EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT
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Lord Lytton
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Muhammad Qasim
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Ahmad Khan
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Sameeullah Khan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rae Shankar Das, a great friend of Sir Syed, begged him to burn the books rather than put his life in danger. Sir Syed replied that he was bringing these matters to the attention of the British for the good of his own people, of his country, and of the government itself.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is regarded as one of the founders of the Two-Nation Theory which says that Hindus and Muslims cannot be one nation. Sir Syed was knighted by the British in 1888.
Detailed explanation-3: -The founder of the oriental college, and the other educational institutions that developed from it, was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He became the leading light of the wider Aligarh Movement.
Detailed explanation-4: -He emphasized the unity between Hindus and Muslims. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was one of the greatest Muslim reformers of India. He interpreted Quran in the light of modern rationalism and science. He took up the struggle against fanaticism, ignorance, narrow mindedness and bigotry and laid emphasis on free thinking.