AMU Digest October 2009

10 Facts About Sir Syed,
Every Alig Should Know

Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad "The AMU Will Now Spread To
Father Of Indian Dentistry" Educate, 5 New Campuses
Was An AMU Alumnus
Rapid Fire News ZHCET among TOP 5 in
GOOGLE’s Challenge
Khushboo Mirza: The Girl Dr. Nadeen A. Ansari
Behind Glorious Voyage of Presented Paper on Novel
Chandrayaan-1 Diagnostic Biomarkers Of
Diabetes in Turkey

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Table of Contents
From The Editor's Desk..........................................................................................................................................2
10 Facts About Sir Syed, Every Alig Should Know.................................................................................................3
59th Annual Convocation of AMU, A.R. Rahman An AMU Degree Holder Now......................................................3
Khushboo Mirza: The Girl Behind Glorious Voyage of Chandrayaan-1..................................................................4
JNMC To Enjoy Institute Status , Just Like AIIMS...................................................................................................4
AMU Will Now Spread To Educate .........................................................................................................................5
Rapid Fire News.....................................................................................................................................................5
Prof. Akhtar Haseeb Awarded With “VIGYAN GAURAV” .......................................................................................5
Tanveer Azam conferred upon "Young Scientist Award-2009"................................................................................6
ZHCET among TOP 5 in GOOGLE’s Challenge.....................................................................................................6
Feel The Zeal of JNMC...........................................................................................................................................6
Dr. Nadeen A. Ansari Presented Paper on Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers Of Diabetes in Turkey............................7
7 Reasons That Make Aligs An Unbeatable Blogger..............................................................................................8
3 Indispensable Tools To Make Research Work On Web, A Breeze.......................................................................9
List Of Institutions Providing Scholarships ...........................................................................................................10
Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad "The Father Of Indian Dentistry" Was An AMU Alumnus ....................................................11

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for the mutiny.
10 Facts About Sir Syed,
Every Alig Should Know 6. Sir Syed instituted “The
Muhammadan Educational
Conference” in 1886, which
held annual meetings in various
Indian cities.
7. In 1878, he was nominated
as a member of the Vice Regal
Legislative Council
8. in 1888, he was knighted as
the Knight Commander of the
Star of India
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
1. Sir Syed built Gulshan 9. In 1889, he received an
School in Moradabad about 16 honorary LLD degree from the
years before building Muslim University of Edinburgh.
Anglo Oriental College. 10. Sir Syed was born on
2. The First job of Sir Syed October 17, 1817 in Delhi.
was as a Munsif in a court of
East India Company. 59th Annual Convocation
3. After his return from
of AMU, A.R. Rahman An
England in 1870 he started a AMU Degree Holder Now
magazine named “Tahdhib-al- The music maestro A.R.Rahman
Akhlaq” subtitled The Muslim and Urdu Professor Gopichand
Reformer. Narang, were conferred Honorary
4. The phrase “Scientific Doctorate degrees at the 59th
temper” was first used and annual convocation of AMU
coined by Sir Syed. Aligarh.

5. Sir Syed wrote Asbab-e- The Convocation was addressed by
baghawat-e-Hind (Causes of Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor
Indian Revolt), which of West Bengal as a Chief Guest.
highlighted the policies of A total of 2725 Bachelor degrees,
British government, responsible

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1490 Masters degrees, 291 Ph. D. over the Convocation.
degrees were awarded.
JNMC To Enjoy Institute
Status , Just Like AIIMS

Prachi Mendiratta (MBBS) created JNMC has already an established
a record by claiming 14 Gold reputation in the filed of medicine
medals. and surgery, not only in India but
in the entire Asian region. Its a
Justice A.M. Ahmadi, former Chief welcome step by the Government
Justice of India, Chancellor, to upgrade the facilities of this
Aligarh Muslim University, presided college to the level of AIIMS. It is

Khushboo Mirza: The Girl Behind Glorious Voyage of
Chandrayaan-1
Chandrayaan -1, the recently launched satellite from India had a
special connection with AMU and Amroha. Khushboo Mirza was one of
the members in the 12 member team chosen for launching
Chandrayaan-1. Khushbu Mirza completed her B. Tech (Electronics)
from Aligarh Muslim University. She joined the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) after completing her studies. She belongs to
Amroha , a small town in U.P. It is a great achievement indeed. Its a
matter of pride for AMU as well as Amroha, Girls as well as boys of the
country.


