Author: Wasiq Wiqar

Mr. Sardar Mohammad Jaffar also known as Jaffar Lala is a world class historian, writer and archeologist. He gave a philosophical touch to history. He was a member of many national and international socities including Royal Historical Society London, the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, the Indian History Congress and the Indian Historical Record Commission. This book is a really valuable work on the Historical Wealth of NWFP. It not only introduces this priceless wealth but also emphasizes on how to carefully preserve it. This book was published for the first time in 1952 and now the second edition is published in 2018 by Gandhara Hindko Academy. The book contains 101 pages and the price of the book is Rs. 300/- (30 $).

This book ensues and conveys a fair and faithful review of the Peshawar Museum first through the views and reviews of those who have seen it and recorded their remarks on its different features and then this book goes through the illustrations of photographic reproductions of its exhibits and then the author himself expresses his own feelings which is based on his hand on experience of History and association with the institution. The book is authored by S. M. Jaffar in 1960s and its first edition was published in 1969. Now in 2018 a team composed of two members i.e. Mr. Ahmad Salim and Muhammad Zia-ud-Din at Gandhara Hindko Academy edited the book and published it again. The book consists 87 pages its price is Rs. 300/- (10 $).

This book is a compilation of the proceedings of meeting of Indian Historical Records Commission. This is about Twenty-Second Meeting held at Peshawar in October 1945. It was compiled by a great historian Mr. S. M. jaffar. The book was first published in 1945 by the Govt. of India Press, New Delhi and now its second edition is published by the Gandhara Hindko Academy in 2019. There are 186 pages in the book and the price of the book is Rs. 1000 (50 $).

Mr. S. M. Jaffar is an author of the caliber that his books should be considered as the “Scholarly Heritage of Pakistan”. The author himself considers this book as a “Labor of Love”.  In this book he paid tribute to the priceless sacrifices’ offered by Pak forces. He started his discussion from the emergence of Pakistan and gone through the ideological basis of Indian politics. He described the Hindu Muslim relationship during Muslim rule and also in British Raj.  He also elaborated the Ideological basis of Pakistan. He tried to give the answer to the queries about the Kashmir disputes. This fantastic book was published for the first time in 1992 and now in 2019 the Gandhara Hindko Academy is publishing this book under the supervision of Mr. Muhammad Zia-Ud-Din for the 2nd time. There are 342 pages in the book and the book is available on the cost of Rs. 1000/- (50 $).

Muslims have ruled India over centuries. They arrived to India from different foreign locations or countries thus transferred with them the cultural impacts of their homeland and also Islam. So Islam had a long-term impact and contribution on Indian culture. Author Mr. S. M. jaffar says in the book that in “The Cultural Heritage of India” a book published in three bulky volumes every aspect of Hindu culture is discussed but there is only a single chapter on “Islamic Culture”. So it was considered by author of top priority to produce a book which enlightens the impacts of Islam and contribution of Muslim on the cultural dimensions of India. The book discusses different cultural aspects of Islam on India such as the State, the Administrative System, the Education, Fine Arts, Music, Social Life and Religion etc. This classic work on Indian history was first published in 1939 and in 2019 it is again being published by Gandhara Hindko Academy. There are 260 pages in the book and the price of the book is Rs. 1000/- (50 $).