Abstract
A Voyage to Modernism:
Syed Ahmed Khan
Syed Ahmed Khan travelled from Benares in India to London in England in 1869,
spent seventeen months in England, and returned to India in 1871. He wrote an
Urdu travelogue, in letter-cum-journal form, about his voyage, and this appeared
in different issues of the Aligarh Institute Gazette. Mushirul Hasan and Nishat Zaidi
have now translated these fascinating pieces, with annotations and a lengthy
introduction. The text, originally titled the Safarnama-i-Musafiran-i-Landan, is all
the more fascinating since it was penned by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, founder of the
Aligarh educational institutions and leader of the Aligarh movement among
Indian Muslims.
Syed Ahmed Khan
Syed Ahmed Khan travelled from Benares in India to London in England in 1869,
spent seventeen months in England, and returned to India in 1871. He wrote an
Urdu travelogue, in letter-cum-journal form, about his voyage, and this appeared
in different issues of the Aligarh Institute Gazette. Mushirul Hasan and Nishat Zaidi
have now translated these fascinating pieces, with annotations and a lengthy
introduction. The text, originally titled the Safarnama-i-Musafiran-i-Landan, is all
the more fascinating since it was penned by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, founder of the
Aligarh educational institutions and leader of the Aligarh movement among
Indian Muslims.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 34 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | IIAS newsletter |
| Issue number | 68 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Specialized histories (international relations, law)
- Literary theory, analysis and criticism
- Culturele activiteiten
- Overig maatschappelijk onderzoek