mountains and create waves in the most placid lakes.

Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
Sar-shaar-e-nigah-e-nargis hun, paa-basta-e-gesu-e-sumbul hun
(chaman: garden; bulbul: nightingale; sarshaar: overflowing, soaked; nigaah: sight; nargis: flower,
Narcissus; paa-bastaa: embedded; gesuu: tresses; sumbul: a plant with a plesant scent)
Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, ye mera chaman hai mera chaman
Main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
Jo taaq-e-haram mein roshan hai, wo shama yahan bhi jalti hai
Is dasht ke goshe goshe se, ek joo-e-hayat ubalti hai
Ye dasht-e-junoon deewanon ka, ye bazm-e-wafa parwanon ki
Ye shahr-e-tarab roomanon ka, ye khuld-e-bareen armanon ki
Fitrat ne sikhai hai ham ko, uftaad yahan parwaaz yahan
Gaaye hain wafa ke geet yahan, chheda hai junoon ka saaz yahan
(taaq-e-haram: a niche in the sacred Kaaba in Mecca; roshan: glowing; shamaa: candle;
dasht: wilderness, desert; goshaa: corner; juu-e-hayaat: stream of life; junuuN: frenzy;
bazm: gathering; vafaa: faithfulness; shahr-e-tarab: city of mirth; Khuld-e-bariiN: sublime paradise;
armaan: hopes; fitrat: nature; uftaad: beginning of life; parvaaz: flight; saaz: song on an instrument)
Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
Is bazm meiN taigheiN khencheen hain, is bazm meiN saghar tode hain
Is bazm meiN aankh bichhai hai, is bazm meiN dil tak jode hain
Har shaam hai shaam-e-Misr yahan, har shab hai shab-e-Sheeraz yahan
Hai saare jahan ka soz yahan aur saare jahan ka saaz yahan
Zarraat ka bosa lene ko, sau baar jhuka aakaash yahan
Khud aankh se ham ne dekhi hai, batil ki shikast-e-faash yahan
(teGh: sword; saGhar: goblet; shaam-e-Misr: evenings of Egpyt; shab-e-Sheeraz: nights of Sheeraz, a
famous city of Iran; soz: pain; zarraat: dust particles; bosaa: kiss; baatil: evil;shikast-e-faash: clear defeat)
Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, ye mera chaman hai mera chaman
Main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
Jo abr yahan se uthega, wo saare jahan par barsega
Har joo-e-rawan par barsega, har koh-e-garan par barsega
Har sard-o-saman par barsega, har dasht-o-daman par barsega
Khud apne chaman par barsega, ghairon ke chaman par barsega
Har shahr-e-tarab par garjega, har qasr-e-tarab par kadkega
(abr: cloud; juu-e-ravaan: flowing streams; koh-e-garaaN: big mountains; sard-o-saman: open and
shelter; dasht-o-daman: wild and subdued; qasr-e-tarab: citadel of joy)
Ye abr hamesha barsa hai, ye abr hamesha barsega
Ye abr hamesha barsa hai, ye abr hamesha barsega
Ye abr hamesha barsa hai, ye abr hamesha barsega
Barsegaa, Barsegaa, Barsegaaa...~ Majaz Lakhnawi

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MESSAGE
MESSAGE
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, is happy to know that the
Hadi Hasan Hall of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is bringing out its
Annual Hall Magazine Sada-e-Hadi for the session 2011-2012.
The President extends his warm greetings and felicitations to all those
associated with bringing out the magazine and sends his best wishes for their
future endeavours.

Press Secretary to the President

AKHILESH YADAV

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI BHAWAN

LUCKNOW
CHIEF MINISTER
UTTAR PRADESH

Date: 7th September, 2012

MESSAGE
I am happy to know that Hadi Hasan Hall of Aligarh Muslim University is
publishing its magazine Sada-e-Hadi.
Magazine and newspapers contribute significantly in exchange of ideas
and dissemination of information. Hence they have an important role in the
society. Print medium still retains its importance in the fast changing media
scenario.
I extend my greetings to all persons associated with the publication of
Sada-e-Hadi and wish the institution all success.

(Akhilesh Yadav)

MESSAGE
I feel happy to acknowledge that Hadi Hasan Hall, Aligarh Muslim University,
Aligarh is bringing its Annual Hall Magazine Sada-e-Hadi for the session 2011-12.
Professor Hadi Hasan was a prominent Persian Scholar who contributed for the
establishment of JNMCH with his endeavour in the form of collecting donations
across the country.
I want to recollect the golden days of my life when I was the integral part of this
great seat of learning. AMU has always been known for its cultural ambience besides
imparting and instilling knowledge in the students to enable them to become a
valuable asset of the country for its upliftment and betterment.
I extend my warmest wishes and greetings to all those who are associated with
the publication of the magazine and congratulate the editorial board with blessings
and wishes to all.
Regards,
Yours,

Abu Asim Azmi

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

Aligarh - 202 002, U.P., India.

LT. GEN. ZAMEER UDDIN SHAH (RETD)

Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff &
Member, Armed Forces Tribunal

PVSM, SM, VSM

Phone:
Fax:
Email:

Vice-Chancellor

(Off) +91-571-2700994/2702167
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MESSAGE
It is heartening to learn that Hadi Hasan Hall is bringing out its annual hall
magazine, Sada-e-Hadi.
The Hadi Hasan Hall bears the name of Prof. Hadi Hasan, a great educationist, a
renowned Persian scholar and one of the most ardent well wishers of the University,
who with the same zeal and dedication of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, collected donations
for the establishment of a Medical College in AMU and carried forward the legacy of
the founder of this University.
Sir Syed received great support from several of his close friends and admirers
like Nawab Mohisn-ul-Mulk, Viqarul Mulk and other distinguished people. There are
a few like Prof. Hadi Hasan who carried forward the legacy of Sir Syed and dedicated
their life for the spread of his vision and mission. Prof. Hadi Hasan, in spite of being a
professor of Persian, relentlessly made efforts to establish a Medical College at
Aligarh Muslim University. He foresaw AMU imparting modern and professional
education in medicine and engineering.
I am happy to note that the Hadi Hasan Hall is carrying forward the legacy of its
namesake, a farsighted leader in academics.
I congratulate the editorial board and the Provost for bringing out the Hall
Magazine.

(Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah)

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

Aligarh - 202 002, U.P.
Phone: +91-571-2701255 (Off)
+91-571-2701727 (Res)
Fax:
+91-571-2701254 (Off)
Email: [email protected]

Brigadier (Retd.) S Ahmad Ali, SM

Pro Vice-Chancellor

MESSAGE
1. It is a matter of great pleasure that the Hadi Hasan Hall is bringing out its Annual
Hall Magazine Sada-e-Hadi. Such efforts not only promote creativity and
improve the art of communication skills but they all serve to strengthen the
bonds of camaraderie and spirit de corps between the students, faculty members
and other staff associated with the Hall.
2. Hadi Hasan Hall has been traditionally espousing the cause cultural and
literally activities in the University. I am sanguine that the magazine will
provide further impetus to the creativity of our budding writers besides acting as
an ideal medium for dissemination of news and views pertaining to the Hall.
3. I extend my warmest greetings and felicitations to all those associated with the
publication of this magazine and congratulate the editorial board for bringing
out such a readable issue.

Brigadier (Retd.) S. Ahmad Ali

Pro Vice Chancellor

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Group Captain (Retired)

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ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

ALIGARH - 202002 (U.P.)
INDIA

REGISTRAR

MESSAGE
I am extremely happy to know that the Hadi Hasan Hall, Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh is going to publish its Annual Hall Magazine named
SADA-E-HADI for the session 2011-2012. Professor Hadi Hasan was a
scholar of International repute in Persian language and he had played a very
important role for the establishment of the J.N. Medical College by collecting
donations from all parts of the country. This Hall was named after him. I hope
that the residents of the Hall will try to emulate their seniors.
I extend my warmest greeting and felicitations to all those associated with
the publication of this Magazine and congratulate the editorial board with
blessing and wishes to all.

(Shahrukh Shamshad)
Registrar

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ALIGARH (U.P.) 202002

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Dated ................................

MESSAGE
It is a matter of immense pleasure that Annual Hall Magazine of Hadi
Hasan Hall is going to be published.
Bringing out a Magazine reflects the incredible intellect of the students,
their creative and academic potential and the sparks of brilliance and diligence in
the expression of their views and thoughts.
I am thankful and appreciate the efforts of censor, Dr. Mohammad Salman
Shah and also the Editorial board of the students in making this creative venture
a success.
My best wishes to the students of Hadi Hasan Hall and I pray to ALLAH
TABARAK TALA for our students to excel and achieve abundant success in
every sphere of life

(Prof. Shahab. F. Hashmi)

Provost

Dr. M. Salman Shah

Censor & Warden-Incharge

HADI HASAN HALL

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY
ALIGARH (U.P.) 202002

MESSAGE

It is an honour for me to be part of the activities related to the students

personal development. I am delighted that we are able to carry forward the
legacy of this hall in bringing forth much the magazine of the Hadi Hasan Hall.
I also thank the students and Staff members who gave their inputs and the
others for their valuable support in achieving the desired goal.
I would also thank the Provost, Hadi Hasan Hall for the timely help and
guidance whenever required.
It is a moment to congratulate editor Hall magazine and his team for the
hard work they have put in carrying the project of publishing the magazine to its
logical conclusion in the form of Sada-e- Hadi
I wish all the students of the Hadi Hasan Hall good luck in their future
endeavors.

Editor Speaks
All praise be to Allah, The lord of creation,
The Merciful, The Compassionate, the ruler of the
day of judgment, The most beneficent and
Benevolent who made capable of worth doing,
guided me in the right direction and showed me
indefinite blessing of strength courage and
confidence to bring out this uphill task.
It gives me immense pleasure to bring
out this issue of our Annual Hall Magazine.
Hall magazines are the platform of
students' talents and creative skills where
students find full scope to prove their
hidden abilities as well as improve their
creative skills whole-heartedly. I, therefore,
hope that readers will keep these points in
mind to analyse the current issue of the
magazine and chant the write-ups with
utmost interest and curiosity.
Moreover, the present issue of Sada-eHadi-2012 is aimed at satiating the
intellectual appetite of the students amidst
hurly-burly routine of their studies and dayto-day affairs.
When modern education has been
becoming exclusively bread-winning these
days, students of various streams should
realize that creative phenomena may pave
way for the revival of the moral way of
living in different walks of life among
students' community as a whole.
Really speaking, to publishing a Hall
Magazine is extremely a painstaking job
while one has to complete one's course
work and preparing for examinations
during the course of publishing the
magazine.
Nevertheless, Hall Magazine revives
the spirit of collective approach and
provides a healthy platform to budding
writers amidst students to develop and

spruce up their creative zephyr! It also sows seeds of self-actualization in the hearts and minds of the students
to go beyond their subject-oriented aspirations!
I would like to express my deep sense of thankfulness to the Vice-Chancellor & Chief Patron of the
magazine Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd.) for his kind approval to release the issue of the magazine.
The Provost of the Hall Prof. Shahab F. Hashmi played a significant role to extend his valuable
contribution with regard to providing his suggestions and all moral boost up to the editorial board for the
successful publication of the magazine.
I am thankful to the Censor of the magazine Dr. M. Salman Shah for his critical point of view and
scrutinizing the write-ups of the magazine whole-heartedly.
I extend my warm greetings to all the Wardens of the Hall especially Dr. Wasif Mohd. Ali & Dr. Nasir A.
Salati for their love, affection and moral encouragement for publishing the magazine.
I am highly indebted to the genuine support of my friends and team members Mr. InamulFasih, Mr.
Sabahuddin Ammar, Mr. Jainul Abdeen, Mr. Malik Mohd. Hamza, Mr. Faisal Shaan and Mr. Firasat Hussain
and Mr. Mohd. Kashif who burnt their energies for the successful publication of the magazine.
For chiseling my effort and carving my personality my loving mother and father Mr. Mohd. Ibrahim
Khan (Ex Principal, RMIC, Chakchai, Siddhartha Nagar) needs the special mention. I should not fail to
mention the exceptional encouragement given by my brothers Mr. Mohammad Afaque (HOD Dept. of Civil
Engineering, BBD, LKO), Mr. Mohammad Ishaq (Station Controller, DMRC, New Delhi), Mr. Mohd. Syed
Khan Israil and Faizan Ahmad (My Nephew) who time to time reminded me to utilize my innate potential to
the optimum for achieving my goals.
A warm acknowledgment is also due to Prof. Abu Qamar Siddiqui, former Dean, F/o Medicine,
Prof. Najam Khalique, former Provost of the Hall, Prof. M.H. Beg, Dean: F/o Medicine, Prof. Jamal Ahmad:
Director, D&E Centre, Prof. S.H. Hashmi, former Principal: ZADCH, Prof. R.K. Tiwari, Principal: ZADCH,
Mr. Razi Khan Afridi (My +2 Teacher) and Mr. A. K. Singh (LCIC, Lucknow) for their everlasting helps and
support to continue my studies and achieve my goals.
Thanks are also due to my loving teachers ZADCH, Prof. Geeta Rajput, Prof. S.S. Ahmad, Prof. N.D.
Gupta, Prof. Afshan Bey, Prof. Sandhya Maheshwari, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Dr. Kausar Khwaja, Dr. M.K.
Jindal, Dr. G.S. Hashmi, Dr. Syed Naved Zahid and others for upholding their intellect for the magazine.
I am also indebted to my Batch BDS 2009 especially to Ms. Sarah Niazi and Ms. Farah Zaidi for their
cooperation and encouragement.
I am obliged to my colleagues and friends Dr. Irshad Ahmad, Mr. Firoz Ahmad (Ph.D. Scholar Education),
Mr. Zamirullah (Ph.D. Scholar Urdu), Mr. Afaq Ahmad (Ph.D. Scholar Mass Communication), Dr.
Nawalurrahman Khan, Mr. Shafiqur Rahman, Mr. MujtabaKalim, Mr. Meraj Ahmad (Jr. Scientist CSIR), Mr.
Moonis Mustafa, Mr. ArbabHussain Khan, Mr. Masood Nawaz, Mr. Malik Nadeem, Mr. Sameer Ahsan Rizvi,
Mr. Shoyeb Ahmad, Mr. Tayyab Daud, Mr. Mohd Imran, Abdur Rouf Mir, Mr. Mohd. Luqman, Mr. Ashhad
Jamal without whose co-operation and co-ordination the magazine might not have seen the light of the day.
I am personally thankful to the students, especially residents of Hadi Hasan Hall, whose valuable
contributions and ceaseless efforts made it possible to bring this issue successfully in the hands of the readers.
I am also thankful that this issue of Sada-e-Hadi 2011-12 will be fruitful to all the inmates as old boys and
teachers made contributions in the form of articles/poems/antidotes etc. which oozes catharsis and fills us with
hypnotic and nostalgic feeling as soon as the words showcases the past of the Hall and College.
Ultimately, I have donated much sweat to make it a mesmerizing issue; even though I render apology in
advance for any mistake committed in haste during the course of editing, printing and publishing this Hall
Magazine
Mohammad Ashfaque

From The Desk of

Managing Editor

Management is, above all, a practice where art, science and craft meetHenry Mintzberg, Mc Gill University.
All thanks and praise to Allah, who made me capable to fulfil my
responsibility for this magazine.It was a very heavy responsibility on
behalf of hadites to be the managing editor of the hall magazine 'Sada-eHadi'. Later on, besides managing and regulating day to day operations
of the magazine I also took the responsibility to design the magazine.
I tried my best to make the magazine highly attractive to the readers. My
special emphasis was to make the understanding easy through pictorial
presentation because I believe that the power of understanding is highly
enhanced by using this double format of expression, text and images.
Also one gets an early idea regarding the particulars of the articles while
looking on the pictures presented with most of the articles in the
magazine.
Beside extensive effort, it was time consuming to design the magazine in
this particular format. This extra time consumption was one of the
reasons for the delay in publication of the magazine. But finally the team
effort succeeded and now you are going through it.
I must acknowledge the immense effort of Mr. Mohd. Iqbal Saifi in the
designing the magazine with great patience as per my given instructions.
Also I thank one and all for their contribution to this magazine thus
making it a wonderful presentation to us all. Lastly I regret any mistakes
done on my part.

