Aligarh: Sir Syed Academy, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is organizing two important programmes this week. It will organise a book release function on December 17 at 11:45 am at the Sir Syed Academy, and the Vice Chancellor Prof Naima Khatoon, along with the chief guest, Prof Sukrita Paul Kumar, renowned poet, author and editor, will release the book of Prof Sami Rafiq, “Songs of Aligarh,” which comprises poems on nature and culture.
Prof Shafey Kidwai, Director of the Academy said that Prof Farhat Hasan (Delhi University), and Prof Aysha Munira (AMU) will be other speakers at the programme.
He further said that “Songs of Aligarh”, available on Amazon is dedicated to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and it contains many poems about the AMU campus and Aligarh city.
A day later, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Naima Khatoon will inaugurate the screening of a Biopic on the life and times of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on December 18 at 6 pm at the Kennedy Auditorium.
The screening of the biopic will take place under the aegis of the Sir Syed Academy, in association with the Cultural Education Centre. The biopic has been produced by Shoaib Choudhary and presented by Dr Masarrat Ali.
Prof Kidwai said that getting acquainted with the contributions of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, has been a matter of great interest to the scholars and students who wish to look into the life and time of Sir Syed closely for an analytical study of that era and his impact on the life of Muslims in Indian sub-continent. One of the big sources to make this study, apart from the books authored by many, could be a biopic made on his life and time, and hopefully this biopic will serve as a fulfilling source of information and impetus to the young generation.
