The role of Muslim Freedom Fighters of Telangana State

Veteran Journalist and Historian Syed Naseer Ahamed who has been writing books exclusively on the role of Muslims in the struggle for the freedom of India since 1999. Up To now he has published 23 books and now he has published a book on the role of Muslim Freedom Fighters of Telangana State.

This book was sponsored by Mr Shaik Mastan (Managing Director: AARAA Poll Strategies Pvt., Ltd, Hyderabad. This book will be sent to selected libraries in the country and prominent personalities from History and Journalism, Political fields as GIFT from its Sponsoror. For the last 25 years Mr Naseer Ahamed has been writing books on the Muslim Freedom Fighters of India and distributing the books as GIFT to different selected Libraries of the country. Very recently he published one book MYSORE TIGER: TIPU SULTAN and distributed 5000 copies on the 225 Martyred Day of Tipu. It was sent to 200 above centers and at 100 above centers in the country it was launched by different NGOs and Activists. Like this up to now he distributed thousands of copies of his 23 books among the selected Libraries and Prominent personalities of India. Almost all books of this author Syed Naseer Ahamed were translated in different regional languages like Hindi, Kannada, Marati, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarathi, English and published by different publishers of different States of our country. Mr Naseer Ahamed is writing books exclusively on THE ROLE OF MUSLIMS IN THE STRUGGLE FOR THE FREEDOM OF INDIA, covering the total country. He Used to declare that my books are the property of the country. Anyone who likes to get them in their regional languages is free to do it. He will not claim any Royalty or any charges About Present Book: This is the first book INDIAN FREEDOM MOVEMENT : TELANGANA MUSLIM FREEDOM FIGHTERS, which is in Telugu language, is first of its kind, not only in Telangana, but also in the country.. It was written exclusively on the Muslim Freedom Fighters of Telangana State. Veteran Journalist and Historian Syed Naseer ahamed, who has been writing books exclusively on the role of Muslims in the struggle for the freedom of India since 1999. Up To now he has published 23 books and this book is the 24th one. This book is of 352 Pages in 1/8 Demy Size with Multicolored Title. Its Price is Rs. 500-00 1. In this book he covered the total Independence struggle in 100 above Pages. This story of freedom struggle will start from 800 When Nizam entered into the TREATY OF SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCE to 1947 when the total country was freed from the slavery of the British in detail. Later on he mentioned in brief about those Peoples movements and ended it in 2023, when the present chief minister took charge of the Telangana State. 2. In the second section of this book, Brief details of freedom fighters were given district wise covering Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahaboob Nagar, Medak, Nalgonda and Warangal. More than 100 Freedom fighters are covered in this chapter. 3. In the third section Detail Life sketches of the FREEDOM FIGHTERS is given. In this chapter a peculiar thing is that author Syed Naseer Ahamed includes 21 portraits of freedom fighters. It is a rare feat of the author who has been collecting portraits of Muslim Freedom Fighters since 1999. He succeeded in securing more than 350 portraits of Muslim Freedom Fighters of India. With Pictures he has been organising exhibitions for the last 20 years. Under his supervision on the invitation of NGOs of different states of our country 54 exhibitions were conducted throughout India. Like this he is going around the country on the invitations of different organisations to deliver speech on THE ROLE FO MUSLIMS IN THE STRUGGLE FOR THE FREEDOM OF INDIA. 4. Authors invites the people to let him know about t welmaintained Libraries of the local areas, so that he can send the book as a GIFT to any Private and public Libraries === INDIAN FREEDOM MOVEMENT : TELANGANA MUSLIM FREEDOM FIGHTERS Author : Syed Naseer Ahamed Pages 352, 1/8 Demy in size with Multicoloured title. Price : 500-00 Books can be had from Author. His contact No. + 91 9440241727. === With Regards Syed Naseer Ahamed

Hari Nath Adhikari

 Adhikari, Hari Nath, resident Puri, Bihar and Orissa. Indented and blunt nose ; high forehead ; slanting eyes ; medium complexion, build and stature ; age about 48 (1913). Was a teacher in the Rangpur Technical School. Was made a special constable during the boycott agitation. Has a house in Puri.

