Request to Miss Fatima Jinnah for Permission to Dedicate a Book

Sub title : Letter from Muhammad Afzal, Cotton Botanist, Lyallpur, to the Private Secretary of Miss Fatima Jinnah

Subject: Miss Fatima Jinnah | Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Book dedication | Agriculture

Date of publication: 1949

Language: English

Page: 409 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28894

Keyword: Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid-i-Azam -- Muhammad Afzal -- Cotton crop -- Pakistan agriculture -- Book dedication -- Lyallpur -- Cotton research -- The Cotton Crop of Pakistan

Abstract: This file contains a letter from Muhammad Afzal, Cotton Botanist at Lyallpur (West Punjab), addressed to the Private Secretary of Miss Fatima Jinnah (1 April 1949). He requests that his accompanying letter and book draft be placed before Miss Jinnah, seeking her gracious permission to dedicate his book to the memory of the late Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The letter explains that Afzal has been involved in cotton research for a quarter of a century and has produced high-yielding cotton varieties covering more than half the area in West Punjab. His book, The Cotton Crop of Pakistan, is the first of its kind in Pakistan and aims to educate the public about this vital cash crop

Description: This file contains a letter from Muhammad Afzal, a cotton botanist in Lyallpur, to Miss Fatima Jinnah’s secretary, requesting permission to dedicate his book The Cotton Crop of Pakistan to the memory of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The letter expresses his deep respect for the Quaid and his desire to contribute to Pakistan’s agricultural knowledge. The book’s title page, dedication, preface, and extensive table of contents are included, showing the scope of the work: cotton history, world production, synthetic fibres, cotton in various countries (USA, Brazil, Egypt, China, Soviet Union, India), the textile industry of Pakistan, cultivation practices in Western Pakistan, plant breeding, ginning, marketing, and pest control. The file illustrates the early efforts in Pakistan’s agricultural science and the symbolic association of scientific work with the legacy of the Quaid. The document was scanned by the National Archives of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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