Inamul Fasih

University Events in 2012

Golden Jubilee Celebration

JNMCH

Memories of ZADCH

Editorial Board
SESSION 2011-2012

Post Holders
SESSION 2011-2012

Hadi Hasan Hall Staff

Contents
ARTICLES
1. Professor Hadi Hasan
Source: Pro Office, AMU
2. Professor Mahdi Hasan: Life Works And Valuable Contributions
-Dr. Abbas Waseem & Prof. Abbas Ali Mahdi
3. Forgotten Hero: Maulama Mohammad Ali Jauhar
-Ehtashamul Haq Khan
4. An Interaction: Prof. M.H.Beg
-Mohd. Ashfaque
5. Memoirs Along With Early History of Hadi Hasan Hall
-Prof. Abu Qamar Siddiqui
6. Memories
-Prof. D.k.agarwal
7. Apke Dil Me Mera Dil
-Prof. Rajiv Gulati
8. Islam's Holistic Approach To Health
-Dr. Zaki Ahmad Siddiqui
9. Misconceptions About Islam
-Reema Suhail Ahmed
10. R.G Centre For Diabetes And Endocrinology, AMU
Source: Prof. Jamal Ahmad
11. A Warm Blanket
-Inamul Fasih
12. HPL Coverage
-Faraz Hanafi
13. Achievements of An Old Boy:Dr. Rais Ahmed
14. My Experience With Drug Society
-Dr. Babar Khan Suri
15. The Whys And Hows of Aligarh
-Faraz Badar
16. We As Teachers
-Dr. Ruby Khan
17. Born In Free India And Hence Entitled To Equal Rights And Share In Governance
-Abdul Hafiz Gandhi
18. Higher Education And Teacher's Role
-Dr Abbas Waseem and Prof. Mobarak Hossain
19. Importance of Womens Education In India
-Sharifullah Khan
20. Can Books Be Replaced With Internet?
-Fauzia Khatoon
21. Resident Doctors Association A "messiah" For Doctors And Patients
-Faisal Abbasi
22. Ramblings of A Tormented Soul
-Nabila Ahmad
23. The Day I Saw Her
- Aleena Haidar
24. Why Don't We All Achieve Excellence
-Rahul Pandey
25. The Essence of Intro
-Parvez Ahmed
26. Aligarh Youth Are Becoming Frenzied Towards Expensive Bikes
-Afaq Ahmad
27. Social Networking Sites
-Adeeb Rizvi
28. Cultural Efflorescence During Mughal India (1526-1707 A.D)
-Seema Khan
29. Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
- Dr. Nasir A. Salati
30. 10 Stress Busters for AMU Medicos
-Sarah Niazi
31. Some Facts About Embryology In The Light of Al-Qur'an
- Suhail Fatima1 , Nasir Ali Khan 2, Jahanara

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33. Me: The Litter Hero
34. Aimless Life
35. Facts About India
36. A Great Confusion
37. Drug Society: Theme
38. Life is Like a CD
39. Peace
40. I am Lonely without you
41. My 1st Encounter with MBBS
42. AMUSU Elections: Our Concern

-Kshama Bagga
-Sanjay Chaudhary
-Khushboo Gupta
-Naila Chowdhary
-Sayeka Mubin
-Mohd. Luqman
-Prof. Geeta Rajput
- Dr. Nasir A. Salati
-Sarah Niazi
-Wajahat Jamal
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Professor Hadi Hasan

rof. Hadi Hasan was born on 3 September, 1896 in Hyderabad. Coming from a distinguished family, his
father, Syed Ameer Hasan, was Commissioner in the Hyderabad State and was also a prominent Taluqdar.
Nawab Mohsinul Mulk was one of his forebears.
Hasan received his early education in Hyderabad and then obtained his B.Sc. degree from the Ferguson
College, Poona. Thereafter, he proceeded to England for higher studies on a scholarship of the Hyderabad State.
He joined the Cambridge University from where he obtained Tripos in Botany. Hadi Hasan wanted to stay in
England for some more time but meanwhile the freedom movement in India was gaining momentum under the
leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the Ali brothers. The movement exerted a
powerful influence on Hadi Hasan and he, therefore, hastened to come back
home. On his return to India, he plunged himself into the freedom struggle and
worked ceaselessly for emancipation of the country from colonial
domination. His sincere and dedicated services for the cause of India's
freedom earned him admiration of Gandhiji. Hadi Hasan served the Aligarh
Muslim University for a very long period with devotion and sincerity. He
joined the University as Reader and Head, Department of Botany.
However, he was destined to distinguish himself as erudite scholar and
lover of Persian literature; and, therefore, soon he sailed to England
again after taking loan from the University. He passed very hard days in
England during his visit but with courage and determination he faced
the adverse circumstances and overcame all the difficulties. He
obtained his Ph.D. in Persian from the London School of Oriental and
Social Studies and on return from England was appointed as professor and
Head of the Persian Department.
Hadi Hasan probably inherited his profound love for the Persian
language and literature from his Iranian mother. Besides his work at
Aligarh, he also took extraordinary interest in and pains
for the institution of a separate department of Persian at
the Universities of Hyderabad, Patna and Lucknow.
He dedicated his whole life to the cause of the Persian
languageenriching its literature with his mighty
pen, securing for it a place of honour in the curricula
of Indian universities and endeavouring for the
status of Persian teachers in the country. He also
played an important role in establishing a link
between the academic and intellectual circles of
Iran and India. He represented India at the
millennium celebrations of Firdausi in Iran; and,
his outstanding performance not only raised the
image of this university but also strengthened the
man of versatile genius
cultural and friendly relations between the two
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Hadi Hasan was a prolific writer.He published

a large number of original works in Persian which
were internationally acclaimed. Cheif among his
several publications are Original Researches in
Persian, History of Persian Literature, Falakey,
Moghul Poetry, Diwan-e-Humayun and Majmooa-eMaqalat etc.He translated Shakuntala in Persian
language. He led the life of a dedicated scholar till his
last hour. At the time of his death, his two works
entitled "Golden Treasury of Persian Literature" and
"Qasime Kahee", Vol. II, were in the press. He was
pre-occupied in the correction of proof of these
works when his appointed hour came.
Hadi Hasan was a man of versatile genius.
Besides being a Professor of Persian, he was also
deeply interested in Mathematics, History,
Astronomy and Sanskrit Drama. Not only that he
translated Kalidas' Shakuntla into English,he used to
play the roles of different characters all by himself.
Hadi Hasan had many milestones of
distinguished services in the Aligarh Muslim
University. He travelled throughout India to raise
subscription for the establishment of the Medical
College and single handedly collected a sum of 30
lakhs of rupees. The establishment of a medical
college in the university was a long-cherished dream
of his life. He saw his dream fulfilled when he
himself performed the inaugural ceremony of the
college. He got the opportunity of demonstrating his
remarkable administrative abilities when he worked
as Provost, V.M. Hall, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Incharge, Competitive Examinations, In-charge,
Employment Exchang,etc. Whatever office he held,
he brought dignity to it and left behind his distinct
mark of devotion, sincerity and selfless service,when
he laid it down.
Hadi Hasan was a great humanist, patriot and a
linguist of international fame. In recognition of his
services the Government of India awarded him Robe
of Honour in 1959 and appointed him Professor for
two years after his retirement under the UGC's
scheme. About a year before his death,the UGC also
sanctioned a grant of Rs. 4,000/- per annum for his
research work. In 1960,the Government of Iran

decorated him with Nishane Danish of the First

Order, the highest academic award of the country.
Hadi Hasan was an orator par excellence. His
art of public speaking was not only admirable but
enviable. He could move his audience to tears or
laughter whenever he so desired. He could speak
English, Persian and Urdu., especially the first two
languages, with remarkable fluency, ease and
effectiveness. He was also gifted with a prodigiously
tenacious memory and could quote anecdotes and
fragments of poetry extensively and without
interruption or a sense of embarrassment. When the
Shah of Iran and Queen Surrayya visited the
University,he welcomed the Shah in Persian on
behalf of the Student's Union. The Shah and the
Queen sat spell-bound while Prof. Hadi was
speaking. So impressed was the Shah that when he
rose to address the students he paid his tribute to the
great scholar-orator saying that should his college
days return he would deem it a privilege to become a
student of Prof. Hadi.
Hadi Hasan was capable of casting the spell of
his unique personality on whomsoever he came
across even at the first encounter. He was
sophisticated and refined to the very depths of his
being because of the early care, and training of his
Iranian mother. So long as he was alive, he attracted
people of all shades of opinion around him with a
magnetic charm. He bore upon himself all the graces
of his aristocratic origin and the imprint of a
vigorous, incisive and discriminating mind. He
inspired confidence and affection among his
associates and admirers and was always moved by a
sense of charity and benevolence whenever he saw
anyone in distress.
Prof. Hadi lived in name and fame throughout
his life due to his sterling qualities of head and heart
and brought great honours to the University and
dignity to the teaching profession. He left for his
heavenly abode at 6.30 PM on 23 May, 1963,and was
laid to rest in the University Graveyard the next
morning.
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Professor Mahdi Hasan:

LIFE, WORKS AND VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

ROFESSOR MAHDI HASAN Ph.D., D.Sc. F.A.M.S., F.I.C.S., FRMS, FNASc. and FNA, born in village
Gadayan, Akbarpur, on 21st March, 1936, studied at the King George's Medical College, Lucknow, and
obtained his M.B.B.S., and M.S. (Anatomy, with Honours, being the first in India) degrees in 1958 and 1962
respectively. After serving his alma-mater as Demonstrator in Anatomy from 6-11-1958 to 30-4-1963, and then
as Lecturer in Anatomy from 01.05.1963 to 17.10.1963, he moved to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
Muslim University. Here, he served as Reader in Anatomy from 1963 to 1972, and as Professor from 1972 to
1996. He obtained his Ph. D (Forensic Medicine) and D. Sc (Medicine), awarded by the Aligarh Muslim
University in 1978 and 1983 respectively. Prof. Hasan served as Chairman
of the Department of Anatomy (1983-87) and as Dean, Faculty of
Medicine, JNMC, Aligarh (1991-1993), and also as Dean, Students'
Welfare, AMU, Aligarh (1988 to 1989). He served as Principal and
Chief Medical Superintendent, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh from 1983
to 1987, and as Medical Superintendent JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh,
during 1983-84 and as Director, Interdisciplinary Brain Research
Centre, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh, from 1980 to 1993. In fact, his
efforts and work in his chosen field and also his path-breaking
endeavors for promotion of brain research, resulted in the
establishment of India's first Interdisciplinary Brain Research
Centre (IBRC) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU,
Aligarh, in 1977 and also the Indian Academy of Neurosciences at
Aligarh in February, 1983.

Professor Hasan has been Fellow of:

-German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the
University of Gottingen from June, 1965-Oct., 1966;
National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
FAMS,1979; International College of Surgeons, 1974;
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany),
1972; Royal Microscopical Society (Oxford), 1972;
Indian National Science Academy, FNA, 1992;
National Academy of Sciences (India) FNASc.,
1993;

He has been Member of:

-The International Brain Research
O rg a n i z a t i o n , 1 9 7 2 ; I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Anatomical Nomenclature Committee
since 1992; New York Academy of Science,
1995; and an Emeritus Medical Scientist
ICMR, New Delhi, 1998-2001, and also an
INSA Hony. Scientist, Dept. of Anatomy,
CSM Medical University, Lucknow from
2006-2011.
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He served as President of:

-First Afro-Asian Oceana Congress of
Anatomists, held at Hotel Ashoka, organized by the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in
1988.
-Indian Academy of Neurosciences, 1986.
-Association of Gerontology India, 1992.
After his retirement, Prof. Hasan is serving the cause
of medical education as a Senior Hony. Scientist of
the Indian National Science Academy, and as Hony.
Professor of the Department of Anatomy, King
George's Medical University, Lucknow. He has also
served as Guest Faculty, Department of Anatomy,
KG Medical College, Lucknow University during
1997-1999.
PROF. HASAN'S RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTIONS AND AWARDS:
Prof. Hasan will be long remembered as an
internationally renowned anatomist, a pioneering
brain researcher and a reputed national expert of
medical education/management and Founder
Director-Principal of Era's Lucknow Medical
College. He was a recipient of the prestigious Dr
B.C. Roy National Award in the category of
Eminent Medical Teacher (1991-92), Hari Om
Ashram Alembic Award of Medical Council of India
(1979), Dr S.S. Misra Medal of National Academy of
Medical Sciences (India), Dr Dharam Narayan Gold
Medal of the Anatomical Society of India (1977), Ati
Vishisht Chikitsa Medal of College of Chest
Physicians of India (1995), Sushruta Award of World
Academy of Integrated Medicine (WAIM) 2002, Dr
Bachawat Life-Time Achievement Award of Indian
Academy of Neurosciences (2004) and Dr. Tirumurti
Award of Indian National Science Academy (2010),
Padma Shree by Government of India (2012).
Prof. Hasan was persistent in pursuance of
basic medical research, often linked with clinical
applications. His main thrust has been to study
problems of national relevance viz., environmental
pollution, pesticide and metal neurotoxicity,
hydrocephalus and brain ageing. His research group
proposed the hypothesis for genesis of lipofuscin
(age-pigment) in 1972, which was confirmed by
Scandinavian group in 2002. He discovered a new
technique for demonstrating zinc in brain sections.

Prof. Hasan recieving award from the Former

President of India Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil
His more than 125 original research papers, in
reputed indexed journals, have received over 660
citations in journals of international repute and 38
books, including Gray's Anatomy. He also published
5 books and contributed chapters in 8 books.
Prof. Hasan, all through his illustrious
academic career, spanning around 53 years, fought a
relentless battle and succeeded in giving a completely
new orientation to teaching of Anatomy, the
foundation on which the edifice of medicine and
surgery is built. This concept emanates from no less
an authority than the Father of Plastic Surgery,
Sushuruta, who practiced it himself dissecting dead
bodies, immersed in the holy river Ganges at Varanasi,
some two thousand, three hundred and eleven years
ago. Prof. Hasan's teaching and the presentation on
this difficult subject is something to be heard and
believed. Over 12, 200 of his former students,
practicing modern medicine around the globe, not
only adore and respect his genius, but have also grown
up as a generation possessing an academic
revolutionary outlook, making use of the knowledge
of human anatomy in the Science and Art of healing
and the care of the sick. Hundreds of them are
professors/consultants in various specialties of
Medicine and Surgery in India and abroad (including
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institutions) and a retired Director- General of Armed

Forces Medical Corps. Padma Bhushan Dr. Naresh
Trehan, the internationally renowned heart surgeon,
and Padma Shri Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman of Escorts
Heart Institute, are two of his most illustrious students
(of 1963 batch of KGMC, Lucknow, and 1974 batch,
JNMC, Aligarh, respectively).
Fellow of 4
International Academies, Prof. Hasan had been
Advisor to WHO (1983-85) and he served as Visiting
Professor to a number of Universities including the
University of Goettingen (Germany) 1972, Benghazi,
Libya (1983-86), Tehran 1993-94, and Nanchang,
China (June-July, 2005). He delivered scores of
lectures at prestigious medical institutions abroad on
special invitations (including the Albert Einstein
College, New York, NCTR Jefferson, Chicago,
University of Hawaii, Universities of Mainz and
Goettingen (Germany), Trieste, Naples, Florence
(Italy), and in London and Kuwait. He served as a
member of the Expert Committee, appointed by the
Govt. of India to draft the National Educational Policy
for Health Sciences (headed by Prof. J.S. Bajaj, 198890). In February 2010, he has appointed a member of
NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation
Council of Govt. of India).
Prof. Mahdi Hasan is indeed, combined in him
excellent teaching and research capabilities with
social concern and commitment. In 1980, he was
elected President of the AMU Teaching Staff
Association and was instrumental in getting
Employees Health Scheme, sanctioned by the UGC
and implemented by AMU. As the medical
Superintendent of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical
College, he successfully devised in 1983 the
voluntary blood donation scheme (demolishing the
hazardous practice of professional blood donations
or blood-shops). Likewise, he organized a number
of medical relief camps. Along with Shri Rajiv Ratan
Shah, IAS, the then DM of Aligarh (1981-82), he
successfully motivated the staff and students of
AMU to actively participate in a peace-march for
communal harmony. He served as Chairman of
Medical Committee of the Indian Red Cross (1989),
organized and inspected relief camps after Bhopal
Gas Tragedy. More recently; joined hands with
Lucknow Rotary Club to dispel the misgivings of the

minorities regarding the National Pulse Polio

Programme. He addressed a well-attended meeting
of the religious leaders and general public,
highlighting the scientific merits of Polio vaccines in
an easy-to-understand manner.

MANY OF THE FIRSTS IN INDIA" TO

THE CREDIT OF MAHDI HASAN:
The First and only Anatomist in India
1. to be conferred PADMA SHREE by the Govt..
2. to have obtained M.S. with Honours in Anatomy.
3. of the country to be selected by the Govt. of India
for German Academic Exchange Fellowship
(DAAD) in 1965.
4. to have learnt electron microscopy and
published a large number of research papers
using this technique from 1966 onwards.
5. to be chosen Fellow of Alexander vonHumboldt Foundation (Germany).
6. to publish a new "in vivo" method of staining
zinc (Experientia Switzerland) 1977.
7. to have earned both Ph.D. and D.Sc.
8. to be conferred both the Hari Om Ashram
Alembic Award (1978) and Dr. B.C. Roy
National Award (1991-92).
9. to establish an Interdisciplinary Brain Research
Centre in India (1977).
10. to be appointed a temp. Adviser in
Neurotoxicology by WHO (Geneva).
11. who presided over the First Afro-Asian Oceana
Congress of Anatomists, organized by AIIMS in
September 1988 at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi.
12. to be appointed member of the Governing Body
of ICMR.
13. to be appointed Chairman of the Medical
Committee of the Indian Red Cross.
14. to be elected a Fellow of the Indian National
Science Academy (INSA) and also its Senior
Scientist.
15. whose academic and social contributions
comprise the main theme of a Malayalam Short
Story "Jeevacchavangal" (Living Cadaver) by
Punathil Kunjabdullah in 1972 (later translated
into Hindi, Urdu, English, French and Russian
languages).
16. in recognition of whose meritorious
contributions to clinical anatomy, a Gold Medal
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Award was instituted by the Anatomical Society

of India in 1990 (continues till date).
A remarkable adjudication by
www.milligazettes.com (July 01, 2001) describing
Prof. Hasan as a LIVING LEGEND is based on the
fact that it is rare for a person to become the hero of a
novel in his life-time (Living Cadaver,
Jeevachavangal, a Malayalam short story which won
Gyanpeeth Puruskar of Govt. of Kerala, 1974,
translated in Hindi, (Sarita), Urdu, English, French
and Russian); and, an award was instituted in his
name during his lifetime by an All-India Scientific
Society (Anatomical Society of India, viz. Dr. Mahdi
Hasan Gold Medal for Best Paper in Clinical
Anatomy since 1991).
Incidentally, it may be stated that hailing from
a rural background, Mahdi Hasan lost his father at
the tender age of 4 years. He was brought up by his
eldest brother, Mr. Bakhshish Hasan, a police officer,
who sacrificed his life on duty at Unnao on
26/01/1964. In recognition of his services, he was
posthumously awarded police medal for gallantry by
the then President of India.
Prof. Hasan's
grandfather was a freedom fighter during 1920-30.
Brought up in this environment, Prof. Hasan
remained a staunch nationalist with impeccable
secular credentials. He addressed a number of interfaith gatherings at Aligarh, Delhi and Lucknow,
emphasizing the common denominators of teachings
of all religions.
Prof. Mahdi Hasan carried out pioneering
studies in the areas of ultra structural
neurogerontology and neurotoxicology, and has
made seminal contributions to our understanding of
the genesis of neuronal lipofuscin and its relationship
to environmental pollution and metals. Hasan and
Glees (1972) proposed a new hypothesis for the
genesis of neurolipofuscin, which was extensively
discussed in the internationally acclaimed
monograph Neurobiology of Aging. It was
concluded that mitochondria together with
lysosomes, and not lysosomes alone, triggered the
generation of the age pigment, lipofuscin. Three
decades later, Terman and Brunk (2002) confirmed
the participation of mitochondria in the genesis of

lipofuscin, in their landmark Paper, dealing with

Mitochondrial Axis Theory of Lipofuscin. Prof.
Hasan's observations pertaining to the disintegration
of parallel cisternel of the aged rat hippocampal
rough endoplasmic reticulum were confirmed 5
years later by Hinds and Mc Nelly (Amer J Anat.
1978, 152:433-439). Metal Neurotoxicology: Hasan
and his associates, using single neuron recording for
the first time reported increased firing rate of 79%
caudate neurons following thallium administration.
Five years later, Ducket et al (Neurotox; 1983, 4:227234) carried out autoradiographic studies of basal
ganglia (including caudate nucleus) and showed the
presence of thallium in these neurons. Also, WHO
Environmental Health Criteria 60 on page 110
highlights Hasan's discovery of increased lipid
peroxidation following thallium, nickel and cobalt
toxicosis and observed that the relatively simple
technique employed in this study may prove to be an
effective tool for the screening of neurotoxic
compounds. The afore-mentioned reports find place
in the INSA Diamond Jubilee Publication, Vol. 5,
1995. The uniqueness of Hasan's scientific
achievements is the discovery-driven innovative
research and consistent performance over the past 4
decades. The latest contribution of his group, dealing
with the influence of age on Aluminum
neurotoxicity, has been published in the Brain
Research in 2009 (Vol. 1253).
We have contributed this write up on the
academic life and work of Prof. Dr. Mahdi Hasan as
role model for our students, particularly those of the
J.N. Medical College, A. M. U., Aligarh.

