How the 1857 revolt lit the spark for setting up Aligarh Mus

At its inception, AMU was a product of a concerted effort on the part of some of the most influential Muslims of that time to create a “Muslim” university. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan had led the path after having witnessed closely the misery of the Muslim community in the aftermath of the revolt of 1857.

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