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Syed Ali Bilgrami was
born in 1851. He was a distinguished scholar and a linguist. His
ancestors came from Mesopotamia, situated between Baghdad and
Basra. He served the Nizam's Government in various capacities:
Director of Public Instruction, Home Secretary, Inspector
General of Mines and Secretary, Public Works Department. He was
also a great author and among his books which may be mentioned
are "Monograph on the Book of Kalila and Dama", "Relative merits
of the study of Persian and Sanskrit". He translated Atharva
Veda.
In 1891, the Government of India gave him the title "Shams-ul-Ulama"
which literally means "Light of the Learning". |
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