Dr. Shah Mohammad Abbas Waseem

Senior Resident Department of Physiology
AMU Aligarh
and
Prof. Abbas Ali Mahdi
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Forgotten Hero
Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar

fiery orator, fearless freedom fighter, popular and dynamic

national political leader, courageous journalist, forceful
writer and a poet par excellence, Maulana Mohd. Ali Jauhar was
the greatest Muslim leader of the 20th century before the
emergence of Mr. Mohd Ali Jinnah. He had the unique
distinction of having directed the affairs of the three most
important political parties in the country-The Indian National
Congress, the All India Muslim League & Khilafat Movement.
He gave his life for India and found a permanent resting place in
Muslim sanctuary.
Born in Rampur on December 10, 1878. He was orphand
while still a baby. The credit for his education and upbringing
goes to his great mother Abadi Bano Begum, popularly known as
Bi-Amma. He was educated at AMU and got an honours degree
in Modern History from Oxford. He was also elected as Union
President of AMU.
After spending four years in England he came back to
India and joined service first in education department Rampur
state,then he joined the Gaekwad Civil Services. While in the
service of Gaekwad,he decided to become a journalist & he
launched his famous English weekly "Comrade" from Calcutta.
The first issue came out on January 11,1911.The Comrade took
the journalistic world of India by storm. Later he started his Urdu
weekly "Hamdard" from Delhi in 1913, the "Muslim Outlook"
from England & "Echo de I'lslam" in Paris.
Mohammad Ali has participated in politics before coming
to Calcutta but then he made it the focal point of his life, instead of
one facet of his many sided personality. Politics was a "passion"
not a "pastime" and journalism a 'means' not an 'end'. His
contributions to the various political movements in India from
1911-1931 are now a matter of history. He remained active in the
affairs of the All India Muslim League from 1906 to 1928. For
four years after 1911, he remain involved in Kanpur Mosque
affair, The Pan Islamic movement & the Aligarh University
movement. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment (19111915) for his fearless championing of the Turkish (Khilafat)
course and violation of the defence of Indian Rules. After release
(from imprisonment) he became principal leader of the Khilafat
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1920. In 1928 he left the Indian National Congress, opposed the Nehru Report tooth and nail, supported the
points of the Mr. Mohd Ali Jinnah & advised the Muslims to dissociate themselves from the civil disobedience
movement of 1930. In the same year he became the president of Khilafat Conference & he attended the 3rd Round
Table Conference. After sitting on the chair he spoke in planary session "I want to go to any country, if I can go
back with substance of freedom in my hand, and if the government does not give us freedom, you will have to give
me a grave here". The British government did not give freedom to India, but Maulana Mohammad Ali won a
grave in a free country. He died in London on January 4,1933. The body was carried to Jerusalem and buried in
the Bait-ul-Magdis (Place of Prophets). During his illness he had willed that he did not want to return to a slave
country.
Ehtashamul Haq Khan
BUMS II Prof
Room No 21, S.S. South, East Hostel

Amusing definitions
Compromise: An art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes that he has got the biggest piece
Expert: A guy who helps you go wrong with confidence.
Father: A banker provided by nature
Gossip: A slight of tongue of Artist.
Philosopher: A man who is forced to think even in his working hours
Psychiatrist: One who does not have to worry as long as other people do.
Sleep: Poor man's wealth.

Crackers
Conversation when two Psychiatrists meet You are fine. How am I?
***
Prof: Name two Pronouns Student: Who? Me?
***
Past always looks better than it was. It's pleasant only because it isn't here
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No one agrees with other people's opinion. They merely agree with their own opinions expressed by
others.
***
Two five years old were looking at abstract Painting in museum Let's get out of here one said before
they say we did it!
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If you are waiting for a bus, you would never see one. If you are driving there is always one right in front
of you.
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Farozan Jabeen
BDS 2010 Batch
ZADCH, AMU

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An Interaction
Here, Mohd Ashfaque, taking an Interview from Prof. M.H. Beg, Dean F/o Medicine

Ashfaque: Sir, please tell the memories which you want to share with the
students as a Dean.
Prof. Beg: I joined as a Dean on 4th January 2012, Faculty of Medicine
which is the largest faculty of this University having 35
departments imparting education to Under Graduate, Post
Graduate & Ph.D Students.
Ashfaque: Sir, please shower light over the proposed funds for the
development & betterment of JNMCH & ZADCH.
Prof. Beg: I as a Dean, the Principal & CMS, the Hon'ble ViceChancellor, the Pro-Vice Chancellor and the Registrar A.M.U.,
Aligarh are also very much interested and working hard with
all the possible efforts to enhance the PG Seats.

Prof. M.H. Beg

Ashfaque: Sir, are UG and PG seats supposed to increase in future?

Prof. Beg: Of course the Hon'ble Ministers will do something as they have shown their interest in this regard.
Ashfaque: Sir, please share your experience which you recollected during Golden Jubilee celebrations.
Prof. Beg: Golden Jubilee was the great memorable day for all of us. It is a matter of great honor that the
alumni of this College are working on key post in & out of the country
Ashfaque: Sir, would the arrival of Union HRD minister Shri Kapil Sibbal & Union Minister for Health &
family welfare Shri Gulam Nabi Azad bear fruitful result in coming years?
Prof. Beg: Definitely we will see the J.N. Medical College must be a Model Medical College for which our
teachers are working with full dedication.
Ashfaque: Sir, finally, what will be your message for the medical and dental students.
Prof. Beg: My advice is to all medical/dental students that they should be highly disciplined, punctual & keep
the attendance as per MCI/DCI requirement. You have come here to learn and to utilize maximum
time in learning, it will help you all through your life. Sports & co-curricular activities are also
useful for the students.

Memoirs Along with Early History

of Hadi Hasan Hall

e were the first group of students who were allotted and eventually 'forced' to shift in Hadi Hasan Hall. It
was 1969-70, and I was in Kashmir House, Sulaiman Hall, then a prestigious Hostel. It was initially a part
of New Hall (for men)' consisting of two hostels:- 480-hostel(now Ross Masood Hall) and 320-hostel(now Hadi
Hasan Hall) named after their number of rooms. While there was a new hall for 'men', naturally there should have
been a new hall for 'women', which was later named as Sarojini Naidu Hall.
All the rooms in the 320-Hostel were single-seated and Prof. Abrar Mustafa of Botany Department was its
first Provost. I became its General Secretary (later the post abolished) which included several sports, cultural,
literary clubs and societies. Mr. Mabood, probably an Engineering student of 480-hostel, was its first Senior Hall
and Provost Office was situated in 480-hostel.
I wish to share some memoirs with present 'Hadi Hasanites.' During those days Dhorra Mafi, where I am
living now, was a small village surrounded by agricultural fields. During winters there were green pea fields all
over. We used to go there during nights, pick the peas in sacks and bring it to our rooms. Then all of the friends used
to enjoy the feast on 'Matar Pulaao.
Sometimes the owner of the field has used to chase us and we had to return empty handed.
Prof. Abu Qamar Siddiqui
Department of Psychiatry
Former Dean, F/o Medicine, JNMCH, AMU

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Memories
41 Years ago in 1971, I became the resident of Hadi Hasan Hall in room
no. 405(1st wing, 3rd story). At that time this hall was accommodating students
of all faculties of AMU. Students of medical faculty were joining the hall
slowly and slowly as they were being transferred from the others halls. There
was no separate Resident hostel, so our seniors, registrars and house surgeons
used to live in this hall and it was started with mixed students of every class
and faculty of AMU. However, the students of medical faculty were
maximum in number.
A student's past is always memorable throughout the life specially
when he is living in a hostel.
I am writing a memorable and enjoyable story of the past.
One of my colleague was always somnolescent and always used to
remain sleepy. Once he was asleep, it was very difficult to wake him up. His
colleagues made a plan to teach him a lesson. When he was in deep sleep, they
took him with the cot and kept the cot on the water tank and left him there over
night, though they were very vigilant and watching his welfare time to time. In
the morning at the time of class, the boy did not get up as usual as he was
habitual of leaving morning classes. When the sun started biting his face,
suddenly he got up and tried to step down from the cot. But when he saw the
situation he was amazed and realized that this was a mischief of a bad soul. He
started shouting for help. Looking at his horrified face his colleagues came
out of their hidden places and started clapping. Thinking of the true situation
the boy became stunned and started first abusing his colleagues and then
requested them to bring down the cot. The cot was so much fitted on the tank
that it was impossible to take it down without the help of other persons. On the
humble request of the boy, they took him down only when he promised his
colleagues to treat them with tea and lakhan's samosa.
Prof. D.K. Agrawal
Department of Physiology
J.N.M.C, AMU, Aligarh

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Apke Dil Me- Mera Dil

You have to decide what

your highest priorities are,
learn pleasantly, smilingly,
and not apologetically. On
the day of the examination, a
fear of facing tough paper, is
always awaited with a mixed
feeling for medical students.
However, there are at least
8PCs and 20 sessionals in
First year and if students
bunk, total teaching loss is
about 15-20 days, which is
quite high.

am blessed by the presentation of Muslim holy book Quran by students

of Hadi Hasan Hall which made me feel happy, honored and feel blessed
that I am remembered and live in the hearts of students after many years. Your
recognition is utmost essential for our life as teacher.
Hadi Hasan Hall has special place in my beginning days (1988), and
Hadi Hasan Hall has changed a lot in many ways. In 1988, when I visited first
time and stayed one night at Hadi Hasan Hall with Dr. Ibraullah Haq (Surgery
resident in 1988), the life that time was different. Many senior students of
other than medical faculties dominated the functions and heaters in the room
were used for making tea, cooking meal etc. Canteen in front of Hadi Hasan
Hall used to have an old shabby look, still entertained all students with typical
Aligarh tea with Matari omlette.
I was selected in 1988 in Diploma Anaesthesia and I was allotted V.M.
Hall. I am surprised why I didn't get it allotted for Hadi Hasan Hall that time.
We were new so couldn't demand as we desire and I shifted my items from
Delhi to VM on a heavy rainy day on my Vespa scooter. I travelled by road
with all luggage full on scooter covered with rain coat. I was feeling the pain
of striking rain drops on my face and it took me nearly 5 hours to reach Aligarh
in August 1988.
I had worked as warden in two past provost teams (Prof. Vidya Ram
and Prof. Rakesh Bhargava). From 2001 to 2004, during my wardenship I had
tried to develop annexure Hadi Hasan Hall building to make 50 rooms new
building with basket ball court. At that time, the estimate was around 20 lakhs
and NRI's from Kuwait and other gulf countries were ready to provide money
for building. Now it must have been a costly affair to build that. Due to some
Govt. regulations we failed to materialize this. One day this dream of basket
ball, tennis court (synthetic) at Hadi Hasan Hall will get materialize under
future provosts. We were encouraged by the constant challenges put up by
students at that time. I think Mr. Naseem Ahmad was the Vice Chancellor and
later Dr. Hamid Ansari became the Vice Chancellor.
I had the opportunity to serve as provost of NRSC under Prof Abdul
Aziz. During my provostship, I tried my best to make separate venue for SSDAY dinner for RDA members, Medical and BDS students (1500 students)
away from the NRSC club. I supported this move, rather I encouraged RDA to
initiate this. This year on SS-DAY large number of RDA members joined
HHH, and I hope if RDA pursue actively, this fund for students can be
transferred to HHH. This finance matter need approval and taking confidence
of the concerned parties. I also proposed to have SSDAY feast to patients of
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JNMC and also Tibbiya college.

Education is a process through which efforts
are made to change the thinking and behaviour of an
individual in a desirable direction and my role in
student dealing has always been positive. I support
everything that brings joy and laurels to institute and
university. It is indeed honored to be your teacher and
as your teacher I would like to tell you something
about examnophobia.
Fear of examination affects the academic
performance of the students in the examination and
they could not perform according to their knowledge
due to fear of examination as they forget the answers
of some questions during examination due to
nervousness. Studies have shown that fear of
punishment from parents and fear of annoyance of
teachers on poor performance in the examination,
tough competition among class fellows for getting
good grades, limited time pressure in attempting for
examination questions, fear of repeating the same
class and poor preparation of examination were the
main causes of examination phobia.
Education is the process of change. It
includes all those activities that make an individual to
become a useful member of the society. It also
provides its services in the transmission of human
heritage from one generation to another
You have to decide what your highest
priorities are, learn pleasantly, smilingly, and not
apologetically. On the day of the examination, a fear
of facing tough paper, is always awaited with a mixed
feeling for medical students. However, there are at
least 8PCs and 20 sessionals in First year and if
students bunk, total teaching loss is about 15-20
days, which is quite high.
Physiological Basis: Examinophobia is
unpleasant sensation which highly sensitizes the pre
synaptic terminals, liberates Ca+2 and convert short
term memory to long term memory formation and
consolidation. Waking up from sleepy nights brings

steroids, adrenaline and activates hippocampus to

open the gate for learning & memory consolidation.
My suggestion: NO MORE
EXAMINOPHOBIA: No bunking classes.
Many times all teachers of basic sciences
encounter bunking of classes due to PC, sessional test
& terminal test preparation or need some study time.
But PC, sessionals are part of our activity. Why bunk?
How to stop this habit? I took opinion of some
teachers in the department and outside department.
Medical Students prepare for the
examinations days and months in advance and in the
class we have 3 groups of students and my own
formula is - 1/3 ; 1/3 ; 1/3.

First group need no teaching-they learn

themselves.

Middle 3rd need to be taught.

Rest maybe puzzled and examinophobia

group, who like to see that classes are
postponed. However many great scholars
and entrepreneurs are from this group.
STOP reading 1 hour before the examination.
Outside the exam hall students hold on to their books,
notes and pencil boxes. They are seen pacing up and
down the corridors trying to absorb as much as they
can from their books up to the last minute. Some
students read loudly while others prefer to sit silently
in a corner and concentrate on their notes. Some
students are seen discussing questions with
classmates. Some faces show panic and fear, others
show composure and confidence. Once the
examinations start, there is silence in the room and
the students are seen concentrating on writing.

Prof. Rajiv Gulati

Deptt. of Physiology
JNMCH, AMU

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Islam's Holistic Approach

Islam's Holistic
Approach to Health
to Health

rophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: A strong believer is better than a weak

Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon
believer. He was talking in terms of faith and character but also indicating
him, said a strong believer is better than a weak believer. He was talking in
that physical
i.e. optimum
health andthat
fitness
werestrength
desirable,
terms
of faith strength
and character
but also indicating
physical
i.e.
providinghealth
us the and
ways
and means
of attaining
such strength.
holistic
optimum
fitness
were desirable,
providing
gave usIslam's
the ways
and
approach
life and such
healthstrength.
offers usIslam's
the ability
to remain
strongtoand
If
means
of to
attaining
holistic
approach
lifehealthy.
and thus
illness offers
or injury
are to
be part
of our lives
then
Islam
provides
us the
ways that
and
health
us the
ability
to remain
strong
and
healthy.
If Allah
decrees
means
of
accepting
and
even
being
grateful
for
the
tests
and
trials
that
illness or injury are to be part of our lives then Islam provides us the ways and
means
ofus.
accepting
and care
evenofbeing
gratefulemotional
for the tests
and trials
that
envelope
We must take
our spiritual,
and physical
health.
envelope
us.the
wemost
mustcomplex
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Allah as health.
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as a trust.
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notmost
be abused
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neglected
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maintained
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should not
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neglected but
in good
order
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and nutrition
playbe
a big
part or
in maintaining
themaintained
best possible
health,
so does
and
nutrition
play a big part
in maintaining
the best
possibleonhealth,
so does
lifestyle
incorporating
exercise.
Islam lays
emphasis
a simple
dieta
lifestyle
incorporating
exercise.
Islam
lays
emphasis
on
a
simple
combined with physical exercise. Fulfilling the obligations of the pillarsdiet
of
combined with physical exercise. Fulfilling the obligations of the pillars of
Islam requires that Muslims be of sound health and fitness. The daily
Islam requires that Muslims be of sound health and fitness. The daily
performance of five prayers is in itself a form of exercise. Its prescribed
performance of five prayers is in itself a form of exercise, its prescribed
movements
movements involve
involve all
all the
the muscles
muscles and
and joints
joints of
of the
the body,
body, and
and concentration
concentration
in
prayer
relieves
mental
stress.
Good
health
is
necessary
if
intends
to fast
in prayer relieves mental stress. Good health is necessaryone
if one
intends
to
during
the
month
of
Ramadan.
The
performance
of
the
Hajj
(Pilgrimage
fast the month of Ramadan and the performance of the Hajj (or pilgrimage to
to
Mecca) is an arduous task that requires many days of hard physical effort.
Prophet Muhammad advised
(PBUH)us,
advised
us to
to be energetic
and the
to start
to work,
towork,
be energetic,
and to start
day
early,
of which
conditions
for a healthy
body. He
saidHeO
Allah,
make
the
dayallearly,
all ofare
which
are conditions
for a healthy
body.
said
O Allah,
the early
hours blessed
my nation
or an inadequate
make
themorning
early morning
hoursforblessed
for.Obesity
my nation.
Obesity ordiet,
an
laziness and
weakness
afflictions
forafflictions
which we
bewe
called
to
inadequate
diet,
laziness are
and all
weakness
are all
forwill
which
will be
account.
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though
preventing
illness
or
injury
is
often
out
of
our
control,
called to account. Even though preventing illness or injury is often out of our
there
arethere
many
brought
on or on
made
worse
by our
ownown
lacklack
of
control,
areconditions
many conditions
brought
or made
worse
by our
attention
to diet
and fitness.
Prophet
may Allah(PBUH)
praise him,
of attention
to diet
and fitness.
TheMuhammad,
Prophet Muhammad
andsaid,
his
Any action without the remembrance of Allah is either a diversion or
Companions were naturally physically fit. Life was tougher, long distances
heedlessness excepting four acts: Walking from target to target [during
were covered on foot, men hunted and farmed their food to survive, and there
archery practice], training a horse, playing with one's family, and learning to
were
no useless
produce
laziness and
waste
manyphysically
hours of
swim The
Prophetrecreations
Muhammadtoand
his
Companions
were
naturally
st
otherwise
constructive
time.distances
The 21 were
century
contains
distractions
and
fit.
Life was
tougher, long
covered
on many
foot, men
hunted and
forms
of
entertainment
that
encourage
laziness
and
induce
ill
health.
farmed their food to survive, and there were no useless recreations to produce
Althoughand
advanced
benefits,
it is important
thatThe
time21isst
laziness
waste technology
many hourshasofmany
otherwise
constructive
time.
not wasted
in front
of the
television and
screen
or game
console to the
detriment
of
century
contains
many
distractions
forms
of entertainment
that
encourage
laziness
and
induce
health. Although
advanced
many
our health.
It has
beenill
conclusively
proven that
obesitytechnology
in children has
increasesbenefits,
is important
thattelevision.
time is notOther
wastedstudies
in front
of the
television
the more it
hours
they watch
have
indicated
thatscreen
this is
or
gametrue
console
to the detriment of our health. It has been conclusively
equally
for adults.
proven
that
in children
the more
watch television.
Exercise
onobesity
the other
hand hasincreases
many benefits.
It hours
plays they
an integral
part in the
life of a Muslim. However, it should not come at the expense of religious
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obligations, nor should it infringe upon the time spent with

family members. In accordance with the holistic approach
to life, which is Islam, everything must be done in
moderation. There is no allowance for extreme or fanatical
behavior. Letting an exercise regime or a sport take over
your life is against the teachings of Islam that call for a
middle path and a balanced approach. Exercise and fitness
should also not involve unnecessary mixing of the sexes or
clothing that exposes the parts of the body that should be
kept hidden. Islam encourages anything that promotes
refreshing the mind or revitalizing the body provided it
does not lead to or involve sin, cause harm, or hamper or
delay religious obligations. The traditions of Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) undoubtedly encourage involvement
in sporting activities as a way to promote a healthy
lifestyle and encourage brotherly love and family
togetherness. True believer recognizes the wonder of the
human body and is grateful to the Creator. This gratitude is shown in the care and attention given to maintaining
optimum health. Islam's holistic approach to health covers all aspects of the mind, body and soul. A truly health
conscious person blends diet, nutrition and exercise with the remembrance of Allah.
Dr. Zaki Ahmad Siddiqui
[email protected]

