LITERARY NOTES: Despite criticism, Hayaat-i-Javed and Sir Syed live on
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EVEN 128 years after his death, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan lives on. Born on Oct 17, 1817, Sir Syed passed away in 1898, but he has been endowed with Hayaat-i-Javed, or the eternal life, it seems. True to its name, Hayaat-i-Javed (1901), Sir Syed’s biography penned by Altaf Husain Hali, too, along with Sir Syed, has lived for over 125 years. Though Hayaat-i-Javed was received well, both Sir Syed and his biography could not escape scathing remarks from doubters. Shibli No’mani’s sardonic comments, criticising Hayaat-i-Javed , have become almost proverbial and today one can hardly read or review the bo
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