Opinion - Letters to the Editor   

On Jamia Millia

The article “Pluralist society threatened” (Open Page, Nov. 23) is informative and well written. ‘Jamia’ in Urdu means university, and ‘Millia’ means national. Many eminent scholars were behind its establishment. Sarojini Naidu said of them “… they built up the Jamia Millia stone by stone, sacrifice by sacrifice.” The former President, Zakir Husain, drew a mere Rs.80 a month when he was its Vice-Chancellor.

Ko. Shafee Ahmed,

Chennai

The Jamia Millia Islamia was and is a temple of secularism, ahimsa and freedom struggle. It is a pity that some communal elements look for opportunities to target the minorities and call them unpatriotic.

Asra Kamal,

Hyderabad

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

For better health
Learning from the EU
Take on this intellectual challenge
Children in the crosshairs
Guantánamo Bay: at last, justice — of a sort
Killers call the shots in ‘justice’ system
From home and away, advice for a first lady
Corrections and clarifications
J&K elections
Meaningful
Fighting terror
On Jamia Millia
Wanted, alternative

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu