H a QureshiH.A. Qureshi joined the Geological Survey of India in 1965, from where he retired as a Gazetted Officer in 2005. He is an alumnus of the Universities of Delhi, Jaipur and Lucknow. He is also proficient in multiple languages, including Arabic, Persianand Urdu. Apart from numerous research papers on Indian history and culture, he is the author of many books which include Iqbal (1873-1938) (2010); The Flickers of an Independent Nawabi: Wazir Ali Khan of Avadh (2 vols.) (2002); The Mughals, the English and the Rulers of Awadh: A Kaleidoscopic Study (2003); 1857: Classics Volume I: Khandang-i-Ghadar and Naunaga (translations) (2007). Read More Read Less