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estimated that 150 crores would highest award of UPCST is given
be required for this task. for his outstanding contribution in
the field of research in Science
The up-gradation being sanctioned and Technology.
under the second phase of the
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojna.

AMU Will Now Spread To Rapid Fire News
Educate • Academic Staff College of
5 More cities Bhopal, Pune, AMU rated third best in
Calicut, Katihar and Murshidabad India
are honoured by getting an AMU • AMU Roboclub launches site
Campus under expansion plans. for guidance for admission
The 11th 5-Year Plan will allocate to M Tech- 2009 at http://
funds worth 4,000 crores for the 5 mtech.amuroboclub.com
new campuses of Aligarh Muslim
University. Just like its parent • Maulana Azad Library gets
campus , all the other 5 campus Digital Resource Centre,
will also run schools. Only 3 Closed Circuit TV and
universities in India, AMU, JMI and Campus Wide Online
BHU are permitted to run schools. Catalogue on 16th March
2009
Prof. Akhtar Haseeb http://www.malibrary.com
Awarded With “VIGYAN /
GAURAV” • Prof. M. Zuber Khan DSW
and Dr. Mohammad Shakil
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Prof. Akhtar Haseeb, Chairman
Department of Plant Protection, Samadani will look after
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences students' welfare and
has been awarded prestigious, educational coordination
"VIGYAN GAURAV" award by respectively.
Council of Science and Technology, • Dr. Mohammad Hayat of the
Government of Uttar Pradesh, on Zoology Department has
21-02-2009 in Lucknow. The award been selected for the
carries Rs one lakh rupees. This distinguished Taxonomist


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Tanveer Azam conferred ZHCET among TOP 5 in
upon "Young Scientist GOOGLE’s Challenge
Award-2009"
Mr. Tanweer Azam, Research
Scholar, Section of Plant Pathology
and Nematology, Department of
Botany, A.M.U., Aligarh has been
conferred upon the prestigious
"Young Scientist Award-2009" by
Bioved Research Society,
Allahabad. The Award was
conferred in the concluding Google's "Got the 'Aptitude
session of "11th Indian Agricultural Challenge" was humbled by the
Scientists and Farmers' Congress students of ZHCET, AMU Aligarh. It
2009", held at Iswar Saran Degree ranked 5 after beating all the IIT
College, University of Allahabad. and NIT colleges. XLRI Jamshedpur
Mr. Tanweer Azam completed his was rank 1 among 100 top ranked
post graduation, in the year (2004) colleges. Abdullah Azhar Ali Khan -
Botany form Department of Electronics 3rd Year, Afaq Khan -
Botany, A.M.U., Aligarh. Presently Computers 3rd Year, Khursheed
he has been working as "Research Alam Khan - Electronics 4th Year,
Assistant" in a project on Junaid Ansari -Computers 3rd Year,
"Phytoremediation" funded by Sarfraz Alam Khan - Computers
Council of Science and Technology, 2nd Year constituted the powerful
Lucknow, (U.P.), under the team of ZHCET.
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supervision of Dr. Hisamuddin,
Principal Investigator of the Feel The Zeal of JNMC
project as well as Assistant The annual college week of
Director of Coaching and Guidance Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Center (CGC), Aligarh Muslim Aligarh Muslim University, ZEAL
University, Aligarh. 09, was inaugurated by Dr.
Farhatullah Khan, Chief Guest. On
this occasion Dr. Farhatullah


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Award by the Professor T.C.
Narendran Trust for Animal
Taxonomy in recognition of
his outstanding
contribution to taxonomy.
• Parvin Shere's
"KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS")
Awarded Best Book By
Adabi Culture Of Varanasi