Education

Friendship

Must for all is education,

Without which no one can live with satisfaction
One who is educated
Is somewhere always rejected
People don't bother to send children to school
Unknown about the importance of this tool
And to become a farmer
For them is so cool
To remove this Confusion,
For the success of our nation
Each One Teach One
Make our India like No One

Friendship is a ship
Moves in water with some tips
It is followed by a group of friends,
When friends are true
It never ends.
It shows the world the best it can,
In every test gets ten out of ten
So remember some good tips
If you to follow your friends and friendship
Kshama Bagga
BDS 2010 Batch
ZADCH, AMU

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Misconceptions About Islam

Extracts from the Lecturer by Dr. Zakir Naik

A medical
doctor
professional,Dr.
Dr.Zakir
ZakirNaik
Naikisisrenowned
renowned dynamic
dynamicInternational
International orator
orator in
in Islam and
medical
doctor
byby
professional,
Comparative
Religion.
He clarifies
IslamicIslamic
viewpoints
and clears
misconceptions
about Islam,
using
the Qur'an,
Comparative
Religion.
He clarifies
viewpoints
and
clears misconceptions
about
Islam,
using the
authentic
Hadith
and other
religious
scriptures
a basis in as
conjunction
with reason,with
logicreason,
and scientific
facts.
Some
Qur'an, the
authentic
Hadith
and other
religiousasscriptures
a basis in conjunction
logic and
scientific
of
the Some
common
misconception
which he clarified
facts.
of the
common misconception
whichare:he clarified are:
Muslims are Fundamentalists:
The dictionary meaning of fundamentalist is 'anyone who understands the basics of a discipline. Can you call
yourself a mathematician if you can't understand the fundamentals of the subjects? No! Similarly to be called as
scientist, you must understand the fundamentals of science. How can you call yourself a complete Muslim if you do
not understand the basics, the fundamentals of the religion? The word fundamentalist is open to wide
interpretation just like the word freedom fighter. This word was first used for Christians, as per the Webster's
Dictionary; however the new oxford dictionary lists Muslims as fundamentalists.
Islam was spread by the Sword:
It was the Islamic traders who served as excellent role-models in the spread of Islam. In Egypt, there are around 14
million Coptic Christians. Couldn't the Arabs wipe them out forcefully or convert them to Islam against their will?
Look India, for instance. In about 600 years rule of the Muslims, everyone could have been forcefully converted to
Islam. How could you explain that there are 800 million Hindus and other religious communities still in India.
Which Muslim army went to convert people in Indonesia and Malaysia? These people were influenced and get
converted by seeing the good behaviours and culture of the Muslims or the Arabs.
Popular English monthly, Reader's Digest says that between 1944 and 1984, a period of almost fifty years saw more
conversion to Islam in Europe and the USA, than to any faith. Who went with a sword to convert these people to
Islam?
It is the sword of the intellect that converts people and their mindsets.
Muslims are merciless, non-vegetarian people:
Allah has granted Muslims, the choice to be vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian.
Science tells us that animal flesh is a complete protein food and more easily digestible than the vegetarian food. On
observing the teeth of the carnivorous and herbivorous animals, the teeth of the former are sharp and pointed, in
order to tear flesh; whereas those of the latter are flat, designed to chew grass and leaves. But we human-beings are
blessed with both the kinds of teeth, canines as well as incisors.
Hindu scriptures permit eating of flesh. When Jainism and Buddhism started gaining popularity with their policy of
Ahimsa, i.e. non-evidence especially towards animals, the Hindu priests adapted the same philosophy of Ahimsa to
win back those who had left the Hindu fold. This is how Hinduism changed over to vegetarianism.
It is not civilized to have more than one wife at a time:
The only religious book that says: !!...then marry once is the Quran. This injunction is not found in any other
religious book or scriptures. There are many reference in the Bible which project the idea of polygamy. Abraham had
3 wives, king Solomon had 700 wives etc. In Hindu mythology, Krishna had 1000 women. Similarly the Jews used
to marry more than once. Only Islam limits the wives at foru.
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In Surah Nissah of the Quran, Allah allows a Muslim man to marry one, two, three or four women as long as he
can do justice between them. If he can't treat them equally, the exhortation for him is: then marry once.
Islam subjugates women in a veil:
In the ancient civilization, you will find that women were the most oppressed ones. They had no individual merit.
The Babylonians used to punish the women for her husbands' mistakes. So did the ancient Egyptians. Ancient
Arabs buried their newly born daughters.
It was Islam that uplifted the status of women. Surah Nissah exhorts, believing men to lower their gaze if a female
is passing by and vice-versa. The Quran speaks about hijab for both men and women. It is required of men to
cover their bodies minimally from the navel upto the knees. The hijab for women is to cover their whole bodies
except for their faces and hands below their wrists. Islam orders its followers to protect their modesty. The hijab is
designed to prevent women from being molested. It brings peace to the society and curbs the increase of heinous
crimes such as eve-teasing, rape, molestation et al.
In Islam, women have got the right to own or inherit property and to dispose it off at will.
Reema Suhail Ahmed
M.A., Mass Com. (P)
Indira Gandhi Hall, AMU

Me: T he Little Hero

Me The Little Hero of my parents.,
Runs stunning on the roads
As they are not limits to my race.
My bike breaks the breaks giving wings to my emotions.
What hell the traffic, traffic rules the stones to my eyes,but why do i
care for these stuffs!
I dance I zoom I roam over the pitty roads,going to challenge who
challenge my Race.
But oh! What havoc! Ah no!
This Cruel Road.
An accident!!!!!
Me the little hero of my parents,
oh!Doctors!Angels world call you Save me please please...please......
These Doctors are also little hero of Bikes!!!!!
How can they save me, me: the little hero of my parents!!
Sanjay Chaudhary
MBBS -2009
JNMCH, AMU

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RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR DIABETES AND

ENDOCRINOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U, ALIGARH
Basic Details
n effort was made to have a nucleus of endocrinology unit in the Department of Medicine in 1987 after the
availability of qualified Endocrinologists from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
(PGIMER), Chandigarh and at that time no facility of endocrine investigations and specialty service were available.
Subsequently with the financial assistance received by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, ICMR,
CSIR, UGC and the University, an attempt was made to make a beginning. The endocrinology laboratory was
established with the approval of BARC, Mumbai, as Type II laboratory. Gradually unit progressed due to availability
of trained person in the specialty and investigative facilities (hormonal estimations by RIA) were started in 1988 after
getting permission from BARC, Mumbai to use RIA kits in vitro. Endocrine OPD was started twice a week and at that
time on average 400 - 500 patients per week were attending endocrine OPD. We have got registered patients to the
tune of more than seventy thousand. The filing system was introduced in the Endocrine OPD since 1987 to record
details of the patients, like their history, family history and socio-economic status. However due to lack of available
trained person, a data base system is still in preliminary stage of development, which, we are sure if available will help
us to provide not only the prevalence but also the disease pattern of endocrine disorders in the country. Further,
because of these infrastructure developments in due course of time, we have been able to publish scientific materials
in good quality international journals in the field of Diabetology, lipid research, Y-chromosome related disorders,
Insulin resistance and Atherosclerosis. Some of these papers are being cited in the text book of Endocrinology,
Nephrology and Medicine. Also in recognition of the facilities available and with the publication of good clinical
materials, PDA has approved the Centre to carry out clinical trials in the field of
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pharmaceutical companies are funding and approaching to have clinical research projects at the Centre.
Ph.D. programme in Endocrinology was started for the first time in the year 2011-12 and three candidates have
been enrolled. Further, Academic Council and executive Council have approved the ordinance for D.M. (Endo)
programme and attempts are being made to start Super specialty course in endocrinology from the year 2013-14.
Indoor facility (43 bedded) at the centre will be starting soon. Further to strengthen the existing facilities, attempts
are being made to advance existing molecular endocrinology, telemedicine facilities, diabetic foot care services,
imaging endocrinology, state of the art latest diagnostic facilities and computerization of the Centre. At present, on
an average 800-900 patients of the specialty are reporting to the centre every week. We have already started four
OPDs per week and all diagnostic facilities are being provided under one roof. Stem cell therapy will also be
available to diabetic foot patients shortly. Besides community oriented services will also be started shortly once the
infrastructure and manpower is available. We will be able to achieve all aims and objectives that were initially
planned at the time of proposal for establishment of the centre. The centre is also having a conference room (150
sitting capacity), library, seminar room and WI-FI internet facility to help the students interested in specialty. The
centre is formally inaugurated by the Honb'le Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad
and Honb'le Minister for HRD, Communication & IT, Shri Kapil Sibbal on 30th September, 2012. I am also thankful
to the University Administration for taking keen interest and extending all possible help and co-operation to make
the centre as one of the best centre of the Country.
Information collected from:Prof. JAMAL AHMAD
Director
RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR
DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY

Aimless Life...!
What is this life, full of care?
We have no time to stand and stare
No time to stand beneath the bougles
And stare as long as sheep or cows
No time to see, when would be pass
Where squirrel height their nuts in grass
No time to see in broad day light
Streams full of stars like skies at night
No time to turn as beauties glance
And watch her feet, how they can dance
No time to wait, till her mouth can,
And which that smiles her eyes began
A poor life this is, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare...
Khushboo Gupta
BDS 2010 Batch,
ZADCH. AMU

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A Warm Blanket

night of December 2012, at around 10:30 p.m., a man of

about 40 years old was lying infront of a closed shop
over hay rick (puaal) and was shivering in cold. His body was
covered only with a thin shawl.
I stopped my bike and asked him 'Baba kahan rehte ho,
yha kyu so rhe ho?
For a while he looked astonished and then replied
Beta, bas yahin rehte h, kahin bhi so lete hain.
Thand nai lagti hai, kambal nahi hai? that was my
next question to him.
He answered Nai Saheb, abhi to nai hai.
While talking to him, we came to know that he had
recently come to Aligarh to earn his living but unfortunately
he could not buy a blanket to wrap him in the shivering cold,
for he lacked the money to buy it.
We gave him one warm blanket which we had brought
with us for some needy people like him. He raised his hands to
seek blessings for us and delightfully joined his hands as a
mark of gratitude.
Wow! That was a great feeling while helping a poor, the
way we Hadites were helping them since few years now.
Yes, I am talking about the Winter Donation Drive
carried out by the residents of Hadi Hasan Hall to support the
financially downtrodden sections of our society during the
extreme cold conditions in winter on humanitarian basis.
Previously, winter donation drive had been carried out by our
seniors and blankets worth more than One lac INR had been
distributed among the downtrodden sections of our society.
Continuing with the same effort in 2012, I with Mr.
Mohd. Luqman and Mr. Parvez Ahmed took the
responsibility to conduct Winter Donation Drive 2012. We
began with a massive campaign to raise the funds for donating
new blankets as well as old winter clothes to our fellow
beings, shivering under the thundering cold.
When we started this campaign, it appeared quite a
difficult task for it was exam time in the month of December.
But, Alhamdullilah, Allah made it easy as some of our seniors,
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Collections were made throughout the campus.
Students, teachers and people residing outside of the campus
donated generously for this sacred effort. We were able to
generate as sum of around 80,000 INR.
Finally, on 16th December 2012, we started distribution
from the slums near Iqra colony and then proceeded to the
slums near the railway line beside the Begum Sultan Jahan
Hall, Firdaus Nagar, Patwari ka Nagla etc. We also reached a
nearby orphanage with the blankets. During the entire
campaign our main aim was to reach the neediest people of
those respective areas.
From dawn to dusk we distributed the blankets and the
clothing, we exhausted much but enjoyed more. This was an
experience that filled the hearts with peace and tranquility.
While we were distributing the blankets, jhuggi by
jhuggi, our sight grabbed a beautiful kid, may be 3-4 years
old, half naked trying to fry a green chilly with a knife on a
tawa with no oil in it and no fire lit beneath it, we went there
and asked him to look at the camera so that we could take a
snap of him, But he was busy in his own world no matter what
the people around him were doing. We left the scene failing to
grab his attention.
We completed this small effort to serve the mankind in
the times of a dire need and turned back with full satisfaction
of heart and soul. People around us gathered to bless us with
prayers and thanked us for helping them in the hour of need.
While walking back we continued to contemplate on the
conditions of these fellow citizens who are unable to fulfill
their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter in the times
when the world knows people called millionaires and
billionaires. This effort ensued by some of our seniors, no
matter at a micro level was able to inculcate a sense of
brotherhood in us for the suffering section of humanity. We
continued the drive this year and let us pledge to continue this
in the coming years as well.
Inamul Fasih
BDS-2009 Batch,
ZADCH, AMU

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The Team VC (XI)

Organizers Team

Inauguration Ceremony of Hadi Premier League

The Winning Team Medicine (XI)

Vice Chancellor on Pitch

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MU is a phenomenon, not only an institution, as it moulds its pupils in a

multidimensional manner. This has been a legacy of AMU since its
conception and taking forwards this essence of AMU, Hadi Hasan Hall organized
first ever night cricket tournament in the history of AMU. The event was
organized under the illuminating guidance of Provost Hadi Hasan Hall Dr.
Shahab F. Hashmi. In-charge of the event was games warden Dr. Wasif Mohd. Ali
who, with his zealous efforts converted this dream of Hadiites into reality. Once
the idea was form it was chiseled into reality by the team comprising of Dr.
Abdullah (Games Secretary) Mr Jamil Akhtar, Mr. Shamim Ansari, Dr. Ahmad
Abdullah Mr. Shumail Rabbani, Mr. Nabeel Firoz, Mr. Faraaz (Senior members
& sports enthusiast).
The event started with a bang with the inauguration at the hands of our own
hon'ble V.C. retd.Gen Zameer uddin Shah,who not only consented to be a part of the ceremony but enthusiastically
played the first inaugural match. The inaugural match was played between V.C. (XI) & organizer (XI). The VC (XI)
was captained by hon'ble V.C. himself & organizer (XI) by Dr. Wasif. The audience were mesmerized by the
zealous sportsmanship shown by the V.C. Both the teams played exceptionally well & VC (XI) won the match.
Both teams returned to the pavilion end among huge accolades by the spectators. Hon'ble V.C. Retd.Gen Zameer
uddin Shah was declared Man of the Match.
The spectacular inauguration was followed by a series of interesting matches. There were total 12 teams in four
pools. First few matches were interpool to decide the team which will enter the quarter final. Consequently the
teams 2K8, 2K10A, 2K7, 2K9, Classic (X), Medicine & 2K12 entered the semi-finals. Two semi-finals were
played first between 2K7 & 2K12, second between (2K8) & Medicine.
The first semi final was as interesting as it could be. 2K7 deemed as the invincible team had some tough moments
playing with 2K12. Though there were some outshining performances by 2K12 players, fate finally favoured the
2K7 & they won the match by a slight margin. It was one of those matches wherein the spectators are bound to cheer
the loosing team as much as the winning team. The proceeding match proved to be more interesting than its
antecedent. 2K8 team ranked II was beaten up by the medicine team. The medicine team gave a target of meagre 80
runs to 2k8.The 2k8 batsmen's efforts to chase the target proved futile. Medicine team finally won the semi final
owing to some power packed bowling powress. Henceforth the final of HPL was to be played between 2k7 and
medicine.
The day of final brought much anticipation on the part of all and sundry.The excitement was so high that it was
almost palpable in the air.The teams of 2k7 and medicine entered the field amongst huge round of cheering by the
spectators.2k7 won the toss and decided to bat first.The batting order of 2k7 crumbled under the fiery bowling
charge led by Dr.Gaurav and Dr.Athar Kamal.Medicine team chased the target in an interesting innings.Medicine
finally won the final of HADI PREMIER LEAGUE.
The event saw some remarkable performances such as that of Ahmad Abdullah,Faisal(2k12),Ahmad
Mamoon,Dr.Gaurav,Dr.Athar.The success of the event can be estimated by the fact that despite being exam time
Hadiites were present in full attendance at the spectators end.The event will be remembered for quality cricket and
some cheeky commentaries by Faraaz Hanafi.We hope future will see such marvelous events in our beloved hall.
Faraaz Hanafi
MBBS-2007 Batch
JNMCH,AMU
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Achievements of an Old Boy:

Dr. Rais Ahmed

Designation: Junior Resident (1st year) Orthodontics

PGIMER (POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH), CHANDIGARH, INDIA.
Getting selected, that too in the very first attempt, in a premier institute
like PGIMER, CHANDIGARH, was like a dream come true for me. Nothing
could be better than this, as far as my career in dentistry is concerned.
My real journey towards my present success began on the day I entered the premises of ALIGARH
MUSLIM UNIVERSITY (AMU) i.e. in the year 2001(Senior Secondary School, Boys).
After passing my +2 in 2003 with distinction I cracked AMU-PMT in 2005 and got admission in BDS.
Under family and peer pressure I had to drop and prepare for one more year. but as we know that ALLAH
KNOWS US BETTER THAN OURSELVES AND IT IS HIS WILL THAT ALWAYS PREVAILS, so I had to
satisfy myself with what I had and continued my BDS as 2006 batch.
My BDS-2006 batch was the best of people I had ever met. We had such a good co-ordination and
understanding. A healthy competition which is required for a complete preparation of any entrance examination
, was fortunately present in our batch.
Hostel life of AMU is certainly the best. Such a nice and peaceful environment with one of the best dining
hall and recreational facilities is very rare. Thanks to our Dear HADI HASAN HALL PROVOST , Prof.
Annam Kaleen Sir. Sitting in the HADI CANTEEN and taking part in the day long Sunday gossips are all
memories now. I think no issue in the whole world would be left untouched when the great HADITES would
sit together on any free Sunday morning.
One thing which I would like to share with my juniors and all those preparing for the test is that preparing
just during the internship period is not sufficient since the number of seats are very less. Now since you all are in
the field of dentistry; give it your level best. IT IS THE CONSISTENT HARDWORK AND SMART STUDY
which pays you off. Reading standard books is not easy. It takes much time and patience (Also I don't take the
guarantee of very good marks in sessionals and even exams) but it certainly clears your concepts about the
subjects and makes you a good clinician, which should be our ultimate goal. Retrograde study (studying the
reference texts while solving questions) can be helpful during internship only when u have done a thorough
study of standard texts during all your four BDS academic years.
When we reached BDS third year our (Amjad, Ali, Rajat, Abdul, Hafiz, Abis etc) curiosity regarding
MDS entrance preparation began. So for our help and encouragement ALLAH sent a man, whom I shall always
praise and he is Dr. Syed Naved Zahid (consultant, ZADCH). He injected into us the zeal necessary to crack
this exam. Dr. Sajjad Rahman Sir (SR,OMFS, ZADCH)-- your constant short doses of inspiration were
invaluable and I hope to get more of them in future.

