Aasim Bihari


Ali Husain Aasim Bihari was an Indian social activist from Bihar.

Biography

Aasim Bihari was born in Bihar Sharif and later moved to Kolkata. He led literacy campaigns and organised the Momin Ansari community. He founded several newspapers and Jamiat-ul-Momineen, an organisation that advocated for Muslim weavers. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Pasmanda movement in India.
He died on 6 December 1953 in Allahabad.

Legacy

A biography of Bihari, entitled Banda-e-Momin Ka Hath , which was written by Ahmad Sajjad, was published in 2011.