1: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898 )
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, was a Muslim pragmatist, Islamic reformist, philosopher of nineteenth century British India. Born into a family with strong ties to the Mughal court, Syed studied the Quran and Sciences within the court. He was awarded an honorary LLD from the University of Edinburgh in 1889.
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Tehzeeb-ul-Ikhlaq was a journal published by the Muslim reformer Sir Syed Ahmed Khan between 1871 and 1897. The journal published alternative Muslim perspectives, written in plain language. It gave voice to the publisher's religious, social, and reforming opinions, and is credited with establishing him as one of the fathers of Urdu fiction. The same journal was restarted by Syed Hamid Vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University in 1981; and since then it is being published regularly. There is now a separate office of Tehzeeb-ul-Ikhlaq.
The Aligarh Institute Gazette was the first multilingual journal of India, introduced, edited, and published in 1866 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan which was read widely across the country. Theodore Beck later became its editor.
2: Zafar Ali Khan (1873– 27 November 1956)
Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, was a Pakistani writer, poet, translator and a journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement against the British Raj.Apart from Islamic religious sciences, he was well-versed in the latest theories of economics sociology and politics, and for his erudition as well as methods, is generally considered to be "the father of Urdu journalism.
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Zamindar was the mouthpiece of Indian Muslims, Muslim Nationalists and the Pakistan Movement during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It was the most popular newspaper of Muslims of India and played a key role in crafting the journalistic traditions of Pakistan and the Urdu language. Zafar Ali Khan is named "Baba e Sahafet"("Father of Journalism") in Pakistan. The newspaper was headquartered at Lahore and continued to publish from there after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. It faced bans several times but it continued to print and gained much popularity among the people.
3: Hasrat Mohani (14 October 1878 – 13 May 1951)
Hasrat Mohani was an Indian activist, Freedom Fighter in the Indian independence movement, ,leader of All Indian Muslim League and a noted poet of the Urdu language coined the notable slogan Inquilab Zindabad (translation of "Long live the revolution! in 1921.
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1. Urdu-e-Moalla (magazine)
2. Kulliyat-e-Hasrat Mohani (Collection of Hasrat Mohani's poetry) ( 1928&1943)
3. Sharh-e-Kalam-e-Ghalib (Explanation of Ghalib's poetry)
4. Nukaat-e-Sukhan (Important aspects of poetry)
5. Tazkira-tul-Shuara (Essays on the Poets)
6. Mushahidaat-e-Zindaan (Observations in the Prison)
4: Mohammad Ali Jauhar(10 December 1878 – 4 January 1931)
Muhammad Ali Jauhar also known as Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar was an Indian Muslim independence leader, activist, scholar, journalist and a poet, and was among the leading figures of the Khilafat Movement..Mohammad Ali Jauhar was a product of the Aligarh Movement. He was elected to become the President of Indian National Congress party in 1923 and it lasted only for a few months. He was also one of the founders and presidents of the All-India Muslim League.
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The Comrade was a weekly English-language newspaper that was published and edited by Maulana Mohammad Ali between 1911 and 1914.Mohammad Ali was a forceful orator and writer, contributing articles to various newspapers including The Times, The Observer and The Manchester Guardian before he launched The Comrade. Produced on expensive paper, The Comrade quickly gained circulation and influence becoming famous even internationally, securing subscribers in several foreign countries. The paper, launched from Calcutta, shifted to Delhi, the newly announced capital of the Raj, in 1912 where the first issue of the Delhi edition appeared on 12 October. In 1913, in order to reach out to the Muslim masses, he started an Urdu daily, the Hamdard.
5: Abul Kalam Azad (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958)
Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian scholar, independence activist, and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement. Following India's independence, he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government Minister of Human Resource Development (until 25 September 1958, Ministry of Education) He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'Our Master' and he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. His contribution to establishing the education foundation in India is recognised by celebrating his birthday as "National Education Day" across India.
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The Al-Hilal was a weekly Urdu language newspaper established by the Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and used as a medium for criticism of the British Raj in India. The first issue came out on 13 July 1912. The newspaper also espoused the cause of the Indian independence movement and exhorted Indian Muslims to join the movement. The newspaper was shut down under the Press Act of 1914. "Al-Hilal published in Calcutta, ushered in a new chapter in Urdu journalism and immediately appealed to Muslims in the city.
6: Maulana Ghulam Rasool Mehr (13 April 1895 – 16 November 1971)
Ghulam Rasul Mehr was a Pakistani Muslim scholar born in Phoolpur, a village in the district of Jalandhar, British India.He was a Muhammad Iqbal and Mirza Ghalib Scholar as well as a Political Activist.
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Daily Inqilab was pre-Partition Lahore based newspaper. The newspaper was founded by Maulana Ghulam Rasool Mehr and Abdul Majeed Salik. Daily Inqilab started in 4 April 1927, newspaper was actually published and distributed on 2 April 1927, however, all newspapers printed with date two days ahead. The first newspaper was published with 10 thousand copies. The newspaper was published till 1949.
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