The recipient of this year's Sir Syed Excellence International Award is Barbara Daly Metcalf,Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California who is the author of seminal books on the history of Muslims of the subcontinent,and internationally acclaimed historian of South Asia and Islam. While the Maulana Azad Education Foundation,New Delhi has been selected for the Sir Syed Excellence National Award. Both recipients were presented the Awards at the Sir Syed Day Commemorative Meeting held at Aligarh Muslim University on October 17.
