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N i z a m i , K.A. ( 1 9 6 6 ) wrote a b o o k in U r d u e n t i t l e d ,
"Me'mar Q a u m : Syed A h m a d K h a n (Builder of M o d e r n India:
Sayyid A h m a d Khan)".'*^ In t h i s book t h e a u t h o r gave detail a b o u t t h e b i r t h a n d family b a c k g r o u n d of Sir Sayyid A h m a d K h a n , h i s j o b c a r e e r u n d e r E a s t I n d i a C o m p a n y , h i s visit to B r i t a i n , h i s social r e f o r m s , l i t e r a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n , religious t h o u g h t s a n d political t h o u g h t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s , e t c .
T h e t o p i c w h i c h h a s b e e n given t h e s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n is t h e m o v e m e n t for e d u c a t i o n a l a d v a n c e m e n t of t h e M u s l i m s of I n d i a s t a r t e d by Sir Sayyid A h m a d K h a n w h o h a d a firm conviction t h a t t h e M u s l i m s could get t h e i r lost h o n o u r if t h e y o b t a i n e d h i g h e r w e s t e r n e d u c a t i o n in a n Islamic a t m o s p h e r e .
Bhatnagar, S.K. (1969) wrote a book entitled "History of the M.A.O. College, Aligarh".'^3 In this book, a u t h o r wrote about the life of Sir Syed Ahmad, his efforts for the educational advancement of the Muslims of India, laying foundation stone of the M.A.O. College, Aligarh, progress of the M.A.O. College during the principalship of H.G.I. Siddons, Theodore Beck, Theodore Morison, W.A.J.
Archbold, J.H. Towle and Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad. The topic which have been given the special attention are the corporate life in
M.A.O. College, prominent visitors to the M.A.O. College, M.A.O.
College a n d the Non-Co-operation Movement.
Nizami, K.A. (1982) worte a book in Urdu, entitled, "Sir Sayyid Aur Aligarh Tehrik (Sir Syed a n d Aligarh Movement)".^^ In this book, the common topics are, life a n d works of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, supporters of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Scientific
Society a n d the dream of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan i.e. establishment of M.A.O. College, Aligarh.
The t o p i c s w h i c h h a v e b e e n given t h e s p e c i a l e m p h a s i s a r e , M.A.O. College a n d its t r a d i t i o n s , e d u c a t i o n a l
