Noun
jauhar (uncountable)
(historical) The mass suicide of Rajput women in order to escape defilement by foreign conquerors.
It was led by Dr Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, and organised by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, later the one who led the Khilafat Movement along with his brother Maulana Shaukat Ali. Source: Internet
In recent years, Khan has also faced charges of encroachment of land around Rampur’s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University where he is the chancellor. Source: Internet
Deftly alternating between key historical episodes and his own work, Jauhar tells the colorful and little-known story of the doctors who risked their careers and the patients who risked their lives to know and heal our most vital organ. Source: Internet