Syed family history

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Syed Mahmud ( ) was one of the greatest nationalist politicians of Bihar. Inspite of his political stature,   the publication division of the Govt of India has not published his biography and the department of history, AMU has ignored its alumnus in undertaking research on his life and times.

Windmills of My Mind: Dr Syed Mahmud

He was born in the village Syedpur Bhitari, Ghazipur (UP). His father's name was Md Umar and grandfather's name was Qazi Farzand Ali. His ancestors had come to Bihar during the Lodis. His political life started in Aligarh where he received his education during Here he was among those few students, who were trying to make Muslims join the ongoing anti colonial nationalist struggle led by the Indian National Congress.

He, along with his friends, participated in the annual session of the Congress in at Benaras, presided over by G.K. Gokhale, the political guru of both Gandhi and Jinnah. It was in this session that the resolution of free compulsory primary educ