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Similarly many seniors of our college whom I shall be always be thankful are:
Dr. Praveen Mishra (JR-2,PGI), Dr. Shamimul Hasan (consultant, Jamia Millia Islamia), Dr. Mukhtar
Anderabi (consultant, ZADCH), Dr. Islam Ahmad,Dr. Saif khan (consultant, ZADCH), Dr.Tauseef khan(MDS),
Dr. Jay(MDS),Dr.Raj Kumar(MDS,JR-3) and many more.
There is a saying -A man is known by the company he keeps. But I would rather say that even a man's
future depends upon the company he keeps. Truly my friends ,with whom I studied and also enjoyed the college
life are a precious gift of ALLAH. My one oldest and best friend, who had been my guide and no less than my
brother is-Said Ali (MDS. endo). We are and we will be like a family- Amjad, Rajat, Ali, Abdul, Hafiz, Abis and
in fact the whole batch.
Finally, I would like to say that you are the only one to understand yourself better . There comes a time
when one has to help himself to prove his/her existence, best of luck to all the MDS aspirants in AMU.
Thank you all my seniors and batch mates for helping me believe on myself.
Allah Hafiz

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My Experience with Drug Society

Assalamo Alaekum Doc Saab!
I heard a female voice, as I passed through the orthopedics OPD. I turned back
and saw no known face but a stranger young lady with her son, some 7 years old,
standing there. She again wished me, Assalamo Alaekum Doc Saab.
Walekum assalam . A little surprised, I replied. Kya aap mujh se baat
kar rahi hain? I asked .
She nodded but now looked a little confused. I told her that I am unable to
recognize her and then she asked me aap wahi hain na jo us din aaye thay, jab
inki haddi tuti thi(pointing towards her husband, who was sitting on a bench
there)
OH YES! I almost shouted and began to recollect the incident
happened a few months back.
I was sitting in my room as I got a phone call,
Hello Babar .. Intekhab here (one of my seniors in drug society)
Assalamo Alaekum Intekhab bhai.
Walekum assalam, yaar Babar there is a patient in Orthopedics ward, Abbas 30 year male with fracture
shaft of right femur, he is poor and can't afford I.M. Nail and expenditure of surgery, can you assess the patient
whether he is needy or not?
Yes sir. I am going there. I said.
I went to orthopedics ward and met this man, Abbas. I asked him what happened and he told me every
detail of his accident from which I came to know that he is a rickshaw puller and the only earning source of his
family of five.
Don't you have any attendant with you? I asked.
I came to Aligarh 5 months back along with my wife and three children. There is no relative or friend of
mine in Aligarh. He replied.
I explained him that he may require a surgery and money is needed for it. His pale face started to look
pallor. He was choked and said in a choked voice: I do not have money for the operation.
I patted him on his shoulder. I assessed him thoroughly and concluded that this person is really needy.
Straight away I went to Azad (treasurer of the Drug Society) to allot money. He was already aware of this
patient and handed over the money to me for his I.M. Nail and surgery.
Next day after the operation I went to see Abbas. He was lying on his bed and sleeping; I decided not to
wake him up and came back.
I came back to present time from my memory, where Abbas was standing in front of me on both his feet and
his son holding his hand.
AssalamoAlaekum Doc Saab He said to me as he extended his hand for a hand shake.
Walekum assalam Abbas, kaise ho? I asked.
ALLAH ka shukr hai, agar aap log nahi hote toh shayad aaj main apne pairon par khada nahi hota.
Aap logo ne sirf mere pair nahi bachaye hain, mera ghar bhi bachaya hai
I was unable to speak any word as now its my turn to be choked with emotions.
I immediately thanked ALLAH for choosing me for this noble work. All I gave was hardly two hours of
mine but it saved life of not just one but five people.
I never met Abbas again but I know the Drug Society has helped many people like Abbas and Insha Allah
will continue to help many further.
I joined DRUG SOCIETY in my first year of MBBS and I am still attached to it. When Salman Sir asked

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me to share my experiences with the Drug Society, I decided to express my views.

What we gave to humanity through the Drug Society can easily be felt by looking at the annual or monthly
fund collections, its utilization data, number of patients covered and various other measures taken by it. But what
the Drug Society gave us is unexplainable. One can only have this feeling ,the moment you see a cancer patient
going home happily whose chemotherapy being arranged by you and funded by the Drug Society or a smile on a
patient's face who was previously hopeless due to his illness and poverty and you helped him to overcome this
through the Drug Society.
By the grace of Allah, a few hundred or thousand rupees may not be a huge amount for you and me. But
believe me and you will see yourself that there are people and their families for whom this amount is a deciding
factor whether to live or to die.
The Drug Society not only helps others but it also helps you, the members, in many ways. With my
experiences all I want say to my younger brothers and sisters is that if you are really sincere in this work process
you'll definitely find yourself more smart, honest, improved in self-confidence, improved in communication
skills in your life and top of all you'll be more humble when you encounter downtrodden sections of society which
is an essential quality of a doctor.
I learned a lot from my seniors in the Drug Society like Salman Sir, Imteyaz Sir,Asad Sir,Nadeem Sir, Manjari
Mam,Faroze Sir,Shaheen bhai,Reyaz bhai,Shahbaz bhai,Mehfooz bhai,Maaz bhai, Intekhab bhai,Ashish bhai,Nasar
bhai,Kashif bhai,Farogh bhai,Adil bhai,Murad bhai and many others. I still remember the way they used to guide me
by appreciating and correcting my actions. I am thankful to them for giving me a chance for serving an organization of
such a nature.
Dr. Babar Khan Suri

Facts about India

India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history
India invented the number system
World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 B.C.
Sanskrit is the mother of all European languages...
Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer language A report in Forbes Magazine, 1987
Art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago
Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the
astronomers found out
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus came from India
USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world of scientific community that
the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi
Chess (Shatranj or Ashtapala) was invented in India
When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indian established the Harappa
Culture in the Sindh Valley
The place value system, the Decimal System was developed in India in 100 B.C.
The earliest reservoir and dam irrigation was built in Saurashtra
Quadratic equations were propounded by Sri Dharacharya in the 11th century.
Abdul Aleem
B.D.S 2009 Batch
Dr. Z.A Dental College & Hospital

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THE WHYS & HOWS OF

ALIGARH

f all the reformist movements of modern day India, the one that influenced
the psyche and lives of largest number of people was probably ALIGARH
MOVEMENT. At its zenith, it influenced the policy of three nations of the
subcontinent i.e. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In the hustle and bustle of our
curriculum we have forgotten an important duty; the duty to learn about, imbibe
the values of and propagate the ALIGARH MOVEMENT. Here is an attempt (in
question answer format) to bust some myths, to remove some misconceptions and
to reassert some facts as regards the ALIGARH MOVEMENT.
Q. Was ALIGARH MOVEMENT a movement exclusively for education?
Ans. No. as conceived by Sir Syed and his colleagues, it was for the overall uplift of Muslims and their welfare
.Sir Syed always advocated the multi-pronged approach to address the problem of Muslim backwardness.
However, it is also true that his thrust on educational uplift was greater than any other reform he proposed and
executed; the reason being obvious-Syed knew that intellectual subjugation starts from ignorance.
But we also experience the dynamism of the movement in the form of Tehzeebulakhlaaq (the Mohammaden
social reformer), his mouthpiece to condemn the irrational and rootless customs of his fellow countrymen. We
can experience the political success of the movement in the form of large gatherings of intellectuals on the annual
meetings of United Patriotic Association. And also in the form of BRITISH INDIA ASSOCIATION FOR
NORTH WEST PROVINCE that was formed to respond to "the necessity of Indian affairs being more
prominently brought before the parliament" (Page 46, The Aligarh movement by Shan Muhammad).
Q. Was Syed Ahmed loyal to British? If yes, why?
Ans. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was a man with foresight. His forefathers occupied highest ranks in the Mughal
Court. He himself was employed with the British. He had seen the fall of an apparently invincible empire with his
own eyes. He also realized that the newest player in the sub continent i.e. the British were shrewd and were here to
stay. There was no question of their leaving the country in the near future. He knew that the negative attitude and
resistance of the Muslims towards the British would lead them nowhere.
Fact remains that the prevalent political thought at that time was of promoting loyalty to the British Empire. Even
the Congress (INC) founded by A.O. Hume had the objective of acting as a platform for addressing Indian
grievances in a manner as to smoothen out the path of British empire and prolong its rule. Today our notions of
patriotism and nationalism during British Raj have changed.
Now, anyone who opposed the Indian National Congress at that time is a villain to be condemned at every cost.
But it is not that black and white. The notions of nationalism and patriotism mainly emerged and solidified after
the congress started confrontational politics which was after the partition of Bengal. Before that the scene was
indeed different.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was indeed loyal to British. But his loyalty was in no way a nil nationalist. He in his own
way was giving a magnanimous contribution for uplifting Indian society. Only that he preferred politics of cooperation instead of politics of confrontation and agitation.
Q. What was the aim of Aligarh movement ?
Ans. The word pair Aligarh Movement did not exist during Syed Ahmed's time. The objectives of the movement

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were not carved in stone. Rather it was aimed at bridging the gap between the rulers and the ruled and to promote a
degree of understanding and acceptance between the British and the Muslims.
It was also to enable Muslims to assert their own political identity. His aim was to prepare a class of intelligentsia
in the community who could effectively rise up to the challenge posed by "advancing west" as renowned Islamic
thinker Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi chose to call it. Suffice here to quote the protagonist himself
"I founded the college to form a class of persons, Mohammaden in religion, Indian in blood and color but
English in tastes, opinions and intellect"
Q. Was the establishment of a university the final aim of Aligarh movement?
Ans. Even if we assume for some time that Aligarh movement was all about education, it is not true that the aim
was to establish a university at Aligarh. Sir Syed had a very broad vision of an independent network of muslim
institutions with a central regulatory authority. Due to financial constraints, however he settled for a university as
a start up point. To quote David Lelyveld (page 303, Aligarh's First Generation, OUP)
"It was Syed Ahmed's contention that best political strategy for all Muslims all over India was to pour every bit of
public energy and economic capital into the college at Aligarh, to buildup one great center for a unified network
of Muslim institutions".
Q. Is the movement dead or is it still alive?
Ans. It is not dead. The realization of the dreams of Sir Syed and his friends is still distant. It is still a long road
ahead. However, there is no doubting the fact that the movement lost its Educational momentum after the
establishment of university in 1920 and its political sense after the independence of India in 1947. Revival is the
keyword here. Complacent attitude of the educated elites of community can prove lethal. Actual pursuits of ideas
of progress and advancement should replace the fruitless contemplation of past glories.
The Muslim community of India is facing newer onslaughts both from within and without. Is ALIGARH
ready to play ALIGARH once more?
Faraz Badar
MBBS Batch-2008
JNMCH, AMU

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WE AS TEACHERS

e all went to school and we all had different teachers who taught us. And sitting there in your class, looking at
your teacher, you might have once thought- She is such a nice teacher, I wonder how she manages to
explain these theories! How does she explain everything so properly? I bet I can't do that!
I vividly recall one incident of my school days. It was Teacher's Day on 5th Sept. and to our surprise, our
physics teacher, Mr. Bakshi, gave us a self study task on energy production. Each one of us had to teach a part of the
lesson to the rest of the class. We all worked hard. And when the day came, I was ready with my presentation. My
presentation was the 1st in line. I wasn't nervous, but I was worried that I had less matter in my hands than my batchmates and it was a simple one. But now that the day had come, I was worried. I went up to the front of the class,
introduced myself and mentioned the topic I was going to speak about. I started speaking with the presentation in
my hands in a slow but quite an impressive manner (it was my thought). I looked around at everyone, and everyone
stared right back at me. I explained the types of energy and then turned to look around. All of them were nodding with
a slight frown on their heads. "Any doubts? I asked. They all shook their heads. I moved to the next pages which I
had in my hands and they nodded. Then as the presentation was over, So, did you all understand how the different
types of energy are produced? I asked them. They nodded. Okay, question time, lets see who answers correctly! I
said. How is energy produced? I asked and looked around. And all I got was blank faces. Anybody knows the
answer? I asked again. No-one replied. I saw Bakshi Sir smile from my peripheral vision. Child, he said why do
you think they're not replying? I shrugged. Child, its clear that they haven't understood! he smiled down at me. I
looked up at him with a big question mark on my face. He smiled wider and said go back to the first page, and
explain it again. After explaining it again, draw a flowchart or diagram and give them a visual example. I did as he
said. I explained the first page and drew the flowchart. Now ask the same question again, Sir said after I'd finished.
I asked again and there! All 20 hands were up! I picked one of them to answer and they explained the whole process
correctly!
And that is when it struck me! Because we draw the pictures in our minds and when we are asked the question,
that picture gives us all the answers that we need! We need to see it before we rub it in! Sir asked me to explain all my
matter again with visual examples and then ask my questions. I did so, and lo! All my questions were answered
correctly with word-to-word detail!
Being a teacher isn't easy, but it is surely fun. The lesson I learnt from this be-the teacher session was that if
you just go on droning about something, the person who is listening to you won't actually listen to you. He'll be bored
and his mind will get distracted. But if you show them what you mean, they'll be able to figure it out more easily
because they see it, draw it in their minds and then memorize it.
Thank you sir for giving me the chance to be teacher and teaching me how to teach. It was a wonderful
experience!
Thank you!
Dr. Ruby Khan
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Dentistry
Dr Z A Dental College
Aligarh Muslim University

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Born in free India and hence

entitled to equal rights and share
in governance

O n e w o n d e r s, w h y
Muslims only become the
target of stringent laws.
Our experiences with
TA D A , P OTA a n d
UAPA have been of
extreme of pain and
anguish. The data of
number of cases
registered under these
stringent laws shows
majority of Muslims as
accused, who after going
through trauma and
sufferings were let off
due to lack of evidence.

was born in free India. I have no idea of who were responsible for the
partition of the country. My ancestors with free will decided to be the part
of this nation. And therefore, I refuse to carry the burden of partition.
I have two identities: Indian and a Muslim. Indian Constitution guarantees me
rights for both of my identities. I enjoy all the fundamental rights as any other
Indian would enjoy. But in addition to these, I have extra rights as the religious
minority. The Constitution enshrines that I, as a member of Muslim minority
community, have the right to preserve, protect and promote my identity,
language, script and culture by establishing and administering educational
institutions of my choice.
I thank the wisdom of the framers of the constitution to provide all this.
These builders of modern India were perhaps worried about the minorities
being excluded from the fruits of freedom. In a way these rights were
conferred to strengthen the feeling of security in the nascent stage of a nation
marred by communal conflagration during and after partition. The intention
was to provide the minorities with full opportunities to participate in the
governance and thus contributing in the overall development of the nation.
The picture which emerges out after six decades of freedom is contrary to the
supposed intentions of the great visionaries of freedom movement.
Constitutional promise for the protection of the interests of the minorities
remains more or less a paper promise. As per one estimate of the Home
Ministry, Government of India, a total of 13,356 serious anti-Muslim riots
have happened between 1954 and 1992. It seems that the only concern for the
Muslim minority (MM) is the security of person, dignity and property. And
that's what political parties promise them in lieu of their votes as if these
parties will do some mercy by providing security. It's their right as the citizen
to which they are entitled.
In the last 65 years, MM has seen lots of Ups and downs in their social,
educational and economic status. To diagnose the causes of such decline in
their status Sachar Committee was appointed in 2005, which submitted its
report in November, 2006 recommending many measures to uplift the status
of MM. As per the findings of the committee, over a period of time the
percentage of MM has seen a gradual decline in public sector jobs and
educational institutions. Their representation in institutions of higher learning
is almost negligible. The report says, MM were 1.3% in IIMs and 3.3% in IITs
in years 2004 to 2005 and 2006. Muslims share in the students who complete

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gallows, the situation more or less remains the same.

