India Wins Freedom - Opening

CHAPTER 1

Background

MY forefathers came to India from Herat [a city in Afghanistan]in Babar's days. They first settled in Agra and later moved to Delhi. It was a scholarly family and, in Akbar's time, Maulana [or Moslem scholar] Jamaluddin became famous as a religious divine. After him, the family became more inclined to worldly affairs and several members occupied important civil positions. In Shahjehan's days, Mohammad Hadi was appointed Governor of the Agra Fort.

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INDIA WINS FREEDOM

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