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‘Not a tree or bench named after man who founded Matheran railway’
December 18 marks the death centenary of philanthropist Abdul Husein Adamjee Peerbhoy who constructed the Matheran Light Railway (MLR) in He passed away at Jaiphal Terrace in Forjett Street at the age of 47 in
His grandson Hussain said, “In a time when gold cost Rs 18 per tola, my grandfather spent Rs 16 lakh to build the MLR." Peerbhoy purchased acres of land after which construction started in
There were no aircraft, so no aerial survey could be conducted.
There were no JCBs and only rustic means of communication.
Workers broke the hill by hand to carve the gradient. Yet, the rail line was completed in three years. He travelled to Germany to import four engines. These were numbers , , and , of
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The Reformists And Their Problems
By Asghar Ali Engineer
(Islam and Modern Age, January )
It is said that political evolution can be brought about overnight but it takes years and great deal of struggle to usher in social or religious reforms and even after years old struggle much remains to be done. We all know what Sir Syed had to face to promote modern education in nineteenth century among Muslims. Any social change or reform challenges vested interests and hence they become a powerful block resisting those reforms in the name of religion.
It is not only Muslims but this happens in all other communities as well. In nineteenth century number of reform movements emerged when the British rule was consolidated in India. It was India’s first brush with modernity. We Indians depended more on customs and traditions and resist change. We had madrasas and pathshalas where traditional knowledge was taught. Also, it was thought girls have no use for any knowledge and they be better taught how to cook and bring up children.
There was storm of protest when Shri. Vidyasagar tried to establish a girl’s school. He had to struggle very hard to convince people for the desirability of education for girls. One can imagine the plight of Maulavi Mumtaz Ali Khan when he too ad