Partners in Freedom: Jamia Millia Islamia, endeavours to unfurl the nationalist legacy of
Jamia, locate its story in the larger context of India’s anti-colonial
struggle, and profiles the lives of dedicated men and women who were committed
to the ideas of plural nationhood and composite culture. When words do not
suffice, rare, never-seen-before photographs relay the narrative. These are
eloquent in their testimony of Jamia’s role in national life and the long and
tortuous journey it has undertaken and emerged victorious. Partners in Freedom:
Jamia Millia Islamia, an extensively researched book, is a history of tolerance,
camaraderie and enlightenment within the precincts of an educational
institution. It illustrates how individuals lived for and worked towards the
attainment of high ideals and principles.