Ramesh Chandra Acharji

Acharji, Ramesh Chandra, alias Kali Das Roy, son of Kali Prasanna, resident Banori, Bengal. Brahmin ; medium complexion ; thin build: height 5' 3" ; age 22 (1913). Passed the F.A. Examination in the year 1910 from the Ananda Mohan College, Mymensingh, and then entered the Sonarang National School as a teacher. Was a des¬ perate character. Was sent up in April 1911, for trial in the postal peon's assault and theft case, and sentenced to 4 months' rigorous imprisonment under section 147, Indian Penal Code, but acquitted on appeal. Arrested on the 6th June 1911, under suspicious circumstances with one J.C. Chakrabatti, close to a house of a wealthy Muhammadan at Chandpur, post office Madanganj, Mymen¬ singh, ostensibly with the object of committing a dacoity. Was sent up under section 109, Criminal Procedure Code, and ordered to furnish a bond of Rs. 1,000, and two securities of Rs. 500 each, to be of good behaviourfor one year, in default I year's rigorous imprisonment. On 4th January 1912, on appeal to High Court, the sentence was set aside. Was also suspected in the find of arms and ammunition at Sonarang in 1911. Pleaded guilty in the Barisal conspiracy case, in a charge under section 121-A, Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to 12 years' rigorous imprisonment on 22nd January 1914.

Priyanath Acharji

Acharji, Priyanath, son of Kali Charan, residence Banori, Bengal. Medium complextion ; age 25 (1913) ; tallstature', appeared in the F.A. Examination in 1910 from Annanda Mohan College, Mymensingh, but failed to pass. Entered Sonarang National School as a teacher in July 1910. lias sent up in April 1911, and convicted in the Sonarang postal peon s theft and assault case, and sentenced to 4 months' rigorous imprisonment. Sentence reduced to 1 month on appeal; dangerous. Pleaded guilty in the Barisal conspiracy case, on a charge under section 121-A, Indian Penal Code, and was sentenced to 7 years' rigo¬ rous imprisonment on 22nd January 1914.

Baikantlia Nath Acharji

Acharji, Baikantlia Nath, son ofRadha Charan Acharji, Brahmin, residence, Kishorganj, Mymensingh, Bengal, and No. 65, Medina Bazar, Calcutta ; age 30-32 (1913) ; medium complexion ; medium height. Printer and publisher of the “ YugantarConvicted and sentenced on 18th January 1908 to 2 years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,000 under section 124-A, Indian Penal Code (“Yugantar", 3rd prosecution)

Indian National Congress History and important bits

 

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS SESSIONS – 1885 - 1948

YEAR – PLACE CONVENED – PRESIDENTS – IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS

            ‘The Indian Association’ first avowed nationalist association in British India. 1876. Surendranath Benerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose. Aim: Political, intellectual and material advancement of the people.

INC : 1885 December 28. A.O. Hume.

Akbar Road, New Delhi.

Newspaper: Congress Sandesh National Herald.

 

1st President.

1st Parsi President

2nd Parsi President

1st Muslim President

2nd Muslim President

1st South Indian President

2nd South Indian President

1st Session in South India

2nd Session in South India

1st Woman President

1st Woman to address INC Session.

1st foreign president of INC 

2nd foreign president of INC  Sir William Wedderburn 1. 2. 1910 Allahabad

3rd foreign president of INC - Alfred Webb - 1894 Madras.

4th foreign president of INC - Sir Henry Cotton 1904 Bombay.

1st INC Session attended by Gandhi was Calcutta session held in 1901.

2st INC session attended by Nehru - Bankipore (Patna) 1912.

 

Totla INC sessions held in Madras : 1. 1887 Badruddin Tyabji.       2. 1894 Sir William Wedderburn              3. 1898 Anand Mohan Bose   4. Lal Mohan Ghosh 1903                        5. Rash Behari Ghosh 1908                6. Bhupendra Nath Basu 1914                        7. M.A. Ansari 1927   8.

 

Vandemataram was sung first time in Calcutta INC session held in 1896, presided over by Rahimathullah M Sayani. It was sung by Rabindranath Tagore.

 

Drain of wealth was first accepted in 1896 INC Calcutta session.

 

Chettur Shankaran Nair is the only Malayalee president of INC - 1897 Amaraoti (Maharashtra).

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Pattabhi Sitharamaiyyah

•           Pattabhi Sitharamiyyah is also known as ‘the official historian of Indian National Congress’

•           He is the author of the book ‘History of Congress.’ Dr. Rajendra Prasad wrote introduction for this book published in 1935.

