Educational Petition and Political Correspondence Directed to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : A School's Appeal for Support and a Muslim League Leader's Formal Submission

Subject: Muslim Education in British India | Institutional Funding and Patronage | Appeal to M.A. Jinnah for Support

Date of publication: 1943

Language: English

Page: 3p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27933

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Muslim Girls High School Bombay -- Muslim Education -- School Petition | Funding Appeal -- S.M. Ismail -- Muslim League Legislative Party | Bihar Politics -- British Justice -- 1943 -- Institutional Support -- Quaid-e-Azam.

Abstract: This collection comprises three distinct but related documents from 1943, all connected to M.A. Jinnah in his capacity as President of the All India Muslim League.formal petition from the Muslim Girls High School in Bombay, detailing its founding in 1937 and its modern, multilingual curriculum (English, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic). The school appeals to Jinnah for practical support—students, grants, and contributions—and invites his visit.The concluding part of a formal letter from S.M. Ismail, Leader of the Muslim League Legislative Party in Bihar, addressed to a British authority (likely the Viceroy or a commission). It states his views were expressed "fearlessly and constitutionally" and requests they be included in the official record. A key notation reveals a copy was "forwarded to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah.

Description: This presents two primary streams of communication directed towards M.A. Jinnah in 1943. The first is a grassroots, institutional appeal: a Bombay-based girls' school, highlighting its modern educational mission, seeks the patronage and influence of the League's president to ensure its survival and growth. This reflects the community's expectation of Jinnah's leadership beyond pure politics. The second is an intra-party political document: a formal submission by a provincial League leader to British authorities, with a carbon copy routinely forwarded to Jinnah to keep him informed. This underscores his role as the central node of authority and information within the All India Muslim League. though difficult to decipher, appears to be a covering or explanatory note, possibly from the school's founder, Maulvi Mahomed Esmail. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

Total Views: 64        Favorites : 0