The story of injustice remains the same, only the
characters are changing. A recent study of the Socioeconomic Profile and Rehabilitation Needs of
Muslim Community in Prisons in Maharashtra,
2011, Dr. Vijay Raghavan and Roshni Nair from the
Centre for Criminology and Justice School of Social
Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) points
out that 96 per cent of the prisoners interviewed are
not held under preventive detention charges. This
means that they are not potential threat to law and
order. The study also indicates that although as per
Sachar Committee report Maharashtra has 10.6 per
cent Muslim population but they comprise 32.4 per
cent of the prison population. All this smells of the
institutional bias against the Muslim community.
When a Muslim youth is arrested, charges of
carrying out terrorist activities at various places are
put on him without going through a fair and deeper
investigation. For instance, in 1998 Mohammad
Aamir Khan aged 18 years was arrest in Delhi and
was accused of 20 terror cases. It took 14 years to
pronounce him not guilty. In January, 2011 he walked
out of jail only to find his mother paralyzed and
friends deserting him because of terrorist tag on him.
In another glaring instance, 70 Muslim youths were
picked up and charged for carrying out Mecca Masjid
blasts in 2007 at Hyderabad. After five long years,
they were all acquitted and now government is giving
them 70 lakhs as compensation. Here a question
arises, can this compensation amount return the
youthful age that they wasted in the confines of the
jail. They had to undergo trauma of being a terrorist
for no fault of theirs. This practice of injustice and
violation of human rights must end.
To make the situation worse, housing
apartheid in urban India has become a reality. If you
are a Muslim, you can find heaven for yourself but
not a house on rent in the localities dominated by
non-Muslim communities. This has forced Muslims
to live in ghettos further alienating them from the
mainstream and composite cultured mosaic. If in a

graduation is only 3.4%. In civil services it is 3% in

IAS, 1.8% in IFS and 4% in IPS. Taken cumulatively,
its share is 4.9% in PSUs, Education, Railways,
Judiciary, Health, Transport and Home Affairs.
Muslims' percentage in bureaucracy is just 2.5 %
whereas they constitute about 14% of India's
population. Literacy level in the Muslims is just
59.1%, which is much below the national average of
65.1%. Not only this, unemployment rate among
Muslim graduates is the highest among other socioreligious groups. This report captures clearly the
deprivation when it observes 'Muslim localities are
not covered well with pucca roads, bus stops,
medical and postal facilities. People have started
saying, if you want to identify a Muslim locality, you
can easily do so by noticing the lack of basic civic
amenities. Why this total apathy towards one
community, when everybody is the equal citizen. We
have been living in the ganga-jamuni tehzeeb
(composite culture) since centuries, but the lack of
concerns for the Muslims points to something fishy
in the scheme of things of our policy makers and
implementers.
One wonders, why Muslims only become the
target of stringent laws. Our experiences with
TADA, POTA and UAPA have been of extreme of
pain and anguish. The data of number of cases
registered under these stringent laws shows majority
of Muslims as accused, who after going through
trauma and sufferings were let off due to lack of
evidence. By 30 June, 1994, the arrests under TADA
had exceeded 76,000. About 25 percent of these
cases were dropped by the police without even
framing charges. Of the 35 percent cases that were
brought to trial, 95 percent resulted in acquittals. The
conviction rate for these laws was less than 2 percent.
TADA and POTA have to go off the legal lexicons
because of evidences surfacing with regard to
targeting of Muslims and slapping false terror cases
on them. The sad part is that, this politics of targeting
minority youths still continues unabated.
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train or a bus or a government office a man with a

beard and skull cap is seen, the reaction on the faces
of the co-passengers or the public officers changes
dramatically. They look at him as if an alien has
descended on their private property. The bearded
man's only fault is that he belongs to the Muslim
minority community. The alienation of the Muslim
youths is not a good sign for a healthy democracy.
Today, educated Muslim youths are living under fear
psychosis. They are under the spell of fear all the time
that any day they can be behind the bars under the
false charges only to be released after decades,
crumbling-down their aspirations and dreams.
Despite all the above-mentioned aberrations, I still
see the light at the end of the tunnel. There is still a ray
of hope. Everything has not come to an end. Things
can be improved. The only thing required is that
system should run as per the spirit of the
Constitution. Biases and prejudices can only be
removed if the bureaucratic and political set-up runs
in accordance with the rule of law. Principles of
fairness and natural justice must be adhered to in
every situation. It is only then the confidence and
trust of the minority community can be restored and
strengthened. Inclusiveness should be the mantra.
We cannot live in isolation or ghettos. Prosperous
and peaceful India can only emerge from the
contribution of all its citizens, whether majority or
minority. I will feel proud of my Indian identity when
my Muslim identity is kept intact and is provided
every possible opportunity to develop myself
socially, educationally, politically and financially.
The gulf between two of my identities is striking.
This has to be bridged.

A Great Confusion
Its Really a great confusion!

Help me to make a decision!!

I want to concentrate on my studies,
But I'm unable to do this;
I know success is in working hard;
And I've to work yards by yards;
But in comparison of reading novels,
This business is so hateful;
I know hard work will bring me a bright
future,
But my hobbies will not be nurtured;
By studying, I can ear name,
But, like J.K. Rowling, novels can give me
fame!
Don't you think it's a great confusion,
Here to make a decision!
I'm sure every student like me,
Is stick by the burden of studies;
But successful are those,
Who try to come across,
This river of confusion
Through the 'Bridge of Decision'.

Abdul Hafiz Gandhi

(Author is Doctoral Research Scholar in
Jawaharlal Nehru University and was President of
Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union. He can
be reached at [email protected])

Sayeka Mubin
MBBS-2009 Batch
JNMCH, AMU

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Higher Education And Teachers' Role

Now, let us consider what the

students, teachers, educational
administrators and the society
tell us in this regard: Can we
blame the students only?
Surely not always and each
time, for it often so happens
that sons and daughters are
either forced or persuaded to
opt for the subject and
profession of their parents'
choice! This aggravates the
problem with lacking
educational testing and
guidance services. Students
may also complain of
teachers' lacking interest in
effective teaching and
educational guidance.

eachers and educationists come across a number of queries about poor

performance on the part of their pupils in various examinations. Some do
hastily fix up responsibility: upon the students, teachers, the polity as a whole,
or on none specifically; and, yet on all. This question can beget its response
from an individual or party concerned, perhaps with preconceived notion. As
such, its outcome will not be binding upon anyone. Therefore, in spite of the
concern to help solve the problem, the malady would continue to persist.
Therefore, if problems pertaining to impartation of knowledge are to be
satisfactorily identified and solved, one shall have to understand the
pathology of educational problems, and also of the role and responsibilities of
the parties involved in education and research at all levels of their working,
and also to address to the questions, pertaining to falling standards of
educational and research performance. We have also to address ourselves
to the following questions:
Are our standards too high vis-a-vis the capacity of our students? It is
so because the students coming to institutions of higher learning do
come from their different institutions, having varied standards of
teaching and educational supervision.
Are we too strict in assessing the student's performance?
Are the curricula changed to the disadvantage of the
examinees/students?
Is there any correlation between the general health or stamina of the
students and the required amount of labour and each day's duration of
studies?
Do we lack teachers in true sense of the word, as also the spirit with
which the students and teachers were imbibed in the past?
Are we to hold the students responsible for their sub-standard
performance always and everywhere?
Are we to honestly grumble about the efficiency of teachers: Can we
drag guardians and parents of the students to defend themselves in this
debate?
Likewise, should we assess the role of the families, society as a whole
and of the whole nation in matters of education, its objectives and the
methodology and technique of its impartation?
Should we assess the role of families, polity as a whole and of the
government/s and its related organs in educational planning and
implementation of the relevant policy and schemes?

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The following suggestions may help bring

improvement in all aspects of education:
1.
Admission and examination systems must be
thoroughly examined and improved.
2.
Use of keys and short notes etc., must never
get any support.
3.
To ensure supply of good and effective
teachers, educational administrators must
ensure free and fair selection, with no
consideration of any sort. It is essential,
because: A teacher, said Henry Adams,
affects eternity; he can never tell where his
influence stops. Thus, it is essentially
required that he/she should be a person of with
responsibility, integrity and all honesty, for he
is builder of a humane society in its true sense.
Further, no one, who works in a creative
field like teaching, can ever afford to give
up being a student.3
Thus, a teacher has to work as a role model in
different aspects of educational endeavors: verily,
he/she has to discharge his/her responsibilities,
touching all aspects of quality education and training
to help build the career of the students and also to
render them as sensitive persons with prompt and
timely responses to the work and problems,
addressed to him/her. Thus teachers have to
function in today/s knowledge economy as:
-Role models.
-Information providers.
-Planners to help devise plans for acquisition
of information and knowledge by their students both
in the short as well as in the long run. Thus, the
students have to be essentially equipped with the
basics in this regard.
-Facilitators to their students to help acquire
information, technique and methodology of
acquisition of the tools of analysis and interpretation of
academic data and information. It will go a long way
in developing the necessary talents in their students to
develop their own teaching methods. Results accruing
would help render him/her effective in:

Now, let us consider what the students, teachers,

educational administrators and the society tell us in
this regard: Can we blame the students only? Surely
not always and each time, for it often so happens that
sons and daughters are either forced or persuaded to
opt for the subject and profession of their parents
choice! This aggravates the problem with lacking
educational testing and guidance services. Students
may also complain of teachers lacking interest in
effective teaching and educational guidance. We
should admit that it may be often, if not always, right,
for the problem facing the universities and medical
colleges is the dwindling supply of good teachers.
It is not easy to produce competent and devoted
teachers in sufficient numbers.1 What is true of
highly paid educational institutions including
medical colleges, particularly holds true for
mushroom like growing, poorly equipped private
educational institutions, except those which are
equipped in all respects to provide quality education.
Referring to what has been said in this regard in 1965,
still holds true: in any society the number of people
with high ability is necessarily limited, but they are in
great demand for positions in different fields such as
administration, business, industry and professions2
(including medical profession). This helps us
understand that great medical brains are opting for
high ranking and highly paid jobs in private hospitals
and health care institutions, thus impoverishing the
medical colleges, causing loss to medical studies and
students, thanks to privatization in the health sector
as well. Likewise, there exists the paucity of up to
date medical literature and manuals etc., at
affordable prices. Commercialization has entered
here too. Thus adequate measures must be taken at
the national level to take care of continual supply of
the properly written books. Not only this, these
should be made available to the medical colleges
libraries as well. Therefore, to help improve
education of all branches of knowledge including
medical education, there must be an amalgam of joint
efforts of teachers, students, educational
administration and society at large.

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*Teaching in class room and also in labs.

*Practical and clinical endeavors, if he/she is a
physician or a surgeon.
*He/she would be greatly benefited in add to
his/her creativity, which will, in turn, help develop
the creativity in the willing and academically sound
students, assigned to him/her.
*Further, it will all add to help develop selfconfidence not only in the teacher/s concerned but
also in his/her students. It will go a long way in
adding to excellence to our Indian education system
with assured supply of dependable teachers, for 'the
destiny of India is being written in her class rooms',
as was expressed by the Kothari Commission in
1966.
Therefore, to help improve education of all
branches of knowledge in India including medical
and engineering, there must be an amalgam of joint
efforts by teachers, students, educational
administration and the polity at large. Needless to
state that unless properly monitored and effectively
supervised education must not be left to the profit
seeking private sector; more so, the medical
education which has a direct linkage with human life.
The following suggestions may help bring
improvement in all aspects of education and
research in our country:
1.
Admission and examination systems must be
thoroughly examined and improved by
dividing the work plan into (i) short run plan,
and (ii) long run plan.
2.
Use of Keys and short notes etc., must be
discouraged, rather banned in the interest of
quality education on sustained basis. The first
step in this direction must seek to discourage
their use.
3.
To ensure supply of good and effective
teachers educational administrators must
ensure free and fair selection, irrespective of
any feasibility considerations on any sort.
4.
Published books and manuals must be
thoroughly examined and scrutinized by the

Faculty prior to its reaching to the hands of our

students. In case of any lacunae, the university
or its related Faculty may take to ask their
students to keep away from such publications.
Needless to say that the ground of its banning
must be based on honest and sincere scrutiny
of the publication. Rather, it will be better that
after identifying the mistakes and irrelevant
material contained in the publication, the
matter be reported to the Indian Council of
Social Sciences Research or the Indian
Medical Council, or any other relevant
organization, as the case may warrant. And,
these may turn to the appropriate higher ladder
of authority.
It is earnestly hoped that the suggestions,
given above, would lead to help develop a congenial
and cooperative educational set up to the benefit of
students, teachers and the educational institutions
alike. Further, it would help develop our economy as
well as our physical and mental abilities to the benefit
of all - nation's economy as well as the physical and
mental abilities of our population at levels of its
performance.
REFERENCES:
1.
University Grants Commission, Report on
Standard of University Education, 1965, p. 63.
2.
Ibid, p. 63.
3.
K. G. Saiyidain, Introductory Speech at
College Teachers' Seminar-cum-Workshop, J
& K., 1962.

Dr. Shah Mohammad Abbas Waseem ,

Prof. M Mobarak Hossain?1
Senior Resident, Chairman, Department of
Physiology, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh
[email protected]

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Importance of Womens Education

in India

o far as population is concerned, India is the second largest country in the

world. But so far as education is concerned it is a backward country. In the
past, women did not receive any education at all. They were not allowed to
come out of the four walls of their houses. Domestic work was their only
education.
During the British rule in India some noble social thinkers of the time
paid their attention to the education of woman in our country. Raja Ram
Mohan Roy and Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar was famous reformers, who gave
emphasis on the education of women. They put forth a very strong argument.
Man and woman are like the two sides of a coin. Without one, the other
cannot exist. They help each other in every sphere. So, education should be
given to both- men and women. Further, women are the mothers of the future
generation. If women are uneducated, the future generations will be
uneducated. For this reason, Napoleon once said, "Give me a few educated
mothers; I shall give you a heroic race."
In day to day life, the real problems are faced first by women and then
the same problems are conveyed to men for solution. If the women are
educated, they can solve all the problems of their houses.
Very often, the working men of some families become handicapped in
unfortunate accidents. In that situation, the complete burden of the family
rests on women of the families. To meet this exigency, women should be
educated. They should be employed in different spheres. Women can work as
teachers, doctors, lawyers and administrators. Educated women are good
mothers.
Education of women can be helpful in eradicating many social evils
such as the problem of dowry, unemployment problem, etc. Further social
peace can easily be established.
Sharifullah Khan
M.Sc. CHEMISTRY
00-NASRULLAH HOSTEL,
V.M. HALL

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Can Books Be Replaced W ith Internet?

he Internet is very much like television in that it takes time away from other pursuits and provides
entertainment and information, but in no way it can be compared with the warm, personal experience of
reading a good book.
This is not the only reason why the Internet will never replace books. Books provide the in-depth knowledge
of a subject that sitting in front of a computer screen cannot provide. We can download text from an Internet source,
but the aesthetic quality of sheets of downloaded text leaves much to be desired. A well-designed book enhances the
reading experience through the visual and tactile senses.
The book is still the most compact and inexpensive means of conveying a dense amount of knowledge in a
convenient package. The easy portability of the book is what makes it the most user-friendly format for knowledge
ever devised. Kindle, of course, is also quite portable, but you can't make notes on the book you are reading.
Also, you can personalize the books you own by the notations you make in them. The idea that one can carry in
one's pocket a play by Shakespeare, a novel by Charles Dickens or Tom, Plato's Dialogues, or the Bible in a small
paperback edition is still mind-boggling.
Not only has the art and craft of printing and book manufacturing been greatly improved over the centuries,
but the great variety of subject matter now available in books is astounding, to say the least. In fact, the Internet
requires the constant input of authors and their books to provide it with the information that makes it a useful tool for
exploration and learning.
Another important reason why the Internet will never replace books is because those who wish to become
writers want to see their works permanently published as books something you can hold, see, feel, skim through,
and read at one's leisure without the need for an electric current apart from a lamp. The writer may use a word
processor instead of a typewriter or a pen and pad, but the finished product must eventually end up as a book if it is to
have value to the reading public. The writer may use the Internet in the course of researching a subject just as he may
use a library for that purpose, but the end product, even if digitally printed, will still be a book.
The Internet, rather than replacing books, is now being used by distributors like Amazon and Barnes & Noble
to sell more and more books to consumers on a global scale. And even though the Internet provides consumers with a
much larger selection of books than is available in any one bookstore, it will never replace the bookstore where the
reader can browse to his heart's content and now even settle down in an easy chair and read a book until closing time.
The big new super bookstores now serve coffee and pastries, present live readings by authors, and stay open late.
They are becoming cultural hubs in our communities. The computer screen is therefore no match for a friendly
bookstore.
Books provide a bridge to the past, to all of those who have gone before us and have left us with the wisdom
accumulated by their life experiences. Books have that magical ability to bring the past to life through the words of
those who lived in years gone by. If you want to truly know history, you must read the actual words of those who lived
it .If there is a copy available somewhere on planet Earth of a book, one can usually find it. Just pay for the book by
credit card, but in the end a real book is delivered by mail. Also, there are collectors of first editions of famous books
that increase in value the older they get. That's another way of enjoying books.
Books are also companions in such a way that the Internet can never be. The author speaks to us directly

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DRUG SOCIETY : THEME

through the pages. We hear his or her voice. If the

story is compelling, it will become part of our own
mentalities and provide us with an experience that we
will have through the author. We will have known
what it was like to survive a concentration camp.
That is why the power of the book can never be
replaced by the Internet.
The Internet, as it continues to grow, is
certainly one of the most remarkable technological
developments in the history of mankind. Its ability to
connect us all with the entire world is what makes it
so extraordinary. For example, you can read the
morning's headlines or weather reports in Australian
newspapers, or locate a long-lost friend in the United
States if he or she has a telephone. Through e-mail
you can communicate with anyone anywhere who
also has an e-mail address. You can even discuss the
latest book you've read.
Yet, publishers keep publishing more books,
with beautifully designed dust jackets, wellillustrated biographies, travel books, histories, and
cookbooks. Novels continue to pour into the
bookstores. Everyone likes a story, and storytelling is
a great way to make a living. Most publishers bring
out new writers in the hope that they will become
tomorrow's best sellers. And there is always a chance
that a good story will be made into a movie, making
both the author and publisher rich. The Harry Potter
books made the author, J. K. Rowling, the richest
woman in Britain. She had previously been on
welfare.
And so, as long as there are writers and
readers, there will be books. The Internet has its own
place in our hectic lives. But it will never replace
books. It will make getting books easier, but never
replace them.

Bent and leaned forward

He comes travelling a mile
Torn clothes on his body
None, but the confidence of
Getting cured of his illness
Makes his eyes shine bright
Thinking of his turn to come
After long standing in queue
Imagining about the magic stick
With which the doctor would cure his illness
With the prescription on the pharmacist shop
His confidence is shaken, when he gets
To know the heavy cost of Drugs
Bare footed, dirty clothes and the
Costly antibiotic; How to purchase?
Admitted in the hospital
Wet screaming eyes
Breathless for a moment
This world is so dark for him!!
Thinking of his small children
and wife in the home;
If he spends this on drug
How would he feed them??
Through the channel of informer
Drug Society comes to know
Reaching there as soon as possible
To help the grief stricken
A hand of help on his shoulder
A sight of sympathy towards him
Makes the person smile and
rekindles the faith in him
Contribution from the Drug Society
And some steps from him
Make the person walk happily to his home
Not limited till here; Talk about
Blood camp, Bihar flood relief team
Health camp / Hep.B vaccination camp
We have always leaded and we'll..