•           The diary he maintained during the jail time was published later as ‘Feathers and stones’

 

	YEAR	PLACE	PRESIDENT	IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS
1	1885	Bombay	W C Bonnerjee Also Presided over Allahabad Session-1892	1st session attended by 72 delegates. Most of the delegates were from Bombay.
2	1886	Calcutta	Dadabhai Naoroji Headed total 3 sessions: 1.     1886 Calcutta, 2.     1893 Lahore and 3.     1906 Calcutta	* National Congress and National Conference * 1ST. Parsi President. * It was attended by 434 delegates * Congress decided to set up Provincial Congress Committees across the country
3	1887	Madras	Syed Badruddin Tyabji	Appeal made to Muslims to join hands with other national leaders. First Muslim President – Syed Badruddin Tyabji. Attended by 607 delegates. First Session conducted in South India.
4	1888	Allahabad	George Yule	First Foreigner/European/White / English President of INC. It was attended by 1248 delegates.
5	1889	Bombay	Sir William Wedderburn	First Congress session attended by Women Attended by 1889 delegates William Wedderburn was the second foreigner President of INC He was the only foreigner to be the President of INC twice (1889 Bombay and 1910 Allahabad)
6	1890	Calcutta	Feroz Shah Mehta	Pherosh Shah Mehta was the second Parsi president of INC. A woman addressed Congress for the first time in this session. Kadambini Ganguly was the first woman to address a Congress session.
7	1891	Nagpur	P. Ananda Charlu	Ananda Charlu was the 1st South Indian President of INC (Madras). The term ‘national’ was added to the name of Congress.
8	1892	Allahabad	W C Bonnerjee	2nd time as President.
9	1893	Lahore	Dadabhai Naoroji	2nd time as President.
10	1894	Madras	Alfred Webb	3rd Foreign President of INC.
11	1895	Poona	Surendranath Banerjee	–
12	1896	Calcutta	Rahimtullah M. Sayani	National song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time. It was sung by Rabindra Natha Tagore. Congress officially accepted the drain of wealth theory in this session Rahimathullah Sayani was the second Muslim President of INC
13	1897	Amravati	Chettur Sankaran Nair	Only Malayali president of INC.
14	1898	Madras	Ananda Mohan Bose	Social reform was set as the main goal of Congress.
15	1899	Lucknow	Romesh Chandra Dutt	Demand for permanent fixation of Land revenue
16	1900	Lahore	N G Chandavarkar
17	1901	Calcutta	Dinshaw E. Wacha	First time Gandhiji appeared on the Congress platform Gandhi moved a resolution on South Africa in 1901 Calcutta session.
18	1902	Ahmedabad	Surendranath Banerjee
19	1903	Madras	Lal Mohan Ghosh	–
20	1904	Bombay	Sir Henry Cotton	* Congress protested the violation of rules by Lord Curzon as he used revenues from India for his forward policy in Tibet. * Henry Cotton was the third foreigner President and first foreigner president in 20th century.
21	1905	Benares	Gopal Krishna Gokhale	* Expressed resentment against the partition of Bengal. * The divisions between the moderates led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Surendranath Banerjea and the extremists led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to the fore in this session. While Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai wanted the Congress to boycott the visit of the Prince of Wales in protest against the Bengal Partition, the moderates opposed any such move. * Formal proclamation of Swadeshi movement against government
22	1906	Calcutta	Dadabhai Naoroji	* The word ‘Swaraj’ was mentioned for the first time. * Adopted four resolutions on: Swaraj (Self Government), Boycott Movement, Swadeshi and National Education. Congress declared Swaraj or Self Government as its ultimate goal. * This declaration was made by President Dadabhai Naoroji. * Naoroji was 81 year old at that time and the oldest President of INC till date.
23	1907	Surat	Rash Behari Ghosh	* Party splits into extremists and moderates. The session was marred with violence and eventually suspended. Extremists left Congress. * 1st split.   * Held on the banks of river Tapti. * Adjournment of Session
	1908	Madras	Rash Behari Ghosh	Previous session continued
24	1909	Lahore	Madan Mohan Malaviya	Indian Councils Act, 1909
25	1910	Allahabad	Sir William Wedderburn	M.A Jinnah decried the separate electorate system introduced by act of 1909.
26	1911	Calcutta	Bishan Narayan Dhar	‘Jana Gana Mana’ sung for the first time. * Congress welcomed the British Monarch, George V, who was visiting India for the first time.
27	1912	Bankipore (Patna)	Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar	* Bankipur Session was the first congress session attended by Jawaharlal Nehru.
28	1913	Karachi	Syed Mohammed	–
29	1914	Madras	Bhupendra Nath Basu	–
30	1915	Bombay	Satyendra Prasanna Sinha	Constitution of the Congress was altered to admit the delegates from the extremist section.
31	1916	Lucknow	Ambica Charan Mazumdar	* Lucknow Pact – Unity between two factions-Moderates and Extremists of Congress * Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League to build political consensus / joint session with the All India Muslim League.
