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“When a nation becomes devoid of arts and· learning, it invites poverty.” (Sir Syed Ahmad Khan). In the light of this statement, assess the role of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as a reformer in modem India.

  • UPSC 2021
  • 15 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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Attributed to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817–1898), the line compresses his central diagnosis: Indian Muslims were declining after 1857 not for want of faith or power, but because they had turned away from the new learning on which livelihood now depended. For him knowledge was the road to prosperity, and reform therefore began with the…

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  • The Statement in His Thought
  • Reformer in Education
  • Reformer of Religion, Society and Politics
  • Assessment
  • Legacy Today
  • Conclusion
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