Fauzia Khatoon
DTH (F),
NRSC Hall, AMU

Mohd. Luqman
(M.B.B.S-2009)
JNMCH, AMU

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Dr.Murad Ahmad
(President, RDA )

RESIDENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION A "MESSIAH" FOR DOCTORS AND

PATIENTS

esident Doctors Association ( RDA ), It will not be incorrect to describe it as a family of Doctors which is
not confined to its family members ( Doctors ) but patients are equally important for them when it comes
to extend a helpful hand.
In order to improve the healthcare conditions and buckle-up between Patient-Doctor relationship,
Team RDA, JNMC, AMU steps forward with the goals, on priority basis RDA is working on preventing
violence in health care facility, 'A Need to know Primer', to analyse the condition of poor patients to aid the
patients with proper medication and the list goes on.
"We are working hard to keep a healthy atmosphere in the JNMCH for better outputs and resident
doctor's satisfaction so that they may give their best while treating patients " says - Dr. Murad Ahmad
(President, RDA )
As a result of vigorous efforts by RDA ,to some extent these goals appear to be fulfilling by visible
indications such as several Blood donations camps, Health check-up camps in the nearby vicinity ,camps in
disaster prone areas of (Assam, Guajrat, Bihar etc ) were organized

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With the efforts of RDA a plea has been

forwarded to increase the seats of MBBS . Proposal
has been sent to MCI to increase the seats of MDS as
well and is under consideration.

Another initiative in this regard is very

famous DRUG SOCIETY which is governed
mainly by the MBBS students and Resident Doctors
. Monthly contribution by the MBBS Students and
Resident doctors works as a helping hand for the poor
and needy patients as it provides necessary treatment
and medicines associated with it, free of cost .
"Resident doctors satisfaction is on the
priority list of RDA" says - Dr.Murad Ahmad
(President, RDA )
Apart from Doctor-Patient relationship.
RDA is working hard to bring the latest technologies
and new developed techniques for the treatment of
life threatening and newly developed diseases such
as cancer treatment( most lethal of all ) with modern
technology, up gradation of cardiology unit as still no
open heart surgery and angioplasty are performed
here, introduction of NANO-MEDICINES is also
kept in consideration.
" Resident Doctors with the experience and
guidance of senior faculty member of JNMC can
bring a positive change in JNMC whether it be
adaptation of newly developed methods of treatment
or improvement in R&D in the field of medical
science." says- Dr.Meher Rizvi ( Asst. Prof.
Microbiology )
Thanks to our new Vice-Chancellor Lt.Gen
(retd.) Zameeruddin Shah for his efforts to make
JNMC a World-Class Institution. He is trying his
level best to provide J.N.Medical College with state
of the art equipments and world-class services,
though it will take some time to fully upgrade such a
big institution.

RDA is a multi dimensional association

which not only plays its role by making all possible
efforts to do justice with the patients but it also acts as
a well wisher for the whole doctors community.
Resident Doctors are emotionally attached with
RDA as it's not just an organization but a family away
from home for them. Having all the homely
atmosphere from having sufficient space for several
doctors to dine together to recreational space which
helps in giving their mind a sense of relaxation.
RDA Provides emotional support to the
resident doctors, whenever they are under stress and
RDA plays an important role in maintaining a
healthy relationship amongst resident doctors" says Dr. Mazhar A. Khan (MD, TB and Chest Disease
Specialist)
Several activities and events on regular basis
are organized under the banner of RDA so that
Resident Doctors may take some time out of their
busy schedule to enjoy the other side of their life.
" RDA is a good platform for young doctors.
As its member, one can help shape a better health care
future in ways that enhance both physician and
patient satisfaction. Utilize his/her experience and
expertise in RDA activities, and grassroots initiatives
for candid discourse and the exchange of ideas. " says
- Dr.S.Ali Raza Rizvi ( Asst. Prof. Ophthalmology )
Presence of such associations ensures that
both patients and doctors are taken care off without
doing injustice to any of them..

The President of India, in capacity of the

Visitor of the Aligarh Muslim University has
approved the creation of three new departments in
the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

Faisal Abbasi
( Ex-Secretary, University Literary Club, AMU )
Special thanks to Yashfeen Khan (B.Sc)
&
Mohd. Ashfaque

The newly created departments are

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Department of
Cardiothoracic Surgery and Department of
Neurosurgery.

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Ramblings of a Tormented Soul

am a mentally retarded girl around 3 or 4 years old. My parents do not have my birth registered and my birth
was not significant in any case, so I am not sure of my exact age. May be someone would celebrate the day
one is born but in my life there is nothing to be celebrated. My dad is a rickshaw puller. A poor man with 6
children and a wife to feed with a daily income of Rs200 and if the day is blessed, Rs250. With my mental
retardation, a curse that I was born with, I have a ghost troubling me all time. Educated people call it epilepsy.
For us it is a ghost. Spirit of some dead relative who chose to haunt me. When this ghost visits me I have
convulsions. I go unconscious. Vomit and sputum flows out of my mouth all the time. This happens every 5-6
months and when that ghost comes, it robs my dad of his one week's income. Last time this inseparable friend
of mine came on Saturday and he was not ready to leave. Right side of my body from fore head to last toe was
trembling as someone was giving me constant and periodic electrical stimulus. I was like a toy joker with half
of my body dancing to melody played by this dear old friend. I started struggling for breath. I was sweating
when everyone else was covered in woollens. My dad rushed me to Casualty of JNMCH, AMU. You know this
is my favourite and only hangout. As we reached Casualty something awkward was there. The campus that is
always filled with ailing people and noble white coat messiahs serving them had just 4-5 patients and a short
moustached man with that black collared instrument around his neck. My father told him about my condition
with all hope and aspiration to be obliged. The old man asked my dad Are you an AMU employee? Dad said
No! Another question was Is the child a student of AMU? Again the answer was definitely No. And then
came the reply that left my parents flabbergasted "Sorry don't you know the junior doctors are on strike and we
are providing treatment to only AMU employees and students.
You please go somewhere else". Some security guard told my dad if luck is by your side and your
daughter has more days to see in this world you might get some doctor in Paediatric ward. That came as the
only ray of hope but was too bleak to be visible. After calling the 'on call' senior consultant in Paediatrics Ward
we waited for one hour but no one came except the idea, Better go home and wait for worse to happen. On the
way back home another idea came. Try CIVIL HOSPITAL once. Well that was success. I got two bottles of NS
drained into my veins with some injections and that forced my friend ghost to part off and I gained
consciousness again.
POST SCRIPT: This is from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh dated 17th of March
2012, Saturday around 8:00-9:00pm. The Residential Doctors Association was on strike since March 5, 2012
after raged attendant of a patient tried to assault and injured head of a post graduate student of Orthopaedics in
emergency section of hospital. The RDA of JNMCH was
demanding proper security for doctors working in Casualty
department. According to local newspapers more than 10
people died due to lack of emergency health care. JNMC and
Hospital is the only one hospital that provides good emergency
services for patients. The Government Civil Hospital of
Aligarh like all others is a bad option before JNMCH.
Nabila Ahmad
BDS 2008 Batch
Dr ZADCH, AMU

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T he Day I Saw Her

Come on! It's getting late. Isn't this sentence quite familiar? Of course it is, every morning, we run for our
clinics postings, with this very sentence on our lips, in a yellow-white, rather 'dirty white' coat, buttons
dangling as though about to drop down. (We call it 'Aprons', if you please), one hand holding some book,
and the other a cup of tea, giving it quick, small sips. A variety of thoughts, like Sir's face gearing with anger,
with the usual words Get out, you are late!! almost blasting from his mouth; dance around our minds. And
amidst all this, suddenly someone stops you and says, Daac Saab! Ye choudah number kidhar hai? How
disgusting? It's already late and now you have to stop and give directions as you were the one who designed
this building. I had the same feelings till the day I saw her. I was returning from my clinics, chatting and
laughing about, when I noticed a young woman, wearing a tattered cotton sari sitting on the floor of the
corridor. On her lap was a small child, lying almost lifeless there. Probably, he was her son; she was
restlessly, looking at him, wiping his face with her hands. People were coming and going, but no one
noticed this plight of human suffering. And then she looked at me. She was not weeping, but I could see the
agony and helplessness peeping through her dark eyes. I too passed by, like everyone else did. I could not
gather the courage to stop and ask what the matter was. Months have passed now, but this guilt is still there
in me, taunts me, mocks at me, and tortures me, day and night.
Friends! What is to be changed is our attitude toward others. 'Sensitivity towards human life', is
there in every little heart that beats, but there is need to sharpen it, because it's only when you feel the pain,
then you will be able to heal the human suffering. Knowledge and experience can make you an efficient
doctor, but what about a word of affection, a gesture of concern? My friends, before it gets too late, before
the feeling of care and concern is lost in the monotony of life.
STOP AND THINK AGAIN!!
You may become a great doctor, but don't forget to be a good human being.
Aleena Haider
JNMCH, AMU

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WHY DON'T WE ALL ACHIEVE

EXCELLENCE?

he big reason is the lack of excellence or limited vision. We need to dream

beyond our horizon. Always try to challenge your limits rather than
limiting your challenges. Many a things that we see today were a dream
yesterday. Somebody's passion became their reality. Live with enthusiasm,
directions and a sense of purpose.
Query to yourself:
Do you have a dream?
What is your dream?
Every day that you live, are you getting closer to your purpose?
Don't listen to living failures; they will give you faulty advice on how to succeed.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss on enthusiasm
Swami Vivekanand
Many a times some goals are so worthy that it is glorious even to lose for them. Not only intellects and
visionaries utter heavy words on excellence and success, even the most successful corporate have faced
failures.
Success is 99% failure- HONDA
Lastly a successful man is always humble and thankful and is ready to pass his experience to others and
then only he can achieve excellence and greatness
Where the vision is one year, cultivates flower
Where the vision is ten years, cultivates trees
Where the vision is eternity, cultivates people
And Winners have a legacy!
Socrates taught Plato, Plato taught Aristotle, Aristotle taught Alexander the Great!
Rahul Pandey
BDS-2008 Batch
Dr. ZADCH, AMU

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THE ESSENCE OF INTRO ...

n March 28 of this year, my friend knocked at my door early in the morning

and he called at me by name. I felt that something was very urgent or special. As I
opened the door he handed over a piece of paper and I found it to be a PARENTAL
ADVICE by Honourable Vice Chancellor of AMU Lt. Gen. (Retd) Zameeruddin
Shah. Among various issues discussed by the head of the veracity, his advice under
the heading Salutations was as follows, When I arrived at AMU I noticed the
absence of greeting of elders/seniors. He continued, It reflected very low morale
and respect for teachers/elders. It was shocking to read such a statement from him
on an official paper but unfortunately it appears that he must have felt compelled for
it looking at the degrading cultural heritage of the alma-mater.
The matter of the fact is that our Vice Chancellor was writing exactly the
same what we as seniors encountered every now and then in the corridors of our residential halls and streets in the
campus. My first hand experience also testifies the same fact as expressed by him. Few weeks back I came out of my
room, walking through the corridor towards the computer room. I looked ahead and saw an unknown young boy
with raised collar coming towards me blowing the whistle in a louder tone. As we walked closer, his pitch increased
and he passed by me without any word of greeting or so. I left stunned by it but thought that he may be a guest or some
outsider who knows nothing about the world known traditions and culture of our veracity. Some days later I saw him
again and enquired about him from my colleague and to my bad luck he came out to be the second year graduation
student. This was not a specific case with him because it is growing trend in the campus.
A similar but more painful incident took place at our hall canteen when I went for a tea in the afternoon. I was
searching for a chair as all the chairs appeared occupied. On my left one of the juniors of my hall was smoking while
sitting in a chair with his legs hanging in the other one. I went to him and asked in the most polite language for the
chair and he responded by sliding it with his left foot towards me, without speaking a word and he continued with his
cigarette. Shameful it was, but for him or me. I still don't know.
We can quote a number of such incidents happening on daily basis across the campus and continue with them.
But the bigger question is where we lost that historical legacy of traditions and culture that enshrined us the
distinction among all other institutes throughout the nation. I kept thinking on this hurtful transition from glory to
repulsive situation and landed somewhere in 2009-the year when the ragging was banned. Though it was ragging
that banned but it closed all the doors for the formal interaction between the learned seniors and the new comers to
the university. The matter of fact is that AMU never witnessed any incident of ragging wherein the juniors were
targeted with abusive language or tortured by seniors; instead the long standing tradition at AMU was to make
juniors learn certain traditions and beware of the cultural heritage of the glorious institution. This cultural legacy
dignified the seniors and inculcated a sense of love and sympathy for the juniors, thus creating a strong bond of
brotherhood among students. That was the time when respect for elders and love for juniors were well known
symbols of AMU praised across the globe.
So there appears a dire need to revive the beautiful tradition of a healthy intro in the university to impart proper
etiquettes to all the students joining the university. This has been the tradition since the inception of the institution and
must continue. This shall be the only way to give due regard to our fore fathers and founders of this great institution. It
will lead to the creation of a healthy campus wherefrom the students will leave to teach world the real values of
humanity. The pass outs will be happy and their parents will feel proud for the best behaviour of their children. Of
course, Education is the modification of behaviour and our university must modify the behaviour to its best.
Parvez Ahmad

Ph. D. Student
D/o Biochemistry, JNMCH, AMU.
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Aligarh Youths are Becoming Frenzied

Towards Expensive Bikes

ligarh: Recent trends of frenzied bikes among Aligarh youths have been
becoming a craze in the city these days. Waiting to explode with their pent up
emotions, youths are bursted with their psychological attitude while asked about
exclusively having expensive bikes in the city-We are exploring a new world of
passion, emotion and hypnotic attraction as the bikes are close to social
commentary on Aligarh youths and their lifestyle amid rapidly changing scenario
of the cultural milieu at the place, they collectively proclaimed.
But, on the other hand extreme poverty and expensive bikes don't go
together for most of the Aligarh civilians. Clinging to stay afloat amid stereotype
mind set-up of local civilians of the city, the crazy young bikers are trying to split off the barrier of the generation gap
and unlike mindedness of disagreements of the localites with their upbringing high spirit and gesture, cordial and
conciliatory manner.
The young satraps' persona non grata to city's hardliners who are doggedly determined for the revival of old
traditions, seems to be painting a little understanding of a rarified atmosphere far from the maddling crowd.
A group of young boys loitering in a narrow lane riding on expensive sports bikes in the city symbolizing the
transformation prevailing among them. Cocky, brash and self-assured, these youngman have none of the subservience
of previous generations. While asking about the perk up zeal they posses one of the bikers among them named
Abdullah, a student of B.Sc. final year, AMU, says, A putative jilted warning disturbs me to maintain my hobby
intact, as the prevailing mindedness of old blood negate my passion for having expensive bikes; but I am determined
to surpass it with having a genuine regard for them.
Shoyeb Khan, having a Royal Enfield at AMU campus, another biker asserts, We are masquerading to cobble
together a young-old relations in the city and tipped to find its logical corollary with creating a cozy rendezvous
between 'old is gold' and 'young is bold' phenomena.
Thus, young bikers remain a formidable force and the harbinger of change in the city of cultural heritage. When
an experience holder of the city and much familiar with these young bikers Sabahuddin Ammar contacted he said,
Youths are brandishing their expensive bikes of new generation as a sign of success. It is a changing face of the city. In
spite of mingling with new generation for the last several years I feel that the outer exposure is praiseworthy and aimed
at competing with the ideology and mental posture of Metropolitan cities but something's missing on the inside.
It is a general perception of most of the other old civilians that youths should be respectful to their old cultural
heritage of the city and co-ordinate with their elders' thoughts and actions. Hopefully, young bikers and old persons
will be as much smart reflexes and adaptability in their nature and behavior as they are currently showing in the art of
collective approach, co-operation and livelihood.
Afaq Ahmad
Ph.D. in Mass Communication
AMU, Aligarh
E-Mail: [email protected]

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Social Networking Sites:

An Alternative of Mainstream Media or
Degradation of Moral Values

hen you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system
usually ends up in a really good place. -Mark Zuckerberg, CEO & founder of
Facebook.
Are you on Facebook?, Did you check out the latest pictures on my
profile?- Some of the most commonly asked questions these days! It is
astounding how social networks are changing people's habits and becoming a
'must visit' web destination for all. They have worked their way into becoming
the Web Power of today.
Social networks can also be considered as an alternative for the mainstream media. For instance,
Facebook has numerous fan pages under different names. One can get to know about the ongoing in every part of
the planet through this Virtual World, where various social issues are discussed vehemently. For those who are a
bit hesitant to express their views publicly, social networking is a brilliant means to come out and express
thoughts fearlessly. Posting a status related to any social issue will undoubtedly earn lots of comments and
arguments. One of the main benefits of using social networks lies in the fact that one can express their opinions
on a particular topic instantly.
In fact, having realized the increasing popularity of social networking, almost all leading news channels
have their pages on Facebook now. Their efforts are being praised by thousands of followers.
Instead of switching on television sets for news, the recent trend, especially amongst youngsters, is to log
in to their accounts and check for updates on the virtual groups. Online polls also come under the category of
social network. What people need to do is give their response by choosing an alternative out of the given two or
even more choices.
And so.... if it comes to moral degradation, social networking sites can no way be blamed. If printing rash,
speaking rash, viewing rash or acting rash is not immoral, certainly this new addition is a simple changing phase,
a better scope of voicing your views without any fear with just a login I-d, rather than newspaper columns where
everything you wish to bring to notice stands in queue!!!
The effect produced by these social networks entirely depends on the way one uses their power.
Degradation of moral values depends on the person himself and his definition of moral values. For some,
arguing virtually on a particular issue may be morally incorrect; for others, it may not. We live in a Democratic
Republic where freedom of expression is a birthright. Those who believe that the whole concept of social
network degrades moral values are free to not use the power given to them.Blaming the concept of Social
Network is not the answer.
ADEEB RIZVI
B.Tech (3rd year, Mechanical)
ZHCET, AMU

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Cultural Efflorescence during Mughal India

(1526-1707 A.D)

here was an outburst of many sided cultural history in India under the Mughal rule. The traditions in the
field of literature, painting, music, clothing and dress sense, cosmetics and precious stones, cuisine and
utensils for cooking, festivals and building activities created during this period set a norm and deeply
influenced the succeeding generations. In this sense, the Mughal period can be called a second classical age
following the Gupta age in northern India. In this cultural development, Indian traditions were amalgamated
with the Turko -Iranian culture
brought to the country by the
Mughals. The Timurid court at
Samarqand had developed as the
cultural centre of west and Central
Asia. Babar was conscious of this
cultural heritage. The development
of art and culture in various regions
of India during the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries had led to a rich
and varied development from which
it was possible to draw upon. But for
this, the cultural efflorescence of the
Mughal age would hardly have been
possible. People from different parts
of India, as well as people belonging
to different faiths and races
contributed to this cultural
development in various ways. In this
sense, the cultural development
during the period was tending
towards a composite national
culture.
The Mughal rule created some
semblance of political unity in India.
Further, it not only encouraged an
integrated internal market and an
increase in foreign trade, but also
generated an atmosphere of creative
intellectual activity. Apart from the
Emperors the Mughal Princes and
nobles, too, patronized literary
activity.
An Emblem of Mughal
The Mughals built
magnificent forts, palaces, gates,
th
India, 17 century.
public buildings, mosques, baolis
(water tank) etc. They also led out
many gardens with running water. In
fact use of running water even in
their palaces and pleasure resorts was a special feature of the Mughals.
The Mughals made distinctive contribution in the field of painting. They introduced new themes
depicting the court, battle scenes and the chase, and added new colours and new forms. They created a living
tradition of painting which continued to work in different parts of country long after the glory of the Mughals
had disappeared.
Another branch of cultural life in which Hindus and Muslims co-operated was music. Akbar patronized
Tansen of Gwalior who is popular for composing many new melodies (ragas). Jahangir and Shahjahan as well
as many Mughal nobles followed this example.
The position of the women of the noble and royal families was a little better. The Mughal age not only
witnessed the glorious achievements of its Emperors and Princes, but also that of the princesses, queens and

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other ladies of the royal Mughal harem. The Mughal ladies spend their entire lives inside the emperor's harem. But
the Mughal women were no ordinary women.
Therefore their social life was different from that of the ordinary women. Some women acted as spies and
they kept the emperor informed about the activities of harem women. The lives of the harem ladies were govern by
strict rules of purdah.
These ladies usually did not have the liberty to move out of the harem as they liked. But inside the harem
they could move around as they pleased. These ladies lived in grand apartments luxuriously furnished, with lovely
gardens, fountains, tanks and water channels attached to them. They wore beautiful and expensive clothes made
from the finest materials and adorned themselves with jewellery from head to toe. A contemporary work AiniAkbari gives a list of ornaments worn by the women of Hindustan. Indian muslim ladies were fond of wearing
ornaments like Sasphool, a kind of ornament wore in hair, Halka dur kind of ear ring and also wore Gulband and
Harr. There were some hands and feets ornaments like Kangan , Dastband, Payal and Paozeb etc.
In Mughal period, they used to wear different types of clothes like the Jama. Essentially, the jama is a
snugly fitted garment that is complemented by a pair of long sleeves, a distinctive crossover bodice and a full skirt,
Shawl, Pagdi and Topi were included in their clothes.
The Mughals have also changed the country's cooking by merging Middle Eastern cuisine with Indian
spices and ingredients to give the most beautiful Mughal cuisine. The Mughal influence on Indian food is
immense. Mughal Cuisine is one of the most richest, popular and lavish cuisine in the country. They liked to eat
different types of Biryani, roasted meat etc. These are pretty spicy and have unique fragrance. Mughals believed in
stones like Firoza, Neelam, Rubi etc.
Seema Khan
Ph.D. Researcher
Department of History, A.M.U.

