Author: Mohammed Wajihuddin (India)
Genre: Non-fiction
Set in: India
Page 19:
"Sir Syed could have died in anonymity, as he had planned to after the holocaust of 1857, or enjoyed the fruits of his loyalty to the British, since he was offered a huge tract of land confiscated from a rebel nawab. He settled for neither and chose a third path, the path of a fighter who undertook the herculean task of spreading modern education and scientific thinking in his community. He preferred fight to flight."
My reading challenge 2022 is to finish 50 books that have been published/authored/set in 50 different countries. Twice a week, I shall post about the ones I have read, mention the country they are set in and where the author is based. Instead of a review, I shall open a random page in the book and quote a line/para. My reviews an ratings are available on Goodreads, for those who wish to know.
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