By the Grace Of God: An Autobiography By Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil Kristu Jyoti Publications, Bangalore (www.kjcpublications.org) Year: 2018 160 Pages, Rs. 130 The book is a stirring account of Fr. Tom’s days in captivity in war-torn Yemen, the process that led to his release and his eventual return to India. Reviewed by P. Joy On…
Odyssey of Courage: The Story of an Indian Multinational By Habil Khorakiwala Maven Rupa, New Delhi Pages: 215 Rs. 595 Year: 2017 The books charts Wockhardt’s rise on the global pharmaceutical RandD map. Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The book Odyssey of Courage: The Story of an Indian Multinational recounts the journey of Wockhardt from…
Sikh Mazhab Se Mutalliq Motabar Muslim Shaksiyaat (Urdu) (Notable Muslim Personalities Related to the Sikh Religion) By Mohammad Habib Compiled by Jaspal Kaur and Abid Ali Khan Farid Book Depot, New Delhi (email: [email protected]) Rs. 200, Pages: 224 In this interesting book, Mohammad Habib provides some insightful details of Muslim personalities who played a positive role in Sikh…
The Gaya Muslim Orphanage at Cherki, 14 kms from Gaya completed a hundred years since its founding by late Enayeth Khan (1885-1970). Khan was born in Clowna village of Gaya and went to Calcutta in 1912. He worked for some time in the famous Grant Hotel and later joined the Calcutta Fire Brigade. He returned…
Rehnuma e Taleem Jadeed, is the new avatar of the 113-year old Urdu monthly Rehnuma e Taleem. The magazine has been launched recently from Delhi. The original Rehnuma e Taleem was brought out by Sardar Jagat Singh from Pindigheb, a town now in Punjab province of Pakistan in 1905. Jagat Singh migrated to Delhi during the Partition and…
By Bookwell Delhi, Rs. 699 Late E. Ahamed who passed away last year, was a prominent politician from Kerala. He was elected to the Kerala Assembly five times and was elected a Member of Parliament six times (1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009) on the ticket of the Indian Union Muslim League. He was…
By Joel Hayward Published by White Cloud Press, Ashland, Oregon www.whitecloudpress.com Poems from the Straight Path- A Book of Islamic Verse, reflects, chronicles and tries to make sense of Joel Hayward’s conversion to Islam and his realization that the God to whom he prayed was one, not three, and that Islam was the way for…
The book’s endearing conversational style and its wonderful illustrations add to its inspirational message to make it eminently suitable for almost every age group, from 6 to 106! Reviewed by Roshan Shah Launched around a decade ago, ‘Your Turn Now!’ (YTN) has blossomed into a movement inspiring many people to engage in acts of kindness…
A dissection of history’s long shadow over Hindu-Muslim relations in India that saps the creative energies of Muslims. Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Muslims have been part of India for over a millennium. This book under review is an outcome of the quest of author Raziuddin Aquil (a teacher of history in Delhi University) to…
Mirza Ismail served the people and potentates of erstwhile princely states with devotion, with a keen eye on development. Sir Mirza M. Ismail: A Great Administrator By B. Sheik Ali Darul Umoor Research Centre, Srirangapatna, Karnataka Pages 322 Price Rs. 400 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Sir Mirza M. Ismail: A Great Administrator by Prof. Sheik…
