This book is a beautiful collection of Urdu Poetry by Abdullah Yazdani from Abbot Abad. There are stunning Urdu Ghazals of various genre. From a Hamdia and Natia Kalaam to Ishqia Poetry and than even comic poetry is there. The book was initially published in 2011 and now Gandhara Hndko Academy republished it in 2020. There are a total of 144 pages and the price of the book is R. 250/- (10 $)
This book is about the martyrs of Army Public School Peshawar, Researched and Compiled painstakingly by Ali Awais Khayal. It has detailed introductions of all the martyrs of APS, along with their Photographs. The book is published by Gandhara Hindko Academy in 2017. It has 330 pages and price of the book is Rs. 700/-, (15 $).
A very special thing about Mr. S. M. Jaffar is that he used to relate history of philosophy. Among his best work on history is the first volume of the book “History of History” which was published during his lifetime and the remaining nine volumes were in process when he died.
There have been a lot of books written on the Muslim Period of Indian History in India but most of them only add hatred and bigotry. Most of the authors have written with exaggeration, distortion and limited display of facts. So it was a need of the day to produce the historic facts to expand communal harmony, so Mr. S. M. Jaffar produced this great book that shares the actual historic facts about Mughal Empire.
This book is a phenomenal work of history based on the issues revolving around Muslims of India in respect of education. The author has dealt the matter from Medieval India to the Mughal Empire. The authored discussed in details the reasons that why Muslims were too far behind the Hindus or other communities in getting modern education. Mr. S. M. Jaffar authored this treat to read book for history lovers. It was first published in 1936, than its 2nd edition was published in 1972. Now Gandhara Hindko Academy is publishing its third edition in 2019. This 261 paged book is available for Rs. 1000/- (50 $).
Author of the book Mr. S. M. Jaffar was Professor of History at Islamia College, Peshawr. He was also the Director of the Department of Archives in Peshawar and the Director of the Peshawar Museum. Peshawar Museum has the largest collection of Gandhara Greco-Buddhist art in the world. There were 4247 Gandhara pieces, including Buddhist stone sculptures and panels, stucco sculptures, terracotta figurines, relic caskets and toiletry objects. Jaffar has introduced the Peshawar Museum in a very interesting way. This book is a treat for the people who have interest in antiques and their preservation. Gandhara Hindko Academy has published second edition in 2018 of this book containing 167 pages. The price of the book is Rs. 500/- (50 $).
Mr. Sardar Mohammad Jaffar also known as Jaffar Lala was a profolic author. He has more than hundred books published on his credit. Peshawar: Past and Present is one of his famous scholarly contributions. Eminent historian R. C. Majumdar say about this book, “I have read with great interest and profit Peshawar: Past and Present’ by S. M. Jaffar. The book gives a short account of the history and antiquities of Peshawar and surrounding regions. The author has brought together much useful information on this very important subject and anyone, who wants to visit this region, will find a very valuable help and guide in this work. The book deals separately with the monuments of the different periods and discussed the various problems connected with them. Readers will thus get an adequate idea of Brahamanical, Buddhist, Muslim, Sikh and the British Monuments with which the region bounds”.
This beautiful piece of written history was author by famous historian from Peshawar i.e. Mr. S. M. Jaffar. Though the book deals with medieval India but help from modern day historian’s work was also got. The book described the conquests in Central India like Sultan Mahmood the Great-I through VI. He elaborated their reigns, their life, their character etc. it’s very interesting to read the Ghaznwid’s way Govering India, their Revenue System, taxes, Famine Relief and cultural progress. This astonishing work on Indian Medieval History was published for the first time in 1940 and now its second edition is published by Gandhara Hindko Academy in 2019. There are 287 pages in the book and the price of the book is Rs. 1000/- (50 $).
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Mr. S. M. Jaffar a Professor of History was a great son of soil. His intelligence and command on his subject was not a hidden truth. Different universities from around the world used to invite him for delivering lectures as a visiting professor. This book is a collection of his lectures that he delivered at the Centre of the Study of Civilization and Culture of Iran and the Middle East in the University of Tehran in 1963-64. The topics of the lectures were very interesting like Concepts of the Culture, Science of Culture, Ancient and Modern Islamic Culture, Synthesis of Culture and many more. The book got published for the first time in 1967 and now the second edition is published by Gandhara Hindko Academy in 2018. There are 292 pages in the book and the book is available for Rs. 500/- (50 $).
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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 $).