Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)

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Baburnama or Memoirs of Babur was authored by Zahir ud Din Muhammad Babur or simply Babur. The European shcolars invariably write as Babur, the first Mughal Emperor of Hindustan.

The book is written in a local dialect of Farghana falling under Samarqand and called Chaghtai Turki. The title has also be styled as Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Waqiat Baburi.

The books is a personal memoirs of Babur which he started writing at the age of 12 years. The last entry is dated September 7, 1529 or Muharram 3, 936 AH (Al Hizari).

The book is also available in translation in different languages. The grandson of Babur, Emperor Akbar got it translated in Persian by Painda Khan and also by Abdur Rahim Mirza. In English translation, the most poplar translations are by Leyden and Erskine, then by L. King (1922) and Mrs. Annette Susannah Beveridge or A S Beveridge.

The title of A. S. Beveridge translation is Memoirs of Babur by Zahir ud Din Muhammad Babur Ghazi 2 volumes. Beveridge's translation is more popular and acceptable in intellectual circle as it was directly translated from the original Turki text. The translations by Leyden and Erskine and by L. King were from Persian translation of Abdur Rahim Mirza.

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Peasants and Workers Party 1925-26

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Peasants and Workers Party 1925-26
Peasants and Workers Party was organized in Calcutta in 1925-26. It was earlier called Labour-Swaraj Party. It was formed by Muzaffar Ahamd, Nazrul Islam -a famous Poet, Qutubuddin Ahmad, and Hemandtakumar Sarkar.

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Source: Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885-1947, 1990, Mcmillan, Madras. pp 250.

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Anjuman-i-Mohibban-i-Wattan

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Anjuman-i-Mohibban-i-Wattan:
It was a society started by Ajit Singh in Punjab. He was an Arya Samajist. He is more identified as the uncle of Martyr Bhagat Singh.
Anjuman-i-Mohibban-Wattan translates to "Society of lovers of their country' in English. It was started on Extremist lines. Under the aegis of this society, Sardar Ajit Singh started an agitation against the increased water rates of Chennab and Bari Doab irrigation canals. He was deported in May 1907 along with Lala Lajpat Rai.

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Sources: Sarkar Sumit, Modern India 1885-1947, 1990, Macmillan Publication.

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Digital Library Source: Internet Archive : Political Agitators in India: Private and Confidential: Contributed to the Internet Archive by University of Tronto as accessed on June 8, 2009. IST 8.23 AM.

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Shells From the Sands of Bombay by Wacha

Shells From the Sands of Bombay by Wacha:
Shells From the Sands of Bombay had been written by Dinsha Edulji Wacha. The main title of the book is "Shells from the Sands of Bombay, Being My Recollections of Bombay: 1860-1875. It was published in 1920.

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