Kazi Jalil Abbasi (1912-1996) was a freedom fighter and member of the

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and the

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. He also represented the

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constituency of

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and was a member of the

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Early life and education

Abbasi holds BA &

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degrees and is educated in

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...

, Arabic College (

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) and

Lucknow University The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...

. In 1937, Jalil was expelled from

for being involved in political activities. On 17 December 1940, he was arrested in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

under section 38 of Defense of India Rules. and was also a great writer as well. His autobiography "Kya din the" gives a detailed account of his life.

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Kya Din They-Kazi Jalil's Autobiography published by him in 1985-Presentation: Rashid Ashraf

India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 1996 deaths 1912 births 20th-century Indian Muslims People from Basti district Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1969–1974 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Prisoners and detainees of British India Hindi-language writers {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub

Early life and education

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