Prof. Farahatullah Khan addressing • Professor Hamid Ali of
the ZEAL 09 organized at JNMC, Aligarh Muslim University
AMU Aligarh (AMU) has been nominated
encouraged the students to take for the first Zayed Future
part in extra curricular activities Energy Prize (ZFEP). Hamid
and emphasized the need for Ali of Petroleum Studies
multi-dimensional personality in Department at AMU is the
today's scenario. Dean Prof. Abu first person to be
Qamar Siddiqui also graced the nominated for the award
occasion and complimented named after UAE's founding
medical college society for father, the late Shaikh
organizing such a grand program. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Principal Prof. Ashraf Malik said
that such activities should become Dr. Nadeen A. Ansari
regular in college and promised Presented Paper on Novel
full cooperation from his side. He
informed the gathering about the
Diagnostic Biomarkers Of
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achievements of college. The Diabetes in Turkey
eminent personalities present Dr. Nadeem A. Ansari, Department
were Prof. Aijaz Naqvi, Prof. Abida of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru
Malik, Prof. Shaista Vasenwala, Medical College, Aligarh Muslim
Prof. Tabassum Shahab, Prof. M.U. University attended the 3rd
Rabbani and Dr. Shariq Aqueel. International Conference on
Molecular Medicine at Istanbul,
Turkey and presented a research
paper on a novel diagnostic


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biomarker for diabetes mellitus. various purpose. 10 years since
Dr. Ansari's visit was supported by the blogs were born mainly to act
DST and the Indian National as an on-line diary. Fortunately
Science Academy. this space is being used for much
more than just an on-line diary
Dr. Ansari's paper aimed at the e.g. Technology News, Recent
identification of glucose modified News, Personal Journal,
Iysine-rich protein (Amadori IgG) Education, Group Information,
in type 2 diabetes patients with Distant course etc. The following
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kidney. Dr. Ansari said that perfect for blogging.
modified protein might serve as a
diagnostic biomarker for the 1. Aligs have excellent
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development of a targeted drug
for the disease therapy. 2. Aligs are best story tellers

Dr. Ansari has the honour of the 3. Aligs develop unmatched
publication of his research paper wit.
on diagnostic biomakers for 4. Aligs are prolific writers
diabetes mellitus (both type 1 & and mesmerizing poets.
2) in an American journal "Human
Immunology". He has also 5. Aligs are creative
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6. Aligs are indefatigable
national and international
activists
conferences.
7. Aligs carry the legacy of Sir
7 Reasons That Make Syed who was himself a
Aligs An Unbeatable great author.
Blogger For any questions related to
Blogs have emerged as a powerful blogging, please email me at
tool for expression as well as amunewsandviews@gmail.com.
distribution of contents over the
net. This medium can be
effectively utilized by Aligs for


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Make Research Work On
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you can do instead of just book
marking the pages. There are
tools that specifically highlight
and store portion of web page See highlighted text in yellow, you may
that interests you. Some also choose your own colour
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do with a highlighter pen on your certain piece of text.
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WEB N TECH

The limitation however in this is
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The following figure shows a new clip.
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This can be retrieved any time,
whenever you log on to the net.
Along with this it also support an
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Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad "The
Father Of Indian “Education is the responsibility
Dentistry" Was An AMU of the state, but if nobody is willing
to carry the cross, I will for as long
Alumnus as I can.”

Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad is known as
In the year 1925 he founded the
Father Of Indian Dentistry. He was
Bengal Dental Association and
Born on 24 December 1890, in
served as the President of Dental
Bardhanpura of East Bengal. He
Council Of India from 1954 to
completed his graduation from
1958. The Indian Government
Aligarh Muslim University in 1908.
awarded Padma Bhushan for his
Later he went to Iowa School of
contributions in the filed of
Dentistry and earned his DDS in
dentistry. He was awarded
1915. He returned to India in 1919
Fellowships of International
and started his own dental
College Of Dentists, Fellowship Of
practice.
Royal College Of Surgeons and
The First Dental College of India Fellow Of Pierre Fauchard
was established in Calcutta Academy. Today he is remembered
presently Kolkata by Dr. Rafiuddin as the Nestor and Dean Of
Ahmad, in the year 1924. It was Dentistry, Dental Education and the
then called Calcutta Dental College Dental Profession in India. He
and Hospital and was constructed published the first textbook of
single handedly by him without any Operative Dentistry. He started the
EXCLUSIVE

government aid. He donated his Indian Dental Journal as well. He
college to the Government of was the editor of various reputed
Bengal and served as the Principal international journals. He left for
from 1920 to 1950. Incidentally it heavenly abode on 18 January
was the first Dental College to be 1965.
established in Asia. After his death
the college was renamed after him
as Rafiuddin Ahmad Dental
College.
Dr. Rafiuddin's philosophy of
education was


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