American historian Barbara Metcalf conferred Sir Syed Excellence Award for 2022

American historian Barbara Metcalf conferred Sir Syed Excellence Award for 2022

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Category : Awards Published on: October 20 2022

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  • American historian and internationally acclaimed scholar of South Asian history and Islam, Barbara D Metcalf, on Monday (October 17) received the Sir Syed Excellence International Award for 2022.
  • The annual award is given by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s birth anniversary. 
  • This year, AMU is marking the 205th anniversary of Sir Syed.
  • The international award, given to Metcalf this year, carries a cash prize of Rs. 200,000, while the national award of Rs 100,000 was given to the Maulana Azad Education Foundation in New Delhi.
  • The award is named in honour of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898), one of the foremost social and political reformers of modern India. He founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College in 1875, which was influenced by Oxford and Cambridge Universities in Britain.
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