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LIFE IS LIKE A CD
Life is like a complete denture
Without proper care may lead to fracture
Well behaviour provides support
Stress results in discomfort
Over relation maintain retention
Over confidence is over extension
Best stability is by self-control
PPS plays a major role
Utilize the techniques don't leave chances
Joys & sorrow are occlusal balance
Life is a theory along with practical
Teaches us to retain straight like vertical
Our faults are high points that may prick
Life without aim is without centric.

Prof. Geeta Rajput

Chairperson Prosthodontics
Dr. Z.A. Dental College & Hospital, AMU

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Peace
In today's life everyone wants to win
Here and there, everywhere there is a fight
Everyone thinks that he is right
And love is rarely seen
In today's life everyone wants peace
Which we can't have with ease
None of us wants to give but receive
Most of us do nothing but deceive
We remember with fondness the older days
To find to know the happy ways
In today's life let's join up
To bring a life giving cup
Filled with the nectar of love and care
And let's ask God to give us the power
To be able to help the lower

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

Human life is a mingled thread of joys and sorrows. Like day and night happiness and sorrows are inseparably
woven in our life. Every sorrow has a spark of joy behind, every adversity provides an opportunity for the fuller
and greater flowering of manhood, every disappointment sharpens man's resolve to conquer adverse forces; but
as every cloud has a silver lining, this taste of adversity has its own advantage. It made him a wiser being, for he
now knew the hopes of pointed form. This life opens new windows into his mind and heart.
Tongue in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones and good in everything.
This is the precious jewel that adversity discovered. Happiness is an occasional episode in the general drama of
pain. Man's power of fortitude and endurance are virtues which are brought into full play only when he is in a
perilous situation.
An individual personality is not static but capable of steady evaluation. Nobody really knows whether a man is
weak or strong until an occasion arises to put his/her character to test. Adversity tempers one's character as fire
tempers steel.
True linesMany a flower is born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Dr. Nasir A. Salati
Assistant Professor, ZADCH
Warden, Hadi Hasan Hall
AMU, Aligarh

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I am lonely without you

My sparkling eyes are bright no more,
That cheerful smile got lost somewhere.
I view the world splashed with sunshine
But will my darkened world ever see light?
Gone are the days when I used to play,
With friends in glee and unbound happiness.
My dreams of soaring the skies are shatters
The horizon will no more be my destiny
I am alienated from all the joys of life,
For a fault which Is not mine.
Its in the blood and will affect none
Yet words proved to be merely words.
I gather the broken fragments of life
I want to laugh, I want to leap
I want to be with my friends again
Having never to say
I am lonely without you.

10 Stress Busters for AMU Medicos

Stress is not about all the external events that are challenging .Stress is about how you handle the world around
you.
Exercise regularly. walking up & down the Amir Nishan lane has added benefits of exercising.
Take a mental vacation (as often as neded). Only your physical presence in class will fetch you the required
percentage of attendance.
Clear your mind from unreasonable expectations. What others expect of you is always unreasonable!
Learn the art of acceptance. Accept the things you cannot change and you just cannot change the system.
Learn to face fear. Be brave in the face of adversity . Fear will not make teachers sympathesize with you.
Visualize problems & troubles shrinking to a manageable size .Dealing with micro size, you are the most apt
at such assumption.
Cut down your commitments. Learn to say NO. It would be a difficult task in itself but the results will be
extremely effective.
Learn to accept your mistakes instead of punishing yourself for committing them. Your teachers are good
enough at indicating punishments.
Laughter: The best medicine. A light environment always enhance studies so, crack some jokes during
lectures if you bored.
Be Positive(B+). Come finally end up being a doctor.
Sarah Niazi
B.D.S 2009 Batch
ZADCH, AMU

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MY 1ST ENCOUNTER WITH MBBS

It was not easy to crack the medical test,
Till few months after the result we thought we were
best.

Nerve supply to muscle and their origin and insertion

I know; I can learn them but what about its action..
Each bone has got many process and attachment,
After reading them my brain get coating of cement.

But all my predictions were wrong

Books like Lippincot, Guyton and Ganong

No more information can more in or out

Feel like tearing the book and a loud short.

Will shatter my dream into pieces, and

My circulatory and nervous system ceases

Extra pressure created by histology and embryology.

We must draw Histo and DH files as if we are students of
KG.

At the beginning I thought I could read both Ganong

and Guyton
At the mid I learnt one is enough: son!
At the end I know I cannot complete either of two,
And after seeing previous years paper I turned blue.

At the beginning professor tells us we are best among

thousand
We are stuffed among million we started thinking at end

This is the Physiology story

And same situation is of Biochemistry.

Everyone ask us first them they short to teach

As if we have done MBBS then reach (Medical College)

How can I learn about vitamins and millions of

enzymes?
To do this we have only one year time.

How a small mind can store all the information?

But they say fellow lure you have done.
So you should also to the same
If you want to add doctor before you name

TCA Cycle, PPP marks my mind move round

Things go 1meter above my head by leaps and bound

MBBS is like a chronic disease

From outside it will please

But all these subjects seems to be very easy

In front of a MEGA subject known as Anatomy

Internal environment is fully of injection

Where you will be phagocytized by lysosomal action.

Muscle, bones and the deep relations

Arteries veins and their interconnection

Wajahat Jamal
MBBS-2012
JNMCH, AMU

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AMUSU Elections: Our Concern

Louder we hear the voices around.

That, far are not the days of change.
Change is must, and soon shall come.
But Change for what, is yet to be known.

If any one is true, to soul in grave.

Then he must hear that shaking wave,
The wave that carries the founders cries,
the wave that calls for change of ties.

Leaders to rise, is a matter of wait.

But who represents whom, we do not know.
Some speak from the communist band
others have roots in regions and sand.
Politics beyond our borders makes its role.
As funds off the campus, make their soul.

Change them to change the campus for good.

It calls to rejects the communist's rise.
It calls to end of regions and vice.
It calls for leaders with Mohamadan faith.
It calls for daring leaders of trust.
It calls for a heart beating for the ummah
It weeps for a man, safeguarding the traditions.
It prays for a soul, guiding us to high
If that could not happen, forever shall He cry.

Hooligans and killers are roaming around,

sine dies are their choices, so prettier and sound,
fake admissions and bribery at peak.
Many are there, who all that seek

We wait for someone to break the tide.

For sure His support is far and wide.
Let not our choice be for a beast of beasts.
Instead let it be for priest of priests.

Common Alig is hung in the midst of sea.

How dare he challenge, he feels not free.
He fears his life, and cries alone.
As it is not easy to fight alone.

We owe him our life; we shall die for his cause.

We ensure our rise with his call for rise.
If such leads us, then all shall grow.
And then, Khud aankh se ham yeh dekhein gae,
baatil kii shikast-e-faash yahaan

I see the spot, much darker ahead.

Traditions and culture will appear as dead.
Culture of kattas's and murders's rule.
Marx and Darwin, reining the head.

Abdul Rouf Mir

Ph.D Scholar, BioChemistry
JNMC, AMU

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Some Facts About Embryology In The Light of Al-Qur'an

he Qur'an invites people to believe in many

diverse subjects like the heavens, animals and
plants as evidence of Allah's existence. They are often
reminded how man came into the world, which stages
he has passed through and what his essence is?
ALLAH Best of Creator who Create everything
without any source while man create everything with
the help of source, he is not able to create or produce a
thing without already available source.
The Quran says in Surah Al Waqi'ah (56):57-61
We created you :then why do you believe not
?,Then tell Me (about)the (human)semen that you
emit, Is it you who create it?(i.e. make this semen into
a perfect human being),or are We the Creator, We
have decreed death to you all, and We are not
outstripped, To transfigure you and create you that you
know not
Dr Keith Moore studied the initial stage of the
embryo under a very power full microscope and
compare what he observed with a diagram of leech and
he was astonished at the striking resemblance between
the two. Apparently when he first read what the Qur'an
had to say about the development of the human
embryo he was "astonished by the accuracy of the
statements that were recorded in the 7th century AD,
before the science of embryology was established
ALLAH Jall-e- Shanahoo mentioned in Holy
Qur'an about the prime source of any product, that is
male and female as Wa Min Kulli Sheain Khalaqna
Zoajain - Everything is made in paires:Surah
Zaariyat:49.
Alam yaku Nutfatam Minni Yumna -Was he
not a Nutfa (Male and female gamete or sexual
discharge of semen emitted, in this verse nutfah is used
when describing the fluid which gushes out during
sexual intercourse and clearly this can only refer to
semen. However, Prof. Moore is keen to translate

about nutfah written in Surah Al Insaan (76):2We have

created man from Nutfa of mixed semen in order to try
him; so We made him hearing and seeing as "mingled
fluid" and explains that this Arabic term refers to the male
and female fluids which contain the gametes (male sperm
and female egg).
Modern science says fertilization is the union of a
human female gamete (egg) and male gamete (sperm).
The miracle of human being's creation is emphasized in
many verses as man is not created from the entire semen,
but only a very small portion of it(sperm).It is the male
that determines the sex of baby. The human embryo
adheres to the mothers uterus like a leech .
The embryo develops in three dark regions in the uterus.
A Drop of Semen
Sperm undertake a journey into the mother's body
until they reach the ovum.Only a thousand out of 250
million sperms succeed in reaching the ovum.At the end
of this 5 minute race ,the ovum will let only one of the
sperms in. That is ,the substance of man is not the whole
semen ,but only a small part of it. This is explained in
Surah Al Qiyamah as follows
Does man think that he will be left neglected
(without purpose).Was he not a Nutfa of Semen emitted
Surah Al-Qiyamah (75): 36-37
The Sex of Child
And that He (Allah) creates the pairs (both sexes,
male and female) from a Nutfa (drop of semen (sperms)
and female discharge (ovum) when it is emitted. (Qur'an,
Surah An najm (53):45-46)
Qur'an says in Surah Al-Qiyamah (75): 37-39)
Was he not a Nutfa (mixed male and female sexual
discharge)? Then he became an Alaqah (Leech or a clot);
then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due
proportion and made of him two sexes male and female.
Here, an important miracle of the Qur'an is
revealed. While referring to the embryo developing in the

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mother's womb, Allah uses the word Alaq in the

Qur'an: Read! In the name of your Lord who created
man from a clot (alaq or piece of thick coagulated
blood). Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.
(Qur'an Surah Al Alaq (96): 1-3)
The Alaq Clinging to the Uterus
Again He says Khalaqal Insaana Min Alaq:
Surah Alaq: 02-Man is created from Alaq or Jonk or
Leech like or thick Clot, Summa Kaana Alaqata
Fakhalaqa Fasavva -then he became an Alaq (a clot)
then Allah shaped and fashioned him in due
proportion)
Modern Science says After fertilization the
single cell splits into two, then the two cells double to
four, four to eight, eight to sixteen and so on. Because
the cell cluster looks superficially like a berry it is
called the morula, a Latin word for mulberry (Alaq
also resemble to Mulberry), The journey along the
Fallopian tube continues slowly for about four days.
Growth increases. By the time the womb cavity is
reached, the cell cluster becomes hollow and fluidfilled, and is referred to as the blastocyst (Mudgha).
In Sura-e- Mauminoon 12-14 Allah
saysWalaqud Khalaqnal Insaana Min Sulalatim Min
Teen .Summa Ja-alnahoo Nutfatan fi Qararim
Makeen.Summa Khalaqnal Nutfata Alaqatan Fa
Khalaqnal Alaqata Muzghatan Fa Khalaqnal
Muzghata Izaaman fakasaunal Izaama Lahman
Summa Anshaanahu Khalaqal Akharaa Fataba Rakal
lahu Ahsanu Khaliqeen-Men We did create from a
Quintessence(of Clay),then We placed him as (a drop
of)sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed. Then We made
the sperm into a clot of congealed blood, then of that
clot we made a(foetus)lump;then We made out of that
lump bones and clothes the bones with flash;then We
develop out of it another creature.
Modern Science also proclaim the same what
has told in Quran asAfter fertilization, the blastula
attaches to the endometrium. When it comes into
contact with the endometrium it performs Nidation or
implantation .After Fertilization at about 45 Week,
when Neurogenesis is underway, also showing brain

and cardiac activity at about the 6th week . Tissue

formation occurs that develops into the vertebra and some
other bones. The heart starts to beat and blood starts to
flow. And then at about 68 weeks, myogenesis and
neurogenesis have progressed. Organogenesis and growth
continue. Hair has started to form along with all essential
organs. Facial features are beginning to develop. At the
end of the 8th week, the embryonic stage is over, and the
fetal stage begins and then the new creature: human being
is created with specific different personality AllahHuAkbar.
Stance of man is not the whole human, but only a
small mentained Surah Al Qayamat(75:36-37)
Does man reach on he will be left uncontroll (with
not purpose)? Was he not once a drop of ejected seman
when semen is mentained Quraninfect which was
discovered by modern is also referred to and semen is
defined as a mixed fluid semen is against referred to as
mixture & extract of discarded fluid He who has created
all things in the best possible Surah Al sajdah( 32): 7-8.
The wrapping of Muscles over the Bones.
We then formed the drop into an embryo and
formed the embryo into a lump and formed the lump into
bones clothes the bones in flesh; and then brought him into
being as another creature. Blessed be Allah, the Best of
Creators! (Qur'an, Surah Al Mominoon (23):14).
Three Dark Stages of the Body in the Womb
In the Qur'an, it is related that man is created
through a three-stage process in the mother's womb. He
creates you in the wombs of your mothers; creation after
creation in three veils of darkness. That is Allah, your
Lord. Sovereignty is His. There is no deity but Him. So
how then are you turned away? (Qur'an Surah Az Zumar (39):6)
The expression Fee Zulmatin Salasin, translated
into English as a threefold darkness, indicates three
dark region involved during the development of the
embryo. These are:
a) The darkness of the abdomen
b) The darkness of the womb
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Pre-embryonic Stage
In this first phase, the zygote grows by division,
and when it becomes a cell cluster, it buries itself in the
wall of the uterus. While they continue growing, the
cells organize themselves in three layers
Embryonic Stage
The second phase lasts for five and a half weeks,
during which the baby is referred to as an embryo
During this stage, the basic organs and systems of the
body start to appear from the cell layers
Foetal Stage
From this stage onward, the embryo is called a
foetus, This phase begins at the eight week of
gestation, and lasts until the moment of birth. The
distinctive characteristic of the stage is that the foetus
looks much like a human being, with its face, hands
and feet. Although it is only 3cm (1.18 inch) long
initially, all of its organs have becomes apparent the
week of delivery.
Information on the development in the mother's
womb becomes available only after observations with
modern devices. Yet just like many other scientific
facts, in a miraculous way, Allah draws our attention to
these items of information in the verses of the Qur'an.
The fact that such detailed and accurate information
was given in the Qur'an at a time when people had
scarce information on medical matters is clear
evidence that the Qur'an is the word of Allah.
Allah Jalle Shannahoo stated in Quraan about
the sequence in development of human organs as It is
He Who has created for you (the sense of) hearing
(ears), sight (eyes), and minds(understanding).What
little thanks you show. In Surah Al Mominoon
(23):78.
Again in Surah An-Nahl(16):78, Allah
saidAllah has brought you out of your mothers womb
knowing nothing at all, and gave you hearing, sights
and minds so that perhaps you would show thanks.
The above verses refer to a number of senses
given to human beings by Allah. These are always
refer in a specific order in the Qur'an: Hearing, Sight,
Feeling and Understanding.

Dr Keith Moore Stated in his paper published in the

Journal of the Islamic Medical Association that during
the development of the foetus, the eyes begin to form after
the inner ear has assumed his first form. He says the brain,
the centre of feeling and understanding begins its
development after the ear and the eye.
Suhail Fatima1 , Nasir Ali Khan 2, Jahanara3
1. HOD, D/o Gynae & Obst, F/o Medicine(U), Jamia Hamdard
2. Assist Prof., D/o Anatomy & Physiology, JTD, Sahuji
Maharaj Kanpur University.
3. Assist Prof., D/o Gynae & Obst, F/o Medicine (U), Jamia
Hamdard

LESSON'S IN LIFE
Challenges are what makes life
interesting.
Overcoming them is what makes life
meaningful.
Don't ask for a lighter load,rather ask
for a stronger back.
A weak man has doubts before
decision.
A strong man has them afterwards.
The toughest part of getting to the top
of the ladder is getting through the road
at the bottom.
Accept challenges so that you may feel
the exhilaration of the theory.
A smooth sea never makes a skillful
mariner.
Naila Chowdhary
M.Com Ist Year
Bedekar College

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