Zameer uddin shah biography of mahatma gandhi

At Tedx Hyderabad , he was introduced as the Academic Soldier, and the label fits Lt.

General Zameer Uddin Shah like a glove.

Born on 15 August in Bahraich District of Uttar Pradesh, India, he spent the first five years in the company of his grandfather, from whom he learnt horse riding.

He studied in a Madarsa where they wrote on flat wooden boards that had a thin layer of limestone/ Multani mitti with bamboo pens.

&#;Writing on the takhti teaches you to avoid making mistakes and excellent penmanship,&#; he reminisces.

The young Zameer Uddin was soon moved to St.

Joseph&#;s college, Nainital, as his father believed that ‘a good education made for a good foundation’.

&#;The dedication of the Irish brothers who ran the school towards the students was remarkable, and I carry the influence till date,&#; he says.

Life as a soldier

Coming from a family with a year history of serving in