During these sad times when voices of communalism are becoming strident and the Muslim community’s very identity as Indians is being questioned, Abdul Hameed Ansari’s life and message to modern India becomes very relevant. A freedom fighter and a newspaper man to the core, his liberalism easily towered over smaller minds and parochial elements. He successfully laid the foundation of Inquilab, which has been a beacon as well as the voice of the progressive Muslim community and later was the inspiration of his son Khalid Ansari’s Mid Day. Both are the benchmarks in Indian Journalism today and the book traces the historic journey.

As Dr. Rafiq Zakaria says in his foreword, this book brings to our attention “how a brave and fearless soldier of the Indian freedom struggle and a revolutionary journalist was ignored and remained unappreciated despite his great service to the nation”. “Despite the numerous storms that it had to weather over the years, this tree has been providing its shade to three generations. I have been reading Inquilab all my life.

Javed Jamaluddin Born in Mumbai,completed his school education in Fort Muncipal Primary School and Anjum-I-Islam High School ( V.T). After graduating from Maharashatra College, Mumbai, he did his M.A. in Urdu from the Bombay University. While studying he started his journalistic career from Urdu Times Daily and in July 1989 he joined Inquilab Daily ( Mid Day Multimedia Ltd). 

Javed covered many important events throught his reporting career, including the 1993 earthquake in Latur and the plague in Surat. He also covered the Mumbai riots and the proceedings of the serial bomb blasts inquiry by justice B.N.Srikrishna. Mr. Javed transl;ated the Srikrishna Commission Report in Urdu and Hindi. Both these books were received well and appreciated ny one and all.

The Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy awarded the Urdu edition of this book ( Biography of Abdul Hamid Ansari) in the research book category. Javed Jamaluddin is still associated with Inquilab Daliy.