Title: Makātīb-i Bahādur Yār Jung
Description: Nawab Nisar Ahmad Khan, Bahadur Yar **Jung** (or Bahadur Yar **Jang**) [1905-1944] was an outstanding Muslim leader of the Independence movement. Originally from Hyderabad Deccan, he rose to fame due to his oratory and dynamic personality full of initiative and passion for the progress of Indians. The title Bahadur Yar Jung was conferred upon him by the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir ‘Osman Ali Khan, when the latter heard Nawab Nisar Ahmad Khan’s oration during a sermon he was delivering on the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The speech was so moving that it mesmerized the Nizam and brought tears in his eyes. The book comprises 604 letters written by Bahadur Yar Jang to various contemporaries including dignitaries, heads of states, ambassadors, political leaders, scholars, writers and poets. Due to their beautiful language and effective style, the letters have literary value besides being historical documents. The collection of these letters was published 23 years after his death with some rare photographs, specimen of BYJ’s Urdu handwriting and maps. Two alphabetical indexes, one arranged by subject and the other by the addressees, add to the value of the book.
Subjects: History of Independence Movement in South Asia, The Princely State of Hyderabad Deccan
Places: Various cities and states of the undivided India under British occupation
People: Many famous personalities including Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Dr. Zakir Husain, Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, Khwaja Hasan Nizami, Nazeer Ahmad Khujandi, Raja Sahib Mehmudabad, 'Allama Mashriqi, Husain Shaheed Suharwardy, Dr Raziuddin Siddiqi, I.I. Chundrigar, Nawab Ahmad Saeed Khan Chhataari, Dr. Sir Ziauddin Ahmad, Maulana Sulaiman Nadvi, Abul A'laa Maudoodi, Abdul-Haamid Badaayuni, Mulla Tahir Saifuddin, Yusuf Abdullah Haroon, M.A. Khuro, Hakeem Yusuf Nayyar, Hameed Nizami, Syed Muhammad Qasim Rizvi, H.H. Maharaja Kapurthala, H.H. Rajkumari Imrat Kaur, Viceroy, Governor Madras, AlTaaf 'Ali Barelvi etc.
Time periods: Early 1930s to 1940s