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Anwar Jamal Kidwai
Anwar Jamal Kidwai (1917–1996) was an Indian civil servant and educator who served as the List of chancellors and vice-chancellors of Jamia Millia Islamia, sixth Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, from 1978 to 1983. He established the A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre and also served as the first Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. Early Life and education Anwar Jamal was born in 1917 in Barabanki at United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule, into the Qidwai, Kidwai family. He was the youngest son of Indian satirist Wilayat Ali. His older sister Anis Kidwai was a writer and politician who served as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament. Career He worked in the National Herald followed by a six month stint with the BBC after which he joined The Hindustan Times and served as a war correspondent during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. Kidwai initially joined Indian Foreign Service in 1947 on invitation by Jawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935. It was given the Deemed university, deemed status by the University Grants Commission (India), University Grants Commission in 1962. Jamia Millia Islamia became a central university by an act of the Indian parliament which was passed on 26 December 1988. The university was founded by Muhammad Iqbal, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, Zakir Husain, Zakir Hussain, Mahatma Gandhi and Maulana Azad. Its foundation stone was laid by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, the leader of Silk Letter Movement and the first student of Darul Uloom Deoband along with his fellow Mohammed Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