32	1917	Calcutta	Annie Besant (1847 – 1933)	First woman president of the INC
33	1918	Bombay And Delhi	Syed Hasan Imam (Bombay) And Madan Mohan Malaviya (Delhi)	* Two sessions were held. First in Bombay in August/September Second in Delhi in December. * 1st INC session in Delhi. * The session was convened to deliberate the contentious Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms Scheme
34	1919	Amritsar	Motilal Nehru	Jallianwala Bagh massacre strongly condemned. Congress extended support to Khilafat Movement.
35	1920*	Calcutta	Lala Lajpat Rai	Special Session. Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution.
36	1920	Nagpur	C Vijayaraghavachariar	* Reconstitution of Working committees of Congress on Linguistic basis  * MA Jinnah left the Indian National Congress. Congress was given new organizational structure * Congress decided to set up Provincial Committees on linguistic basis * Congress subscription was fixed at 4 annas and minimum age for membership was reduced to 18. * A 15-member Congress Working Committee was constituted. * Congress changed its goal from ‘attainment of self government by constitutional means’ to ‘attainment of swaraj by peaceful and legitimate manner.’
37	1921	Ahmedabad	Hakim Ajmal Khan (acting President For C R Das)	Chitharanjan Das was chosen as the President of INC in 1921. Since he was in jail, Hakim Ajmal Khan was elected as President in the absence of C.R. Das. * Hakkim Ajmal Khan was the first Acting President of INC. He is the only person to have been appointed president of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League and the All India Khilafat Committee. Moulana Hasrat Mohani was the first person to propose that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence, free from foreign control in 1921 while presiding over a Muslim League Session in 1921.
38	1922	Gaya	C R Das	–
39	1923*	Delhi	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad	Special session. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad became the president of INC for the first time * Azad was the youngest president of INC, at the age of 35. * Congress decided to set up All India Khadi Board
40	1923	Kakinada	Maulana Mohammad Ali,	–
41	1924	Belgaum Karnataka	M K Gandhi	Only Session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
42	1925	Kanpur	Sarojini Naidu (1879 – 1949)	2nd Woman and 1st Indian woman president of INC.
43	1926	Guwahati	S Srinivasa Iyengar	–
44	1927	Madras	M A Ansari	* Passed a resolution against the use of Indian troops in China, Iran and Mesopotamia. * Congress decided to boycott Simon Commission * Passed a resolution against boycott of Simon Commission
45	1928	Calcutta	Motilal Nehru	All India Youth Congress formed. Congress demanded Dominion status to be given within one year.
46	1929	Lahore	Jawaharlal Nehru	Resolution for ‘Poorna Swaraj.’ Civil Disobedience movement for complete independence to be launched, 26 January to be observed as ‘Independence Day’. * On December 31, 1929 Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted tricolor flag on the Banks of river Ravi, at Lahore. * J.L. Nehru was the youngest person to be the president of INC in a regular session. (Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad became the president in a special session)
	1930	No Session	–	–
47	1931	Karachi	Vallabhbhai Patel	Resolution on fundamental rights and national economic progress. Fundamental rights were defined for the first time. Gandhi-Irwin pact endorsed. Gandhi nominated to represent INC in the second round table conference.
48	1932	Delhi	Amrit Ranchhorddas Seth	–
49	1933	Calcutta	Malaviya Was Elected But Mrs Nellie Sengupta Presided	2nd Foreign woman and first British woman president of INC. Nillie Sen Guptha’s original name was Edith Ellen Gray.
50	1934	Bombay	Rajendra Prasad	–
51	1937	Lucknow	Jawaharlal Nehru	–
52	1936	Faizpur	Jawaharlal Nehru	First rural session/first session to be held in a village.
53	1938	Haripura	Subhas Chandra Bose	National planning committee set up under Nehru
54	1939	Tripuri	Subhas Chandra Bose	* An election was held for the post of President, for the first time in Congress * Subhas Chandra Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitharamiyyah, the nominee of Gandhi. Subhas Chandra Bose was the first elected President of INC. Bose was elected but had to resign since Gandhi supported Pattabhi Sitaramayya. Instead, Rajendra Prasad was appointed.
55	1940	Ramgarh	Abul Kalam Azad	1940 to 1946 Abul Kalam Azad was the president. Longest continuous term president.
	1941-45	–	–	No session because of arrests.
56	1946	Meerut	Acharya Kripalani	Last session before independence. Kriplani was the president of INC at the time of independence.
57	1948	Jaipur	Pattabhi Sitaramayya	* First session after independence. * It was in this session, Congress appointed JVP Committee to look into the matter of linguistic reorganization of Indian states. The committee consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitharamiyyah